Madison County city seat remains in Madison after vote
Madison County Neb residents rejected moving the county seat from Madison to Norfolk. Final unofficial tally 5,560 against move 4,277 in favor. Required 66 percent threshold not met. Officials say result settles the issue for at least until 198. Historical notes recount previous votes and courthouse history since 1867.
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Columbus City Council Sees Police Department Staffing
Columbus City Council and Mayor Fred Gerber met Tuesday night to discuss the police department. Chief Wes Baxa faced questions on staffing, scheduling, supervision, and numbers in a committee session rather than an official meeting.
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Violence Flares in Detroit Amid Street Turmoil
Detroit sees severe unrest as a black teenager is fatally shot by a white tavern owner. Police disperse riot crowds with gas and nightsticks after roving bands set fires, damage stores, and smash windows on the west side.
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Nebraskans face unsettled weather with showers and heat
United Press International reports moist southerly air will keep Nebraska in uncomfortable weather. highs reach the 90s Tuesday in many spots, while western areas see a cooling trend later. thundershowers expected through Thursday, with fire danger rising in the northwest and livestock safety index at danger level again.
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Nebraska August Weather Outlook With Mild Precipitation Variations
Tiled Press International reports a Nebraska 20 day outlook for August with near normal highs in the mid 80s to high 80s and lows generally in the mid 50s to low 60s. Precipitation ranges from around 1 inch in the Panhandle to about 4 inches in Omaha and central areas.
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Seek bank robber hostage Oklahoma woman charged
Federal agents seek George Wayne Knight of Missouri in a Farnam State Bank robbery that left teller Celeste Adkisson hostage. Bertha Ruth Lewis, 43, of Neosho was arrested as an accessory. The hostage, Celeste Adkisson, was later located with her car abandoned south of Farnam.
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General Mills raises flour price by 1.6 cents per pound
In Minneapolis General Mills told grocery chains it will raise flour prices after Thursday due to higher wheat costs. The move follows a penny per pound increase briefIy announced and rescinded last week. Pillsbury Peavey and International Multifoods are watching grain markets closely.
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Ford Brezhnev confer on arms control at Helsinki
UPI reports President Ford and Soviet party chief Brezhnev held a private, constructive talks on a strategic arms limitation pact before attending the European Security summit in Helsinki. They voiced optimism about progress toward a broader peace and urged sovereignty respect, with focus on a potential 2400-warhead cap and verification issues.
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Underwater Domes May Hold Offshore Oil
Atlantic City report says two huge stone domes lie thousands of feet below the Atlantic floor about 100 miles off New Jersey. Shell Oil geophysicist William Scaife notes the domes could contain crude oil and only testing will confirm petroleum presence.
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Agronomist warns of buildup in greenbugs in sorghum
Agronomist Duane Kantor of the Gist Flalle Area Extension reports rising greenbug populations in most sorghum fields, with damage accelerating as lower leaves die. Late planted sorghum silage fields show heavy infestation. natural parasitism remains slow and chemical treatment is urged if greenbug numbers threaten significant leaf loss.
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Senate blocks move to kill Ford oil price phase-out
In Washington the Senate narrowly rejected a Gravel motion to disapprove Ford’s plan to phase out price controls on old oil over 39 months. The vote 50-44 avoided an immediate collapse of the proposal, though a broader extension of current controls remains possible. If no action is taken, automatic expiration of domestic oil price caps by August looms, risking a jump to world prices.
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