Lance faces Senate panel on finances amid probe
The Senate Government Affairs Committee unanimously cleared Bert Lance after two hours of questioning. Senators defended Lance as honest and forthright while criticizing the news media. The panel will not pursue further action unless new developments emerge, amid questions over a 3.4 million loan and planned sale of 200,000 NBG shares to a Georgia businessman.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Lance
Senate Government Affairs Committee
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
Ribivoff
National Bank of Georgia
NBG
First National Bank of Chicago
Georgia Bank
Chicago
Atlanta
Georgia
Tom Mitchell
Dalton
Carter
Copay
Labor secretary backs unions bill amid criticism
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall urged Congress to back a proposed change to National Labor Relations Board operations to strengthen union organizing rights. He said current remedies are inadequate and supports immediate reinstatement through courts, while opponents argued the plan favors business interests.
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Washington
UPI
Ray Marshall
Marshall
House
Subcommittee On
National Labor Relations Board
Carter
Marsha
NLRB
John, Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Canadian firm begins Nebraska tractor testing in 1978
A Canadian farm equipment maker will start Nebraska tractor testing in 1978 with the SO Versatile model, per Roger Sandman of the Nebraska Agriculture Department. Until tested, no Versatile tractors may be sold in the state. success of the 500 model would permit sale.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Roger Sandman
Nebraska Agriculture Department
Louis S. Leviticus
University of Nebraska
Sandman
United States
Blood pressure clinics slated for August schedule
Merrick County Health Department releases the August blood pressure clinic timetable in Central City and nearby locations. Clinics invite people of all ages to have their blood pressure checked at no charge with hours at Central City Bader Villa and other venues on many August dates.
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Central City
Merrick
Senior Hands of Friendship party in Leigh area
Senior citizens enjoyed a Hands of Friendship gathering at Tri County Recreation Area with St. Paul Lutheran Church ladies hosting. Helen Wendt shared a March 1976 trip to the Philippines India and Nepal. games included pinochle pitch and sheephead. Lunch was served by Wendt and Hunteman co chairmen with help from local volunteers. Next event is Old Settlers Picnic at Colfax County Fairgrounds on Sept 11 from 3 to 5 30 p.m.
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Leigh
Tri- County Recreation Area
Tri-County
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Helen Wendt
Columbus
Philippines
India
Nepal
Yalzi
Walter Wendt
Arthur Mackenstadtt
Arnold Wendt
Clifford Hunteman
Cochairmen
Gordon Hillen
Walter Wahl
Dorian Franzen
Old Settlers
Colfax County Fairgrounds
Leigh Woman’s Club
Community Club
Beef roast could replace hamburgers in schools
Washington reports the Agriculture Department plans to add beef roasts to school lunches for the first time in a decade. A $1.6 million purchase covers 228000 pounds of frozen boneless roast beef at $1.22 to $1.19 per pound, boosting total school meat purchases to 14 million pounds.
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Washington
UPT
Agriculture Department
Signs of harmony on the hill
Congress passed compromise water project cuts and ended funding for a Oak Ridge breeder reactor, aligning with President Carter on several issues. Budget chief Bert Lance cleared by Senate panel amid questions. Republicans clash with Democrats over energy, public financing for Senate campaigns, and labor law reforms.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Senate
Ray Marshall
Organized Labor
Litte
Carter
New spade lead debate shapes 12 IMP bridge result
In a bridge match Oswald and James Jacoby clash over lead choices. Both tables opened spades with old fashioned and new seven spect leads, declarers mishandled finesses, and table two clinched a 12 IMP gain as South knew the jack of spades. Leigh homecoming follows.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
Declarer
Hire
Se Te
Dummy
South
East
Tealeaf on trumps and a Dugway bomblet incident
A New Hampshire reader asks about leading from a king on first trick while a card ethics discussion unfolds. In Utah a tank at Dugway Proving Grounds exploded, releasing 7 leaked GB bomblets from 31 devices. About 20 to 25 people were evacuated with no contamination reported. devices were remnants from 1960s tests, and most tanks had been neutralized.
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Dugway
Utah
UPI
Dugway Proving Grounds
Col
Adalbert Toepel
Toepel
Dick Whitaker
Yokohama Rises to Japan's Second Largest City
Yokohama overtakes Osaka to become Japan's second largest city. Municipal officials report Yokohama's population at end of April as 2,667,600, while Osaka has 2,652,836. Tokyo remains the largest city with over 13 million residents.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yokohama
Osaka
Japan
Lincoln policeman pleads innocent in murder case
William J. Welsh a Lincoln policeman pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the slaying of his wife Christine The Lancaster District Judge set the trial for the jury term beginning September 12 Welsh is accused of shooting his wife after an argument An autopsy showed she was shot six times
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
William J. Welsh
Lincoln
Christine
Lancaster
William Hastings
Welsh
Groundwater declines tracked in Lower Loup region 1977 report
The Lower Loop NAD Board and U S Geological Survey compare spring 1976 and 1977 readings across numerous counties Nebraska. The survey highlights declines in irrigation wells, with percentages varying by county and many counties showing considerable drops amid sandy soils and irrigation projects.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Lincoln
Lower Loop Nad Board of Directors
Conservation and Survey
University of Nebraska
Valley
Buffalo
Custer
Boone County
Buffalo County
Custer County
Garfield County
Sanuy
Greeley County
Howard County
Farwell
Faup County
Nance County
Platte County
Rock County
Sherman County
Sherman Dam
Valley County
Wheeler County
Sandhills
Loup Ned
Concen
Bessent Back in Penal Complex After Escape Attempt
Hubert Bessent a 24 year old from Las Vegas Nevada was returned to the State Penal Complex for safekeeping after a weekend in the Lincoln City Jail following an escape attempt from Erd on June 27 He had been released from the Lincoln Regional Center but the State Mental Health Bound ruled he was not psychotic or a danger to himself Warden Robert Parratt initially refused to accept him due to missing papers the issue was resolved on Monday
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Lincoln, Neb
UPT
Hubert Bessent
Las Vegas
Nev
Erd
Lincoln City
State Penal Complex
Lincoln Regional Center
Robert Parratt
Bessent
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