National Legion commander to speak at Nebraska Mid Year Conference
William Rogers national commander of the American Legion will address the Sunday noon banquet at Holiday Inn Columbus during the Nebraska Legion Mid Year Conference. The event includes a 2 p.m. news conference with Mrs. Norma Brown Auxiliary president and other speakers. Commander Rogers is a World War II veteran and Maine Legionnaire high official, with long national service.
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American Legion
Nebraska Legion
Columbus
Rogers
Holiday Inn
Norma Brown
American Legion Auxiliary
Commander Rogers
Kennebunk, Maine
Nebraska Department
Francis McMahon
Fairmont
Seabees
South Pacific
Israel ambassador quits Paris over Munich suspect release
Israeli ambassador Mordechai Gazit left Orly in protest after France freed Abu Daoud, the man sought over the 1972 Munich massacre. Paris announced 200 Mirage jet deliveries to Egypt as Bonn and Algiers reacted to the decision with foreign ministers calling it a setback in the fight against terrorism. Relatives of the slain athletes urged expulsion of the French envoy in response.
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France
Mordechai Gazit
Orly
Abu Daoud
Egypt
Yigael Allen
Gazit
Daoud
Bonn
PLO
Ankie Spitzer
Munich
Boss Night honors Dr. Cowgill ABWA Columbus Chapter name Boss of the Year
Dr Bruce Cowgill administrator for Educational Service Unit No 7 was named Boss of the Year by Columbus Charter Chapter of the American Business Women s Association at the ABWA Boss Night banquet Jim George plant manager at Columbus Santee plant of Becton Dickinson presented the award Cowgill a Clarks native and longtime educator holds BA MA and EdD from the University of Nebraska and has served as superintendent at Monroe for 18 years Lois Pearson nominated him for the honor.
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Columbus Charter
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Columbus-Santee
Becton Dickinson
ABWA
Education Association
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Clarks
Nebraska Central College
University of Nebraska
Marilyn Klug
Lois Pearson
Glee Mehner
Chapter
Stan Linhorst
Weather summary for Nebraska from United Press International
Variable skies and warmer temperatures across Nebraska with cloudy conditions in parts. Readings mid to upper 20s in the east, around 40 in the southwest, highs Tuesday 18 to 44, overnight lows seven to 11 below in places, winds five to 25 mph. Thursday highs in the 20s and 30s with a chance of light snow.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Valentine
McCook
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Condemnation Proceeding Filed for Columbus Water Storage Site
Condemnation actions against LeRoy and Velma Frese were filed Tuesday in Platte County Court by the city of Columbus to obtain a one acre tract for a planned water storage reservoir. The site lies south of Lake Babcock and east of North 33rd Avenue. County Judge Gerald Rouse appointed Lyle Ernst Lyle Winkle and Myron Christiansen all of Columbus as commissioners who will meet at 10 a.m. January 25.
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Velma Frese
Platte County
City of Columbus
Lake Babcock
33Rd Avenue
Gerald Rouse
Lyle Ernst
Lyle Winkle
Myron Christiansen
Columbus
Playground director sought by Board of Park and Recreation
The Board of Park and Recreational Commissioners decided to hire a new playground director for this summer. The eight week program may include an arts and crafts class with a small fee. Lloyd Castner, city act, made available funds for park development projects.
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Board of Park and Recreational Commissioners
Lloyd Castner
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Avalanche hits Alpine resort burying homes in Italy
An avalanche swept through Foppola Italy burying a half dozen houses a bar and a bus stop. Early reports said nine people died one missing and several injured as residents fled to a hotel in a safe village area. Two residents had earlier alerted a neighboring village after a long snow trek.
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Foppola
Italy
UPI
Industrial commodities Spur price index boost in December
Wholesale prices rose 0.9 percent in December led by metals, building materials and energy. The year 1976 saw a 4.7 percent rise in labor costs and 4.2 percent for 1975. Agricultural prices climbed 3.7 percent, with farm products and food items advancing, while industrial commodities showed a smaller December gain of 0.3 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Steel An Tiine
Nebraska farm exposition highlights irrigation growth and laws
About 5 000 people attended the 10th Northeast Central Nebraska Farm Exposition at Agricultural Park. UNL Extension and a panel discussed groundwater issues and irrigation methods with Lar ry Pokorny J D Hirschfeld Dave Snyder and Dr Lloyd Mielke. Leslie Sheffield noted irrigated acres rose from 873 960 in 1945 to 5.5 million in 1975 and projected 7.3 million by 1980.
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Stan Linhorst
Agricultural Park
University of Nebraska- Lincoln Extension
Larry Pokorny
Bellwood Farmer
J.D. Hirschfeld
Benedict Farmer
Dave Snyder
Columbus
Lloyd Mielke
UNL
Leslie Sheffield
Nebraska
Platte County
Unemployment rate holds at 7.9 percent in 1976 end
The Labor Department reports 7.9 per cent unemployment at year end 1976, down from November's 8.1 per cent but still near the year’s high. December joblessness totals 7.6 million, with declines mainly among adult men amid persistent market stagnation and rising wholesale prices.
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UPI
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
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