Winter Storm, Drought Strain West and Northeast States Reach
The UPI report notes snow in New York and New England while the Pacific Coast gets needed rain. Drought worsens across the West with governors warning of food shortages unless a federal surplus is built. Fire danger is extremely high in dry areas amid no rain in the five day outlook.
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United Press International
New York
New England
Pacific
Midwest
Albany
N.Y
Lebanon
Michigan
Florida
Jacksonville Ee
Idaho
Quillayute
Washington
Great Plains
West Coast
West
Colorado
Richard Lamm
National Weather Service
Nebraska approves field resurfacing and 8000-seat expansion
The NU Board of Regents authorized a 266,580 dollar resurfacing bid and an 8000-seat addition to Memorial Stadium. Henningson, Durham and Richardson to study the project. Financing options were discussed including selling seats and potential Big Eight withdrawal, with a March 19 board meeting to decide.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Memorial Stadium
NU Board of Regents
Sion
Henningson, Durham
Richardon
Nebraska
Robert Prokop
Wilber
Big Eight
Prokop
Omaha
Kermit Hansen
Hansen
UNL
Scottsbluff
Robert Simmons
Jim Moylan
Fire Calls and Traffic Accidents Weekend Report
Fire crews responded to five calls including an overheated motor at 1721 8th Street and a kitchen oven fire. A mutual aid Kent Bellwood dwellings site and a brush fire near Wagner Lakes were also reported with no lasting damage. Traffic incidents occurred Friday and Sunday involving multiple drivers and hit and run cases, totaling several property damages and one unlisted injury risk.
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Carl Kloke
8Th Street
Becton & Dickinson
Bellwood
Wagner Lakes
20Th Street
25Th Avenue
Hoda Zaghioul
Kummer
William H. Leshovsky
30Th Avenue
Jack & Jilliot
Diane M. Reimers
Stires
18Th Avenue
23Rd Street
Ronald J. Mohr
Edwin J. Knievel
West Point
29Th Avenue
Richard Giles
19Th Street
14Th Street
17Th Avenue
Sandra S. Bonk
14Th Avenue
Robert L. Rice
Coleen R. Boss
15Th Street
Mary Jo Weinhoff
Timothy M. Anderson
Daniel Ray Louis
7Th Street
26Th Avenue
Walter E. Starostka
17Th Street
James B. O’crotty
Norfolk
Wheat Milo Soybeans Prices Change Report
Market notes from Columbus Neb detail changes in prices for wheat Milo and soybeans. The brief item cites the Telegram as reporting reflective shifts in commodity values for grain markets in the region.
Churchill widow to auction five paintings next month
Lady Spencer-Churchill, aged 91, widow of Sir Winston Churchill, must sell five of her paintings at auction to cover rent and living expenses. Her grandson Winston Churchill, a Conservative MP, remarked that inflation and taxes have eroded purchasing power.
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London
UPI
Spencer-Churchill
Winston Churchill
Daily Telegraph
Drought Could Hit Food Supplies Warns Exon in Denver
Gov J James Exon warned a Western states summit that a prolonged drought will affect food supplies and raise costs. Nebraska saw only 20 percent normal precipitation, described as the driest since the 1930s, as cattle hogs and sheep markets showed varied activity across Omaha.
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Denver
UPI
J. James Exon
Exon
Nebraska
Weight Club Meets at Edna Hiller Home
Members of the Good Time Losers Weight Club gathered at Edna Hiller's home for a 6 p.m. Wednesday meeting during Lent.
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Bellwood
Edna Hiller
Ergo
Carter teaches Sunday school in Washington in warm, reflective talk
President Carter led a 70 person First Baptist Church class in Washington in his first Sunday school session away from the campaign, drawing on a biblical tale of a man who refused to forsake wealth. He urged readers to examine personal obedience to God and the cost of discipleship. Rosalynn Carter, Amy Carter, and Annette Carter attended with him.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
First Baptist Church
God
Christ
Jesus
Plains
Congress
Rosalynn
Amy
Annette
Governor to Dim Casino Lights and Cut Outdoor Illumination
Gov. Mike O Callaghan announced executive orders to ban daytime outdoor advertising lights and slash Las Vegas Strip displays. The plan includes reduced night lighting, curbs on nonessential natural gas use, lower municipal street lighting, and shorter hours for public buildings.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
Las Vegas Strip
Lincoln Service Inquiry for U.S. Government Jobs
A reader from Pekin Illinois requests a list of U S Government positions and salaries and guidance on qualifying for a Civil Service Test. The note seeks official information and instructions for applying to federal jobs.
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U. S. Civil Service
Lincoln Service
Ple
Dept
R Pekin
Illinois
U.S
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Wire & Twine
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