Expanded community education offerings in Columbus area
The Columbus City Schools and CTCC Area Community Education Centers announce a broader range of courses for ages 6 to 17. Classes will run at multiple campus and church locations with programs in business, health, arts, languages and more. Catalogs and details will be mailed in January.
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Columbus
Columbus City
Central Technical Community College Area Community Education
Platte
Columbus Junior High
Platte College
Columbus Family
First United Methodist Church
Fred Dellum
Jack Trindle
CTCC
Imis
Don Hull
Community Education Office
Jock Trindle
Central Technical Community College
Local groups push women's rights during International Year
In Columbus, the American Business Women's Association and groups across the city kept focus on education and awareness rather than organizing big events. Leaders cited gradual gains in job access and recognition, with debates on the ERA and ongoing efforts to inform women about laws, opportunities, and financial matters.
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Stan-Linhorst
Columbus
Jan Donnelly
American Business Women's Association
ABWA
Platte College
Donnelly
Coombes
U.S
Lucille Miller
Prairie Hills
Nebraska
Women's Club
Martha Larimore
Larimore
Carol Syslo
Chamber of Commerce
Sysle
Semnen
Vetus
Ms Voters
Judy Haan
Columbus Commission
Nebraska Hall of Fame
Abbott
Women's International Coalition
Jepsen
Auxiliary officer to attend Mid-Year Conference in Columbus
Mrs. Lester P. Jean Henkens of Chadron Northwestern Division national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary will speak at the Nebraska Auxiliary Mid-Year Conference in Columbus January 10 11. The two day program for 500 attendees features her Sunday morning address and sessions at the Holiday Inn.
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Lester P
Jean) Henkens
Chadron
Northwestern
American Legion Auxiliary
Nebraska Auxiliary
Columbus
Henkens
Colorado
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North South Dakota
Wyoming
Minneapolis
Department
Holiday, Inn
Chadron State College
Legion Auxiliary
Year 1975 Water and Snow Totals in Columbus Report
Moisture in Columbus in 1975 exceeded normal by about 1.5 inches with 4.74 inches year end total. November brought a rare threefold monthly surplus at 3.12 inches. Snowfall reached 37.5 inches for the year, led by January at 13.5 and November at 12.5. High was 99 August 24 at Loup Power District station, low 18 below zero February 9. February averaged coldest month, January and August defined extremes.
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Columbus
Loup Power
B D helps protect Liberty Bell with space age tech
Becton Dickinson and Company of Rutherford New Jersey provided an acoustic emission monitoring system to safeguard the 2080 pound Liberty Bell during its New Year move from Independence Hall to nearby quarters. Harold Dunegan and Adrian Pollock operated the system under Dr Karl Dorschu.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company
Rutherford
N.J
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Donegan- Endevco
Independence Hall
Dunegan
Harold L. Dunegan
Adrian Pollock
Donegan-Endevco
Karl E.dorschu
Franklin Institute
Becton, Dickinson
Columbus
Nebraska
Nebraskan Peace Corps volunteer aids Natal nutrition center
Harold Lynn Beck, a 28 year old agronomist from Clarks Nebraska, works in Natal Brazil on a mini garden and chicken farmer co op project to improve nutrition and farm viability. He plans economic analyses to boost producer efficiency and possibly adjust credit policy while facilitating small scale, lasting change amid drought and low rainfall.
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Peace Corps
Harold Lynn Beck
Clarks
Neb
Natal
Brazil
State Agricultural Extension Office
Beck
Chicken Farmers’ Cooperative
Hope Nutritionist
Co-Op
Coop
el Salvador
United States
University of Nebraska
University of Vermont
Nicaragua
ANCAR
State Office of Agricultural Extension
Rio Grande Do Norte
Harold and
Viola Beck
Clarks Public High School
Lincoln Regional Center
Nebraska youths trapped by second blizzard during outdoor encounter
United Press International reports high school students in the Nebraska Outdoor Encounter program were caught in a two foot snowstorm while back packing near Crawford. The storm trapped many, in a repeat of last year’s blizzard, as organizers noted the students’ preparedness from prior experience.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Wood Reserve
Crawford
Jurcanes
Gary Gabelhous
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VAVS
Hot Springs
S.D
Northwestern Division
National Security
DAV
VFW Auxiliaries
B.P.O. Does
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
PTA
4-H
Girl Scouts
Jean Henkens
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