Emerson 4-H project hatches 15 chicks in class room
Sixth graders under Mrs Hauser with help from Platte County Extension Office ran a live development study using 18 eggs incubator feed and a heat lamp. Fifteen eggs hatched and remaining plan to raise chicks for three months then host a family dinner. Students formed Emerson Money Makers 4-H club and will pursue further projects and camps.
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Kurt Tooley
Eric Peterson
Platte County
Jim Mueller
Mueller
Marcella Hauser
President Carter to meet Saturday with strikers delegation
In Plains Georgia President Carter stayed home as Georgia farmers paraded pickup trucks and tractors through downtown. He invited a delegation to visit Saturday morning at 8 a.m. EST bringing proposals for steps to help farmers avoid debt. Tarael and Tommy Kersey will lead Florida and Alabama representatives to the meeting at the Carter home.
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Chance of snow forecast in Nebraska today
A low pressure center over eastern Wyoming moved toward eastern Nebraska bringing increasing cloudiness and a chance of snow tonight and Saturday. Temperatures today were in the upper 20s to low 30s with highs around 40 to 50 in some areas and winds strong as cold air settles in for the weekend.
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United Press International
Wyoming
Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle
Kearney
North Omaha
McCook
Scottsbluff
Valentine
Carter Approves Defense Budget Slightly Below Pentagon
President Carter approves a $125 billion defense budget for next year, $9.3 billion above this year but below Pentagon requests. Navy loses about $1 billion from shipbuilding, funding 15 ships instead of 20, with one nuclear submarine and a cruiser removed. The Navy budget totals about $4.7 billion. overall defense requests reach about $126 billion, with the rest split among Army Air Force and agencies.
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Deadly blast at grain elevator. toll rises in Louisiana
Rescue workers found 17 more bodies in the Continental Grain Co complex near Westwego, lifting the known dead to 25 as 11 remain unaccounted. Fires continued amid rubble from a 250 foot silo and two story office building after a Thursday explosion during a $17 million remodel. Officials fear the death toll could reach 36 in what is described as the nation's worst grain industry accident.
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UPI
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Alwynn Cronvieh
Continental Grain Co
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Flu Outbreak Hits 11 States And Puerto Rico
The CDC reports sporadic flu cases and local outbreaks across 11 states and Puerto Rico. Most cases are A-Texas, with some A-Victoria in Colorado. Health officials will screen travelers from Moscow and Hong Kong to detect the Russian strain early.
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Florida
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New Jersey
New York
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Wisconsin
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Russia
Egypt predicts Begin to bring concessions at Christmas talks
President Anwar Sadat said Israel's Menahem Begin would likely offer concessions at the Christmas summit, while Washington urged realism. Sadat, finishing prayers near Peace Island in Ismailia, acknowledged talks could fail but pledged candor and transparency. He hinted details on peace would emerge soon as the site sits near the Bar Lev line in the Sinai.
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UPI
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Anwar Sadat
Sadat
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