Baker resigns as Platte County Attorney after six years
Ray Baker submitted his resignation as Platte County Attorney effective January 1, after six years in office. The County Board of Supervisors accepted with regrets and will seek a replacement for the $13,400 annually. The meeting also approved tax corrections and a bottle club license for East 30 Inn.
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Ray Baker
Platte County
County Board of Supervisors
Baker
Donald Meays
East 30 Inn
Two Death Penalty Cases Show Split Supreme Court Action
The Supreme Court stayed Texas killer Robert White's scheduled Friday execution and urged a formal appeal delaying a ruling possibly until February or March. In contrast Gary Gilmore's Utah execution was put on hold after the court asked Utah to argue why his wish to die should be granted.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Excell White
Texas
Gary Gilmore
Supreme Court
White
Gilmore
Utah
Robert Hansen
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie
Ore
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
American Civil Liberties Union
United States
Kissinger Heads to Brussels for NATO Ministerial Sendoff
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to Brussels for a NATO ministerial council session in what is described as a routine meeting despite the likely end of his tenure. An official downplays major issues, noting that the big problems of the past 18 months have been largely resolved.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Brussels
NATO
Kissinger
Miki Eyes Resignation as LDP Faces Setback
Premier Takeo Miki indicated he is ready to resign as party president after Japan's worst LDP showing in a general election. He told top executives he bore responsibility and would not evade it, while party leaders planned a successor before a December parliamentary session.
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Tokyo
UPI
Takeo Miki
Liberal Democratic Party
Miki
LDP
Japan
Takeo Fukuda
Kakuei Tanaka
Tanaka
Niigata
Carter Opens Interviews With Possible Appointees
President-elect Jimmy Carter begins a series of interviews in Atlanta with James R. Schlesinger Zbigniew Brzezinski Patricia Roberts Harris and others for top government posts. He meets in the governor’s mansion in a driving rain plans more talks in Washington this week and hints at potential posts such as secretary of defense and CIA director while weighing names like Harold Brown and Robert Roosa.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jimmy Carter
James R. Schlesinger
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Patricia Roberts Harris
Carter
Plains
Washington
Schlesinger
Luxembourg
Howard University Law School
Rex Granum
Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
Brown
Defense
New York
Robert Roosa
Treasury
Nebraska Weather Droughts and Blowing Snow Slow Travel
A cold front and blizzard conditions hit north central Nebraska with 55 mph gusts and low visibility. The National Weather Service issued a travelers advisory as winds ease later today.
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United Press International
Nebraska
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Nebraska Panhandle
Valentine
Alliance
Chadron
Omaha
Free two hour parking returns in Columbus after confusion
City officials backed by downtown businessmen reinstated two hour free parking in downtown Columbus at a special council meeting. The prior unlimited free parking through December was rejected and the two hour limit with $2 fines for over parking remains in effect.
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Columbus
Jerry Norris
Ford's friends gather for Andreotti dinner
President Ford hosts his last scheduled state dinner for Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and invites a wide circle of GOP figures from Michigan, business, show business, and sports. Attendees include Kissinger Rockefeller Burger and Dole with entertainers such as Pearl Bailey and Orlando, plus sports stars Bench Berra Frazier Blanda Paterno Hall and Andretti.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Republican Party
Michigan
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Oval Office
Tony Orlando
Bethesda
Andreotti
Henry Kissinger
Nelson Rockefeller
Warren Burger
White House
Congress
Bob Dole
Melvin Laird
Bryce Har
GOP
Add Co
Robert Carter
Max Fisher
Jimmy Carter
Pearl Bailey
Joe Garagiola
Rod McKuen
Lionel Hampton
Peter Graves
Orlando
Grand Rapids
Mich
William Whyte
U.S. Steel
Rod Markley
Ford Motor Co
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Joe Frazier
George Blanda
Joe Paterno
Gary Hall
Mario Andretti
World of Sports
Carter family wins and loses in Plains race
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter consoles brother Billy after Billy loses to Mayor A L Blanton 90 to 71 at town hall. The scene unfolds at a local filling station known as a beer hangout with crowds spilling into the back room as Billy contemplates the result and future.
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Blanton
Billy
Plains
Carters
Carter
Hugh
Australia
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