Nebraska Legislature Faces Broad Agenda for 60 Day Session
The unicameral opens with 100 bills on floor ready for action and 69 in committee while 300 outside requests for legislation await drafting. Key items include county tax relief, shifting medical costs to the state, no fault auto insurance, hotel and motel tax, slurry pipelines, and gambling restrictions.
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Haldeman Lawyers Argue Unfair Watergate Trial
Lawyers for H R Hale Og? Hale? argue the Watergate conspiracy trial against John Mitchell Robert Mardian Haldeman and John Ehrlichman was unfair due to prejudicial pretrial publicity and judge John J Simon’s errors. They urge delay to allow Nixon testimony and challenge juror impartiality.
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Ice Skating Tonight at Pawnee Park Weather Permits
Weather permitting the Pawnee Park skating rink opens tonight at 4 30 PM with hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Mark Rud superintendent notes river flooding delayed the season but auxiliary police and Kiwanis Club will supervise this year. Plans include daily skating when ideal and Gerrard Park courts for next season.
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Reagan presses Angola stance in New Hampshire push
Reagan tells New Hampshire crowds the US should pressure Russia to leave Angola or face action and keeps a harsh line on Soviet aid. Jackson attacks welfare goals while Sanford urges full employment. Ford notes prospects for primary campaigns amid tax concerns.
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Jury selection in Erwin Simants murder trial opens in Nebraska
In Lincoln County Nebraska reporters faced initial courtroom limits but Judge Hugh Stuart allowed public access after the first day of venire questioning. Eleven jurors were chosen for a panel of 34 with 12 jurors and two alternates to be seated. Simants, 29, faces six counts of first degree murder and first degree sexual assault for the October shootings of six Kellie family members in Sutherland. He was the next door neighbor to three victims.
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Zorinsky Senate Bid Aides Repudiate Omaha HQ Report
Omaha Mayor Ed Zorinsky seeks Nebraskan outstate backing for his U S Senate bid. A campaign filing lists Omaha headquarters with George J. Kubat as treasurer and Jules Burbach as statewide chairman. Burbach says he was asked to lead the statewide post within the past week.
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Truce in Lebanon Threatened Amid Beirut Clashes
In Beirut's outskirts clashes between troops and factions erupted as a new wave of kidnappings and killings swept the capital. Police reported 11 dead and about a dozen kidnapped in 48 hours, part of nine months of civil war that has left about 8,050 dead and 17,150 wounded. Prime Minister Rashid Karami ordered armored escorts to feed the Tal Zaatar encircled camp, but Christian militiamen attacked the convoy and forced a retreat.
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Mayor to Announce Columbus City Administrator Pick
Columbus Mayor Ien Gerber Jr. intends to reveal his choice for City Administrator at the regular city council meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The post, created last May, will be filled effective March 1 upon council approval.
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Platte Board to Reorganize Thursday Session First of Year
Platte County Board of Supervisors held a routine session this morning to begin the new year. Reorganization and election of new officers are scheduled for Thursday while a tax signoff was approved and John Whitehead of the Lower Loup Natural Resources District spoke on a proposed plan to consolidate bank control repairs on the Oconee Bend.
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Light snow and cold snap hit Nebraska region
Light snow flurries were forecast as arctic air moved across western Nebraska and central areas. Winds gusted to high speeds with travelers advised to stay cautious. Overnight lows dipped to single digits in some towns while Omaha neared 90 today before cooling.
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Clark says U S courts disaster
UPI reports Senator Dick Clark of Iowa warns the U S administration is courting disaster by exchanging information with South Africa and says the United States should halt the practice immediately. He chairs the Senate subcommittee on...
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