Confirm landfill closing deadline in Columbus
Nebraska State Department of Environmental Contra declares the Columbus city landfill must close by August 1 and open the new landfill. The department rejects further delays, citing unsatisfactory inspections and noncompliance, while city officials seek to stall. City plans include a waste transfer station due December and continued use of the present dump until then.
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Terry Anderson
Nebraska State Department of Environmental
Columbus City
Jerry Norris
Department of Roads
Hla
Fred Gerber
George Drummond
Drummond
Edward 5
Wozny
Columbus
Wom
Gerber
Hiss
Aity of
Hastings
14Th Street
26Th Avenue
2Th Avenue
27Th
28Th Avenues
39Th
Tom Kumpf
Gerald Mirck
11Th
11Th Streets
Columbus High Student Council
U S firms to sell grain to Russia
U S grain companies reach agreements to sell about 3.2 million tons of hard winter wheat to the Soviet Union through 1976. Conk Industries of Memphis will ship 2 million tons and Cargill with its Geneva affiliate Tradax 1.2 million tons. Estimated value exceeds $350 million. Prices may rise but less drastic than 1972 impact. Russia bought large grain imports then, boosting U S prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luduy
Cargill
Cook
Soviet Union
Russia
County Fair Opens At Agricultural Park In Platte County
The 36th annual Platte County Fair opens amid hot July weather with midway entertainment and a WOW radio host. 4-H youth show cases begin with judging in junior livestock divisions including beef dairy swine sheep and light horses. Friday features sheep and beef judging and the high entry light horse competition, with a 4-H show, free teen dance, and grandstand country western tonight. Sunday includes worship service and tractor pull as the event runs through Saturday and concludes Monday.
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Plattu County
Agricultural Park
Midway Entertainment
WOW Radin
Jimmy O'Neill
Mvestock
Wirst
Jacob
Platte County Lutheran Layman League
Platte County Agricultural Society
Columbus
Kearney to reject 1 percent city sales tax plan
Kearney Nebraska residents appear set to evade a 1 percent city sales tax as budget talks concluded with City Manager Ray Lundy opposing three of five council members. Formal council action to reject the proposed 4 percent sales tax will occur at Tuesday's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney, Neb
UPI
Kearney
Ray Lundy
Fair Program and Exhibits Schedule Review
A detailed fair agenda lists judging and events across buildings including Behlen and New Barns, with 4-H FFA poultry cattle sheep and beef, 4-H fashion, homemaking, horse exhibits, open class shows, a midway ride show by Dale T. Thomas, a bicycle rodeo, flag lowering, and a country western stage show. Extra tall and school exhibits closed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Behien
FFA Bae
Champpions Bete
Barma Jo
Dale
Thomas
YES
Nebraska heat bakes state with 100s across regions
A hot day across Nebraska saw midday readings near 100 in the northwest and north central areas with 90s elsewhere. Highs ranged 93 to 103, overnight lows 69 to 73, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, a dry but mostly clear night ahead, and a warning on livestock heat safety with potential escalation in open areas. A weak cold front was drifting into Nebraska from the north. Meanwhile Baltimore reported a deadly West Baltimore rowhouse fire killing at least six and injuring eight, one critically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Nebraska
North Platte
Chadron
Lincoln
Beatrice
Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Livestock Weather Safety Index
North Dakota
Wyoming
Baltimore
UPL
West Baltimore
Spacecraft docking marks historic US Soviet handshake in space
Apollo commander Thomas Stafford and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov linked ships 439 miles above Earth in a symbolic US Soviet meeting. A brief odor scare prompted oxygen mask readiness but control eased as docking proceeded smoothly for an anticipated 44 hour linked stay with meals and broadcasts back to Earth.
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Houston
UPI
Apollo
Thomas Stafford
Alexei Leanov
Stafford
Vance Brand
Donald “Deke” Slayton
Leonov
Valeri Kubasov
Richard
Slayton
Soyuz
Earth
U.S
Moscow Control
Kuhasovy
Signs economy inches from recession as GNP falls 0.3%
Washington reports second quarter 1975 GDP slight 0.3 percent decline, the smallest since the 1974 recession began. Inflation drops to 2% in two years, with GNP at 1.433 trillion dollars, signaling possible end of recession as growth nears zero after a steep drop earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Dvorak to Speak at Columbus Chamber Meeting
State Senator Don Dwoark will address the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce general meeting at the Holiday Inn. He will discuss his first year in the Nebraska Legislature and answer questions after lunch. Following the luncheon, members tour Agricultural Park for the Platte County Fair. The Discover: Columbus telecast will be shown in the Chamber fair booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dwoark
Columbus Area
Columbus
KETV
Channel 7
U.S. Arms Sales Rise in 1978 Despite Taper Talks
U.S. arms exports abroad and to the Persian Gulf grew to over 9 billion in fiscal 1978, with 1975 Gulf sales estimated at 4.4 billion. Lawmakers warn of rising risk as contracts for ships jets tanks and missiles to Iran Saudi Arabia Kuwait Oman and Bahrain accumulate, prompting calls for moratoriums and tighter congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Persian Gulf
United States
Department of Defense
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Pentagon
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Aspin
House
Senate
Great Britain
Suez
House International Relations
Gulf States
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Platte Valley Playhouse
13Th Street
Dr. Enterprises
Platte College Fine Arts
Gerber Electric
Gerrard Park
Sard Avenue
Housing Authority
Vernon Beckmann
Alvin Wertz
Rudolph Brunkhorst
Hur
U. S
Bath P
Pacific Ocean
South America
Moscow Central Center
Nouston
Dvorak
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