Winter storm lashes Europe with high winds and snow
A new winter storm sweeps across Scandinavia and Western Europe with hurricane force winds up to 90 miles per hour, driving rain and snow. At least 53 dead and up to 14 missing, with millions in damage across the region.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Scandinavia
Europe
Weather Bureau
Denmark
Copenhagen
Kastrup
Norwegian Coast Guard
Senjan
Norway
Black Sea
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Northern
Pair charged in assault and robbery near Columbus
Two men face charges for a May 16 1975 assault and robbery of Marlin Riblett on a Platte County rural road. Paul Smith 24 Bellwood is jailed in Platte County. Randy Werts Columbus to be arrested on release from an Omaha hospital. Riblett was robbed of 250 dollars and struck multiple times after leaving a 13th Street tavern.
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Marlin Riblett
Columbus
Paul Smith
Bellwood
Platte County
Randy Werts
Omaha
Nebraska State Patrol
Riblett
13Th Street
Exon Nominates Albion Woman for Public Service Award
Governor J Jarvis Exon notified Mrs. Douglas Mary Kay Evans of nomination for the American Institute for Public Service award in the Greatest public service by an individual benefiting the local community category. Evans of Albion has coordinated a doctor recruitment effort placing Vietnamese doctors in Albion Spalding and Cedar Rapids and serves as secretary of MEDIC associations supporting ongoing recruitment.
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Albion
J. Jarvis Exon
Douglas
Mary Kay) Evans
American Institute For Public Service
Exon
Platte County issues 986 vehicle licenses on first day
Marietta Newman, county treasurer, reported 986 licenses issued at the County Treasurer’s office on the first day of vehicle registration. Long lines and longer processing due to new plates. many inquiries about keeping previous numbers. Personalized plates available. peak filing periods may cause delays.
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Platte County
Marietta Newman
Newman
Media barred from jury selection in Simants murder trial
Lincoln County District Judge Hugh Stuart ordered jury selection in the Erwin Simants murder case to be closed to the news media and public. He cited the case's unique pressures and Simants right to a fair trial, noting prior reporting restrictions and ongoing appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. Simants faces six counts of first degree murder and first degree sexual assault for the Sutherland family killings.
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North Platte, Neb
UPI
Lincoln County
Hugh Stuart
Erwin Simants
Washington
Stuart
Simants
U.S. Supreme Court
Nebraska Bar Press
Nebraska
Sutherland
Neb
Weather improves across Nebraska as warm front moves in
Clear skies and rising temperatures spread through Nebraska as a low pressure trough approaches the Panhandle. Midday temps in the 20s to 30s with tonight's lows in the teens, while Sunday highs reach the mid 20s and stations report a range of conditions across the state.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Colorado
Valentine
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Grand Island
Omaha
Manila airport hijackers surrender ending 10 hour standoff
Two Filipino hijackers armed with pistols and explosives surrendered at Manila International Airport after a 10 hour drama in which they threatened to kill 200 passengers aboard a Japan Air Lines DC-8. They released passengers in exchange for a Tokyo landing, but surrendered once Tokyo landings were denied.
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Manila, the Philippines
UPI
Manila International
Japan Air Lines
Manila
Tokyo
Tremor Shakes Western New Mexico With Minor Damage
A small earthquake rattled western New Mexico late Sunday, causing only minor damage and no injuries. The quake’s center was about 40 miles southeast of Farmington, with precise measurements not yet available.
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Farmington
N.M
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Carnoustie
MTI
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New York
Marie Ateba
Patrice
Antoinette
Behlen Community Hospital
Albion Woman
Charles Simants
Leonard Vyhnalek
Vyhnalek
United Press International
Tel Aviv
Israel
Yigal Allon
United States
U.s.israel
U.N. Security Council
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Allen
Geneva Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
Miami
National Airlines
National
Orleans
San Francisco
U.S
America
Ford
Soviet Union
ST. Louis
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Robert C. Byrd
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Lincoln
Glenn Kreuscher
Kreuscher
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New Mexico
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