Massive Show Of Support For Sadat In Cairo Visit
Jordan's King Hussein arrived in Cairo to mediate amid pro Sadat demonstrations. Sadat denounced hard line Arab critics as imposters and pygmies while stressing a peace with Israel. Talks aim to heal a Gulf in the Arab world over direct talks with Israel next week.
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Hussein
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Egypt
Abdin
Gabo
Syria
Libya
Algeria
Iraq
South Yemen
Palestine Liberation Organization
Welfare office moves to second floor praised by staff
Platte County Welfare Office relocated from the courthouse basement to the second floor. Welfare director Mrs. Carol Obershaw calls it a major improvement with a private waiting area, individual offices, a filing area, reception and conference room. The new offices are reachable by elevator via the Hall of Justice.
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NEW Home
Ured
Platte
Carol Obershaw
Tils Way
Nebraska Legislature weighs hiring public power expert
A joint committee will consider hiring a staffer to aid supervision of Nebraska public power. Jack Rodgers to lead the search, with Kremer and Marvel assisting, while no action on salary or duties is planned. Critics note prior spending on Kubik and discuss possible regulatory options or a broader scope.
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Lincoln
Neh
UPI
Nebraska
Public Works Committee
Jack Rodgers
Aurora
Maurice Kremer
Hastings
Richard Marvel
Rodgers
Marvel
Kremer
Public Power
Adam W. Kubik
Grand Island
Ralph Kelly
Kubik
Kelly
Utica
Douglas Bereuter
Arctic Freeze Grips Nebraska With Snow Across State
An arctic blast sent Nebraska temperatures plunging with readings near zero to 20 below by dawn Friday. Snow covered much of the state with Scottsbluff reporting eight inches and lighter amounts eastward. Strong winds reduced visibility and triggered a travel advisory as highs Wednesday reached the low twenties and overnight lows fell to near zero.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
North Omaha
Slat Alliance
Eppley Field
Omaha
Beatrice
Valentine
U S Chamber rep surveys Columbus community survey
U S Chamber of Commerce Northwestern Region manager William Schilling completed a three day Columbus area survey invited by the Area Chamber of Commerce. He interviewed 346 prominent citizens at the Columbus Public Library to gauge community attitudes toward the Chamber and to propose resolutions for downtown development parking housing zoning energy conservation and urban growth.
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Len Walle
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Northwestern Region
Columbus
William Schilling
Area Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Public Library
Schilling
Chamber of Commerce
Roewert Receives Life Sentence in Norfolk Slaying
Hicky Hoewert, 24, of Norfolk, was sentenced to life in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex for the April 30 killing of Henry Hernandez, as prosecutors noted the robbery motive and the beheading. Co-defendants Daniel Forster and Samuel Brown face sentencing on second degree murder charges later today in Platte and Stanton County courts.
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Hicky Hoewert
Norfolk
Nebraska
Henry Hernandez
Stanton County
Daniel Forster
Eugene McFadden
Platte County District Court
Samuel Brown
McFadden
Stanton County District Court
Roewert
Hernandez
George Moyer Jr
Aith Roewert
Violence erupts at Ohio coal mine as UMW strike turns violent
In Meigs County Ohio shots were fired for the first time today as striking United Mine Workers pickets confronted foremen and supervisory personnel at a southeastern Ohio mine. No one was hit, deputies report, while 25 to 30 pickets waited at the entrance and deputies continued patrolling.
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United Press International
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
UMW
Meigs County
Gary Wolfe
Wolfe
Ohio Highway Patrol
Wholesale prices rise 0.7 percent in November
UPI reports a 1.7 percent rise in wholesale prices in November led by the farm and foods sectors. Raw agriculture prices jumped 3 percent and processed foods and feeds rose 1.7 percent, while industrial and finished goods prices increased 0.4 percent. The index stands at 197 with a 1967 base of 100.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Rist
White House
Vance seeks NATO input on SALT terms and neutron bomb
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, in Brussels en route to the Middle East, said NATO allies would be consulted before a new strategic arms agreement with the Soviets. Officials said Washington would seek alliance views on a neutron bomb while warning SALT would not guarantee stability, but still arguing for a review before signing.
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Brussels
Belgium
UFI
Cyrus Vance
NATO
Vance
Middle East
U.S
Moscow
Atlantic Council
Seasonal rise in Columbus Nebraska jobseekers
The Columbus Office of Job Service Nebraska shows 709 jobseekers listed end November across Koone Butler Colfax Platte and Polk Counties. Most in clerical, with production and construction next. weather-driven layoffs swelled construction. 299 new applications, 142 female and 34 veterans. Referrals 451 and 9 placements. 92 employers offered 127 openings. Daily radio broadcasts and Jim Woborit slated to attend Albion City Hall Dec 14 at 10 a.m.
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Columbus
Job Service of
Nebraska
Koone
Butler
Colfax
Platte
Polk
Jim Woborit
Albion City Hall
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