Nebraska lawmaker pushes mandatory hunter safety training
State Sen. Gary Anderson proposes bill L865 requiring under 16 to complete a hunter safety course or be accompanied by an adult. The plan mandates six hours of training covering firearm safety, skills, game identification, laws, and ethics, with certifications issued by the Game Commission.
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Bob Rummel
Associated Press
Olympic
Gary Anderson
Axtell
Anderson
National Rifle Association
State Game and Parks Commission
Nebraska
Game Commission
Commission
Four Otero family slayings prompt Wichita manhunt
Wichita police and federal agencies continue probing the slayings of Jose Otero 38, his wife Julie 35, and children Joseph 8 and Josephine 11, found at their home after two to three witnesses reported a tall dark man in a long coat near the scene. An artist’s drawing is being prepared as investigators seek a 38 to 34 year old, 5- to 6-foot suspect with shoulder length brown hair. The investigation involves 75 officers, the FBI and Narcotics Bureau, with the rope now checked for maker and distributors.
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Wichita
Kan
Jose Olera
Ater & A.m
Floyd Hannon
Beteen
Hannon
Jose Otero
Julie
Joseph
Josephine
Otero
Michael L. Williams
Cteros
FBI
Bureau of Narcotics
Schuyler Fire Report Highlights City and Rural Calls
The Schuyler Fire Department report lists 14 general and one silent city alarm, 28 rural calls, and one mutual aid. City alarms covered residential, five businesses, three motor vehicles, one hospital, plus a residential silent. rural alarms included roadside, railroad right of way, ditches and weeds, seven industrial buildings, and several other incidents. The department conducted 14 drills, inspected several businesses, and logged 1874 man hours. City bans on outside burning reduced grass and incinerator calls to zero for the second year. The force has 41 active members, led by Chief Lavern W. Krael, with Milo J. Stuhl and Richard Krael as assistants.
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Scuyler
Schuyler Fire Department
Fie
Lavern W. Krael
Milo J. Stuhl
Richard Krael
Woman Wins 1 Million in New Jersey Lottery
Hazel Johnston, hospitalized for a week, learned she had won one million dollars in the New Jersey State Lottery. She said she was shaking and could not believe it while at home with her husband Derril, head of a contracting company.
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ST. Louis
Hazel Johnston
New Jersey
Morrislay
Derril
McCook woman aims for Democratic lieutenant governor nomination
McCook resident Phillys Lyons said on Wednesday she may file for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. She will decide in three weeks. The field already includes Gov. J James Exon's pick Gerald Whelan Hastings State Sen Jules Burbach Crafton and Sen Frank Lewis Bellevue. Lyons previously placed last in the 1972 Democratic Senate nomination race saying women should be out doing things.
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Lincoln
Neb. Gap
Phillys Lyons
McCook
J. James Exon
Gerald Whelan
Hastings
Jules Burbach
Crafton
Frank Lewis
Bellevue
Lyons
US Senate
Centenarian hotspots claimed in global study
The text cites regions such as the Ecuadorian Andes, Kashmir, and the Caucasus in Soviet Georgia as boasting the world’s highest proportions of centenarians. It presents a provocative claim about longevity geography without clear sourcing or context.
Flooding Forecast Across Nebraska From Melting Snow
National Weather Service alerts weekend flood risks in central and eastern Nebraska as melting snow raises streams. Creeks and rivers including the Big Blue, Little Blue and republican basin show overflows and possible ice jams. Crest predictions reach one to three feet over banks in several locations with Missouri River near flood stage late week.
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Omaha
Neb
Natonal Weather Service
Nebraska
Saki
Big Blue River
Crete
Surprise
Seward
Beatrice
Dorchester
Lincoln Creek
Turkey Creek
Wilbur
Little Blue River
Fairbury
Republican River
Harlan County
Benkleman
Missouri
Beef processors paid more lower prices for farmers
Iowa farm cattle prices plunged about 40 percent from April to November while packers profits rose sharply. Senate hearing heard that overstocked supply and lifted price ceilings pushed cattle to market, with retailers and processors earning higher margins. Cattlemen faced losses up to 2000 dollars per head according to Gaylord Stallman urging competition to curb retail beef margins.
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Sioux Center
Paul Engler
Iowa 7 Processors
Dakota City
Neb
Engler
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
Maquikela
Dick Clark
Dlowa
Clark
Alis
Gaylord Stallman
Sac City
Town Farm Bureau Beef Advisory Committee
Exon urges stronger research into agricultural commodities
Nebraska Governor Exon called delegates of the National Association of Wheat Growers to expand research into industrial use of farm products. He highlighted grain alcohol as a potential energy source and plastics and medicines use, praising wheat industry efforts and a University of Nebraska project on protein extraction. He urged immediate action on target prices for 1974 and 1975 crops and supported a state bid program for farm-product use in road projects.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Exon
National Association of Wheat Growers
Exon Salse
Bloodmobile to visit David City at Knights of Columbus Hall
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will stop at Knights of Columbus Hall David City from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The quota is 125 pints and donors ages 17 with parental consent are eligible. Mrs Jaycees and Mrs Larry Jenkins head recruitment and donations with Max McGee as local chairman assisting various tasks.
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David City
Rea Cross
Mowlly
Dan
Knights of Columbus
Am Birkel
Jaycees
Larry Jenkins
Max McGee
Nebraska crops set record highs for corn soybeans and popcorn
Lincoln AP reports USDA figures showing Nebraska harvested a record corn yield of 93 bushels per acre and total 544,050,000 bushels, soybeans at 6,300,000 bushels with strong acreage gains. Popcorn and sorghum also reached near record levels while sugar beets and dry edible beans fell from highs, and overall production was revised from November estimates.
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Lincoln
Neb
Triment of Agriculture Wedy
Nebraska
Ultura
USDA
Petersburg Receives Education Grant for Learning Disabilities
A total of 32495 in mini grants was awarded to 13 local education agencies by the Education Department, funded by Title IE of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Commissioner Cecil E. Stanley announced the awards as support for innovative solutions to classroom challenges, including a grant to Petersburg for learning disabilities.
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Commissioner of Education
Cecil E. Stanley
Petersburg
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