Eight killed as Portland blaze rips through building
Portland police say eight men died and 26 injured in a major fire sparked by arson suspect Newvine who was held after being identified at the scene and seen buying gasoline nearby. Witnesses described people clinging to windows as firefighters fought heavy smoke.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Omena
Portland Police Bureau
Richard Walker
Newvine
Walker
Portland Fire Bureau
Wayne Lambeth
Bob Harris
Fire Bureau
Newville
Nebraska winter wheat harvest shown in mostly good condition
The Nebraska crop report indicates 10 percent of winter wheat harvested in mostly good condition and 83 percent statewide in good to excellent shape. Ripening quickened last week with about 40 percent ripe, below normal and below last year’s 80 percent. Southeast Nebraska leads in harvesting activity.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Soviet Union chartering ships for up to four million tons of grain
London reports say the Soviet Union quietly chartered ships to haul as much as four million tons of grain from the United States and Canada amid wheat shortages and weather problems in the USSR. Brokers cited secrecy and potential future purchases up to ten million tons, with ships specially equipped for Great Lakes trade.
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London
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
International Wheat Council
Richard M. Nixon
Russia
Council
London Financial Times
U.S
Europe
London Times
Great Lakes
Times
Exon reserves judgment on Ford highway proposal
Lincoln Neb Governor J J Exon said he will reserve judgment on President Ford's plan to use federal highway revenue differently, though he notes the proposal could lead to a major change. He cautioned that the shift may be too extreme and emphasized his concern about the approach.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
J. J. Exon
Ford
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Exon
Small Town Histories and Highway Debate Highlight Nebraska News
Platte County readers share lore on Wolf name origin Cayuga barn dances and Gardner tales while Nebraska officials discuss rural highway aid Interstate penalties fuel tax return questions and a fatal I 80 crash near Brooklyn Iowa kills four people from Omaha and Kansas City Missouri revealed by state troopers.
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Keith Bryan
Postville
Wolf
Lucille Walgren
Platte Center
James Burrows
Dorothy Borowiak
Genoa
Gardner
Duncan
U.P
Nebraska
Washington
Conome
Exon
United Press International
Brooklyn
Iowa
Bruce Bell
Mary Ronk
Cheryl Williams
Omaha
Neb
Charles Hardin
Kansas City
Israeli spokesman says progress but no peace accord reached
An Israeli spokesman says progress toward an Egypt peace deal exists but denies a final accord. Talks mention a U S operated electronic early warning system at Gidi and Mitla passes in Sinai and possible arms aid. Rabin to meet Kissinger in Germany. Sadat seeks Israeli pullback and oil field handover with guarantees.
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United Press International
Egypt
British Broadcasting Corporation
Gidi
Mitla
Sinai Desert
Simcha Dinitz
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Dinitz
Israel
U.S
Kissinger
Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
Germany
Tel Aviv
West Germany
United States
Sinai
Ford Announces Candidacy for 1976 White House Bid
President Ford formally announced his bid for a full term in the White House. He vows open and above board leadership while maintaining roles as President, GOP leader, and candidate, with a campaign setup led by Howard Callaway and scheduling events in Michigan and Chicago.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Oval Office
All the People
Federal Elections Com
Nixon
House
Spiro Agnew
Ron Nelsen
Army
Howard Callaway
The
Presi
Chicago
Traverse City
Nessen
Europe
Helsinki
Nebraska Weather Outlook Calls For Showers Then Heat Return
A cooler day with a break from weekend heat gives way to late afternoon and early evening thundershowers as a weak cold front moves through northeast to southeast Nebraska. A high pressure system from Alberta Iowa approaches by Wednesday bringing cooler temps and more unsettled conditions. Winds north 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures range mid 60s to upper 80s with highs 80s to 90s across regions. Overnight lows from 60 to 67.
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Ceive
Nebraska
Alberta
Iowa
Alliance
Beatrice
North Omaha
North Platte
Dedication for Leigh House of Yesteryear
Lincoln historian Dr. Robert N. Manley will speak at Leigh’s House of Yesteryear dedication in the high school auditorium at 2 p.m. Sunday. His talk Our Heritage will mix with guitar songs by the Keynoters and Roger Reininger, followed by a tour and refreshments.
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Leigh
Robert N. Manley
Lincoln
Nebraska
House of Yesteryear
Manley
Roger Reininger
Selection Research, Inc
Kansas
Ill
University of Nebraska
CIA official defends agency amid criticism
Atlanta UPI report quotes Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters saying the CIA wrongs were corrected and that critics cripple the agency. He warns the nation faces a tough choice between humiliation and nuclear blackmail while urging focus beyond the 50s and 60s investigations. Separately, a 4-H Song Contest was announced for Platte County with multiple clubs performing patriotic and 4-H songs.
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Atlanta
Walters
CIA
United States
Richard Nixon
Platte County Agricultural Park
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Lambeth
Dean Johnston
Ing
Bill Inglesby
Livonia
N.Y
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville
Livingston County
Platte County
Cayuga
New York
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Suez Canal
President Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Leigh House of
Yesteryear
Division of Social Sciences
Hiram Scott College
Scottsbluff
DR. Manley
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