Public hearing on post secondary education at Platte College
State Senators Jerome Warner John R Murphy Harold D Si and Donald Dworak heard testimony at Platte College on local control for post secondary education. Sixteen speakers from the college board faculty students businesses and schools across 25 counties urged keeping tuition low and supporting the technical community colleges and Platte’s growth in personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte College
Jerome Warner
Waverly
John R. Murphy
South Sioux City
Harold D. Si
Lincoln
Donald Dworak
Columbus
Wayne State College
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
Platte
Jerry Norris
Norris
Nebraska Coordinating Commission For Technical Community Colleges
Renus Strait
Technical Community Colleges
Milt Romine
Becton- Dickinson
Art Zimmerer
Lindsay Manufacturing
Thomas McKinnon
Behlen Manufacturing Co
Zimmerer
Behlen
Herman Harms
Spalding
Genoa
Howells
Mark Boettcher
The
Platte Technical Community College Foundation
Area youths enlist in Navy Delay Program
Dave Zoucha and Melvin Boyd Jr. of Cedar Rapids have joined the U S Navy Delay Program to qualify for active duty after high school and secure a preferred vocational seat. Dave chose mechanics while Melvin selected heavy equipment operator training. Contact Denis Zimmermann at 2712 13th Street, phone 564 6611, for Navy information.
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Dave Zoucha
Melvin Boyd Jr
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Navy
Navy
Dave
Stanley Zoucha Jr
Melvin
Melvin Boyd
Denis Zimmerman
13Th Street
Julie Andrews tied to home dispute and alimony rises
Patricia Edwards seeks court action to bar Blake Edwards from bringing son Geoffrey home claiming extreme personal problems require psychiatric supervision. She also asks alimony rise to 5000 dollars and child support to 1200 dollars citing Edwards earnings.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Julie Andrews
Blake Edwards
Blake
Patricia Edwards
Edwards
Superior Court
Geoffrey
Nixon arrives in Peking for private visit amid diplomatic speculation
Former President Nixon lands in Beijing on the fourth anniversary of his first trip. Analysts say China aims to use the visit to embarrass Ford before New Hampshire. possible stops include near the Sino-Soviet border or Guilin, with a lavish welcome anticipated.
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Betty
Washington
UPI
Betty Ford
New Hampshire
Hong Kong
Ai Nixon
Peking
Ford
China
Nixon
Shanghai
Gerald Ford
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Longest sentence claim in Hugo’s Les Miserables cited
A United Press International note asserts that a single sentence in Victor Hugo novel Les Miserables is 823 words long, featuring 93 commas 51 semicolons and four dashes.
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United Press International
Victor Hugo
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Honey Mooning
Creston
Stanley Claussen
Montevideo
Minn
Alvin Claussen
South
Eva Claussen
Davy Shockley
David Claussen
Nebraska City
Butte
John Zohner
Minnie Seidel
John Poeffel
Tel Aviv
Thomas Stafford
Denton
Arabia
Adm
Jermiah Denton
Armed Forces Staff College
Saudi Arabia
Air Force
Richard Vogel
Defense Department
Army Staff College
Joint Service College
Norfolk School
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
U.S
Kweilin
South China
Fleischer Rexall
Jarold Shops
Big Rock
Chevy
Dodge
Dart
Columbus Motors, Inc
Columbus, Nebr
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