Platte plans ag institute for farmers at Platte College
William Dedrickson and Thomas OHear represent First Mid America Inc will teach the fourth session of Platte College 1976 77 Agricultural Institute in January Four evening sessions 7 to 10 p m on January 12 19 26 and February 2 in Room 205 campus Participants may register the first night Contact Donald Engel or Gary Drake for more information
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William Dedrickson
Thomas O'Hear
First Mid America, Inc
Platte College
Agricultural Institute
Board of Trade In
Chicago
Ptcc Ag
Donald Engel
Engel
Platte
Gary Drake
Cigarette Sales Increase Again in 1976
Cigarette sales continued to climb in 1976 despite Surgeon General warnings. The tobacco industry anticipated a 1.2 percent rise in American cigarette consumption.
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U.S
Navy Recruit John M. Ternus Completes Training
Navy Airman Recruit John M. Ternus son of Mr and Mrs Maurice H Ternus of Humphrey has completed an eight week recruit training cycle at Naval Training Center San Diego He studied general military subjects and prepared for further training in one of the Navy 85 basic occupational fields A 1976 Humphrey High School graduate he joined the Navy in January 1976.
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Navy
John M. Ternus
Maurice H. Ternus
Humphrey
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Humphrey High School
Congressmen Cost Jump Outpaces General Prices
Washington report shows the expense of maintaining a member of Congress rising 275 percent in six years while consumer prices increased about 39 percent. The surge reflects higher salaries staff costs and office expenses across chambers.
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Washington
Coffee boycott urged as price pressure grows
Stop & Shop in Boston and Daitch Shopwell in New York launch newspaper ads offering tea fruit juice and a 20-cent coupon to cut coffee use. The campaigns cite Brazil frost and rising prices with guidance to buy coffee only on sale and seek alternatives.
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United Press International
Boston
Stop & Shop Inc
Shopwell, Inc
New York
Stop & Shop
Brazil
Daitch Shopwell
Martin Rosengarten
Elinor Guggenheimer
New York City
Folger Coffee Co
United States
Seek 6.5 Million for Kennedy MLK Assassination Probes
Congressional investigators seek 6.5 million dollars for an independent assassination committee to probe the Kennedy and King cases. More than half, 3.6 million, would pay a 170 member staff with trips, consultants, equipment, and long distance telephone costs. The effort would run into at least two years, aiming for exhaustive and verifiable findings.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
FBI
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Congress
Henry B. Gonzalez
Dtex
Old-Time Columbus Calendars on Loan to Platte County
The Larry Foxes loan 14 ornate calendars from the turn of the century to the Platte County Historical Society. Highlights include 1897 Singer Manufacturing, 1901 to 1906 firm calendars and 1939 St Bonaventure Church items among bank, coal, and business imprints.
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Larry Foxes
Platte County Historical Society
German National Bank
Grays
Henry Ragotz & Co
Frischholz Bros
St. Bonaventure Church
Sheridan
Columbus Jaycees Announce Boss of the Year Policy Change
The Columbus Jaycees loosen nomination rules for Boss of the Year and invite residents of Columbus under 35 to be nominated. Nominations are due by January 14 with the award to be presented January 22 at the annual banquet, alongside the Distinguished Service Award.
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Columbus
Jaycees
The
Don Muhle
John Butler
Columbus Jaycees
Alaska Pipeline Workers Find Big Payoffs and Hardships
Pete Kat soudas on leave from Alyeska Pipeline Service Company recalls joining the Prudhoe Bay project in 1973. He details wages, harsh arctic conditions, long hours, isolation, and morale boosters as BP Alaska and Arco push toward 1.2 million barrels daily by 1977. The Alaska field hosts 19 camps along 800 miles with extensive road and wildlife design work and replanting efforts.
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Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
BP Alaska
Atlantic Richfield Co
Arco
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Platte Plans Ag Institute
Irene O'Brien
Sylvan Irwin
Holiday Inn
Pete Katsoudas
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Pete
Arctic Ocean
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kansas
Texas
California
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Alyeska Pipeline Co
Prudhoe Bay Field
Alyeska
Tet
Arctic Circle
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