Water use in Nebraska irrigation drives demand study
UNL associate professor Raymond J Supalla reports at a 1977 seminar that in 1970 the United States consumed 88 billion gallons daily with 82.9 percent for irrigation. Projections to 2020 show irrigation still dominates growth while other uses rise modestly. Nebraska withdrawals total about six million acre feet yearly, 90 percent for irrigation, with municipal use far smaller.
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Raymond J. Supalla
Department of Ag Economics
UNL
Supalla
United States
National Water Commission
Nebraska
Shark gets 50 false teeth in display shark tale
Robert Whaley paid $1,200 for 50 plastic teeth to be installed in Sally the 17 foot great white at Wholeys fish market after a shark from South Africa arrived toothless. The tale traces the stunt, its promotion, and the dentist who fitted the teeth over a month.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Robert Whaley
Sally
United States
Wholey
Bob
South Africa
False Bay
Cape Town
Bob Wholey
Lawsuits Settled Out of Court in Island Family Case
Eighteen lawsuits settled out of court in the Grand Island area involving Ned George and Irene Dorn. The suits arose from a 1975 shooting incident when Mrs Dorn, a passenger in a car, was struck in the head by a pellet from a youngster's rifle.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Grand Island
Ned
George
Irene Dorn
Tall County
UPI
Grand District Court
Dorn
Inn
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