Renaissance Center Brings Hope and Fear to Detroit
A sweeping view of Detroit’s Renaissance Center, a $337 million privately financed complex led by Henry Ord II, promises urban rebirth with a 70 story glass hotel, four towers, and a 14 acre podium. Critics warn it may siphon energy from downtown while city woes persist including layoffs, school closures, and a shaken public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
NEA
Renaissance Center
Canada
Houston
New York
Rockefeller Center
Atlanta
Peachtree Center
Henry Ord II
Renaissance Center Partnership
John Port
Intense bidding for Irvine as real estate turmoil shakes markets
McCulloch Oil head C. V. Wood writes off a $59 million real estate loss and withdraws from land development. Irvine, a vast 100000 acre Orange County project, draws bidders Mobil Cadillac Fairview and a James Allen group with offers up to $285.6 million. a California court may decide the sale amid a shift in U S real estate finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lens
C. V. Wood
Bridge
Wood
Desert
Arizona
Lake Havasu City
California
Texas
McCulloch Oil
Tishman Brothers
Manhattan
Irvine Company
Irvine
Los Angeles
Orange County
Marcor
Montgomery Ward
Container Corporation of America
Mobil
Cadillac Fairview
Samuel Bronfman
Seagram
Wall Street
James Allen
Irvine Foundations
Allen
Urban Heat Elevates Areas With Less Snowfall Than Rural Nearby
Thermal pollution causes urban and ban areas to run several degrees warmer and receive reduced snowfall compared with adjacent rural regions.
Kosher cookbook spotlights Cajun Creole flavors in Louisiana
A Jewish cookbook titled Kitchen Treats from the Alexandria Hadassah and Temple Sisterhood blends kosher rules with Louisiana Cajun Creole tradition. It features 193 pages of recipes from crabmeat au gratin to Passover bagels, with a 22 page section explaining kosher foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Brightbill
Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Alexandria, la
Hadassah
Temple Sisterhood
Myron Wellan
Lester Bloomenstiel
Irving Goldstein
Derailment Echoes Past Tragedy For One Passenger
Mrs. Rusty Lefebvre of Lincoln, a muscular dystrophy patient, was injured when Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr derailed near Omaha. She recalled a prior derailment in 1958 and described the crash as a terrifying repetition while en route to visit her son in Springfield, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
UPI
Rusty Lefebvre
Lincoln
Lefebvre
Amtrak
San Francisco
College board sues officials over personnel authority
The Nebraska State College Board of Trustees filed a lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court alleging state officials abridged its authority over college employees. The suit centers on Loren Barbee of Wayne State College whose October termination was challenged after a State Personnel Department reinstatement and back-wage order following an appeal to Roy Gardner. Governor J James Exon is named as a defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Lancaster County District Court
Gardner
Gov. J. James Exon
State College
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
Nebraska road tax push aims to fund five year plan
The Nebraska State Highway Commission reaffirmed support for a one cent gas tax increase to fund about five million dollars for its five year highway program. Highway chief Tom Doyle said criticism misreads the request and emphasized ongoing improvements rather than deterioration. The commission also approved design actions for U S routes 34 281 6 8 and 92 totaling about 14 miles near Hastings Arapahoe Thedford and Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska State Highway Commission
Tom Doyle
Nebraska
Doyle
Roads Department
Unicameras
Transportation Advisory Committee
Hastings
Arapahoe
Thedford
U.S. 26
Nebraska 92
Bridgeport
Probate of will sought for Everett D Bowen
Petition filed in Platte County Nebraska for probate of Everett D Bowen will and appointment of John R Bowen as executor. Hearing set in County Court on December 20 1976 at 9 30 AM with Gerald E Rouse as County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Platte County
Nebraska
Everett D. Bowen
John R. Bowen
Gerald E. Rouse
Columbus Park Board Meeting Notice 1976
The Columbus Nebraska Park and Recreational Commissioners will hold a meeting at 4 00 PM on December 21 1976 in the Van Berg Golf Course Clubhouse. The public may attend and the agenda is available for inspection. The agenda may be changed only to include emergency items. James Rich Jr, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Park and Recreational Commissioners
Columbus
Nebraska
van Berg Golf Course
James Rich, JR
Final Report in Estate of August F Johnk Deceased
Notice to interested persons of Platte County Estate No. 4615 that George E. McNally filed a final account and petition for final settlement and heirs determination. Hearing set for December 23, 1976 at 11:00 AM in County Court Room. Contest possible. Signed December 1 1976 by Joe R. Broz SEAL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County
Nebraska
August F. Johnk
George E. McNally
Joe R. Broz
Final account filed in Estate No. 4640 of Anna R. Thomas
Evelyn Faith Higgins filed a final account and report of administration and a petition on December 20 1976 at 10 30 before Associate County Judge Josephine Merrill. Public notice issued December 2 1976. Lower Platte North NRD board to meet January 10 1977 at 6 30 PM at Sand Pit Restaurant Schuyler open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County
Nebraska
Anna R. Thomas
Evelyn Faith Higgins
Josephine Merrill
Board of Directors
Lower Platte North N
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Don Oakley
Man Associates of
Peachtree
Jesus Christ School of Architecture
Cobo Hall
Alfred
Afierkevo) Shurtleff
Beacon Hill
London
Econograt News
James Irvine
University of California
Mobil Corporation
the Economist of London
Nadia Comaneci
Romania
Theodora Ungureanu
Rinkel
Sophia Loren
Angela
Montreal
James ‘‘Blondie
Bennett
K. E. Dorter Trucking
Agricultural
College Board
Road Commission
Mutual Omaha
Life Insurance
United of Omaha
Rick Kubler
St. Columbus
American Research & Testing Laboratories
Commercial & Residential
Duraclean Rug
Eane
6Th St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!