Christian world prepares for Christmas observance
Christians worldwide mark Christmas the church year’s peak as Puritan bans loosened and the date Dec 25 is linked to a pagan festival. Weather predicts snow from the Great Lakes to Missouri and Wyoming. A US Airlines strike ended, restoring Christmas Eve travel. Bethlehem sees wreaths and olive wood figures amid security guards. Cincinnati tale: Wendling family’s stolen gifts lead to a charitable pile as neighbors donate.
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Nebraska lawmakers to hold hearings on school finance statewide
The special committee for secondary education finance and district reorganization schedules hearings in Grand Island Omaha and Columbus to study finance and district structure ahead of the 1976 session. Hearings set January 5 6 and 12 with Sen. Frank Lewis inviting public input.
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Owl Athena Leaves Smithsonian Tower After Two-Year stay
At Washington's Smithsonian Institution Athena the barn owl departed the five story tower where she nested with a mate since February 1974. Despite a two year residence and a brood of six owlets the pair drifted apart with Alex unseen since spring. Officials hope Athena may return nearby seeking a mate.
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Lawmaker Seeks Early Probe Into Turkish Opium Report
Rep. Lester L. Wolff, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on International Narcotics Control, said an investigation would start early next year with public hearings into a report claiming 14 000 tons of opium poppies failed in Turkey. He suggested the story might be a cover for hiding opium amid a drug traffic furor.
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Ford enters New Hampshire primary in 1976 bid
President Ford officially enters the New Hampshire presidential primary as GOP rival Ronald Reagan files on the first day of the period. Rep. James Cleveland delivers petitions with over 1,200 signatures while Ford vacations in Vail. Filing ends Friday and major candidates are expected to participate.
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White Christmas unlikely in Nebraska predicts light snow only
The National Weather Service says only a slim chance of light snow in extreme western Nebraska on Christmas Day. Expect cloudy skies through Thursday with holiday highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the teens. Icy streets affected travel, with slick roads in Omaha Lincoln Fairbury Auburn and Wahoo areas.
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Effa Sentenced in Nebraska for Robbery and Burglary
Roger Effa of Columbus received concurrent sentences of one and three years in the Nebraska Penal Complex. District Judge C Thomas White issued the ruling on a motion to revoke probation. Effa had been charged with aiding and abetting an armed robbery and a burglary.
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Santa Claus monk charged after alleged theft attempt
Santa Claus figure Edwin Towle 22 a Hare Krishna monk was charged Tuesday in San Francisco with obtaining money under false pretenses and soliciting in a public place for allegedly trying to take instead of give.
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CIA chief slain in Greece in broad daylight killing
Three masked gunmen killed Richard Welch, 46, the American CIA chief in Greece, in a 30 second assassination as he left a Christmas party at the U.S. Embassy. The attack, described as very professional, followed threats from an organization calling itself the Union of Officers Struggling for the National Ideal.
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High court reverses Colfax County nuisance ruling
Nebraska Supreme Court reverses district court in a Colfax County case. Glenn E. Botsch sued Leigh Land Co for odors dust and insects from cattle feedyards with 408 to 3746 cattle and four lagoons. The court held lagoons are a nuisance and must be abated or removed. due care not a defense. Dissent notes prior state environmental inspections found no violation.
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