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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1977

Page

3

State urged to hire more probation officers in plan

A Nebraska legislative correctional improvement committee urged hiring additional probation officers to handle specialized cases. The 10 point plan aims to place one officer per 16 districts, cut red tape, and speed reports by July 1, 1978 while weighing costs of incarceration versus supervision.

Lincoln Neb UPT Appropriations Patrick O'Donnell O'Donnell Koch Nebraska Roland Luedtke Luedtke Parole Administration Parole Board

Prisoner earns two degrees at University of Nebraska

Ponca native Jim Hurley, jailed for second degree murder, earned a bachelor's and master's degree while at Nebraska Penal Complex and was granted parole. He now pursues a PhD in accounting as a regular student after a 3 to 2 parole vote, having taught as a graduate assistant.

Lincoln, Neb UFI University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska Penal Complex State Parole Board Jim Hurley Hurley Ponca Nebraska Julee Armstrong

Bergland to meet farm leaders January 6

Governor J. James Exon said Secretary of Agriculture Bergland will meet farm strike leaders on January 6. Exon noted options for the meeting site include Omaha or another Midwest city with consideration of Ygahingian. He spoke after a telephone conference with governors from 10 states.

Lincoln Neb UPI J. James Exon Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland Bergland Midwest Omaha Exon National Governors’ Conference Agriculture Congress

Farm wives buy up bread and meat in farm strike

About 20 farm wives and husbands from Hildreth, Minden, and Axtell pooled $500 to buy bread, hamburger meat, and steak in two KEARNEY, Nebraska supermarkets to spotlight a farm strike. They distributed the goods to participants and planned more tactics to show city shelves empty.

Kearney Neb Wpi Nebraska Hildreth Minden Axtell

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