Columbus Receives 242790 HUD Community Grant
Congresswoman Virginia Smith announced a 242790 dollar HUD community development block grant for Columbus to extend water and sewer lines and develop Centennial Park at 3rd Street and 10th Avenue. Admin Lloyd Castner said funds cover restrooms, grading, seeding, and site prep for recreation with a separate Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant expected for tennis courts and baseball facilities.
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Seid Lloyd Castner
Centennial Park
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10Th Avenue
Castner
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Carter says peace talks likely reconvene in Geneva
President Carter said after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Begin that a Geneva conference in October is very likely despite strong differences. He noted Israel accepts territorial adjustments and that talks will hinge on U.N. resolutions demanding Israel yield occupied lands. Egypt criticized the plan before its public announcement.
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UPI
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Menahem Begin
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U.N
Egypt
Ergin
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds malpractice law
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the 1976 medical malpractice statute constitutional and enforceable. It upheld a prelitigation panel review requirement and limited liability provisions, stating the act serves public health needs and does not violate constitutional access to courts.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
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Supreme Court
Lancaster County District Court
Richard A. Prendergast
Harlan L. Papenfuss
St. Elizabeth
State
Justice Department
Personal income climbs 0.7 percent in June
Washington reports a 0.7 percent rise in personal income for June as wage and salary gains slow. The Commerce Department notes continued monthly increases since July 1975, with wages up $4.8 billion, the smallest rise of 1977 amid fewer available jobs and slower factory earnings.
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Andy Jensen To Chair Senior Citizens Luncheon
Andy Jensen will chair the Discover Columbus Days Senior Citizens luncheon and activities, announced by Bob Law general chairman. Jensen, a 25 year Nebraska Public Power District training specialist, is former Noon Lions president and Trinity Lutheran Church member.
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Bob Law
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Jensen
Nebraska Public Power District
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Noon Lions
Trinity Lutheran Church
County to help finance moving building for Civil Defense
Platte County Board of Supervisors Tuesday agreed to contribute to the cost of relocating a building donated to Civil Defense One near the former City Hall at 11th Street and 23rd Avenue. The move will be funded by Platte County and the City of Columbus. The board also heard about airport plans, approved a Country School Subdivision plat, granted a Platte County Fair amusement license, and discussed Loup Township road maintenance.
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11Th Street
23Rd Avenue
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Platte County
Columbus
Noyes Rogers
Loup
Brief heat relief cools Nebraska as cold front moves in
A cold front brought brief relief from 100 degree heat across Nebraska today. At midday the boundary stretched from southeastern South Dakota to northwestern Kansas and was forecast to exit Nebraska by Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms formed in western Nebraska with rainfall from 1.61 inches in Chadron to 0.1 inch in Alliance.
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Nebraksa
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Alliance
Johnstown Flood Recalls 1889 Disaster Repeats Itself
Heat and floods grip the eastern half of the nation with 10 foot floodwaters in Johnstown Pennsylvania trapping hundreds. National Guard helicopters rescue about 1000 people as Milton Shapp declares a disaster area. Police orders to shoot looters and hospitals move patients to higher floors. Heat across the Midwest and East causes deaths and drought relief efforts across several states.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Carolinas
St. Louis City Hospital
Wisconsin
Loup Near Peak as Heat Pushes Power Demand
High temperatures across the region pushed Loup Power District to a near peak of 62,500 kilowatts at the Columbus substation. The 1977 high was 62,600 kilowatts on July 6, about 9.8 percent above 1976 levels. Weather woes spread from Wisconsin to Colorado, with water alerts in New York and wild-horse water transports discussed in Craig, Colorado.
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Columbus
Loup
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Caral Wilson
Hegarty's
Denver
New York
Craig
Colo
Bureau of Land Management
Wyoming
BLM
Carrol Levitt
NPPD tops record electric output in heat wave
Nebraska Public Power District set a new daily output record at 1,804,300 kilowatts on Tuesday, amid ongoing heat. LES and OPPD also reported high outputs but below their peak levels, as officials anticipate potential further gains if heat continues.
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Nebraska Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District
Lincoln Electric System
Nebraska
Ron Bogus
NPPD
Les
OPPD
Bogus
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