Fricke’s contraption aims to revive broom playing art
Ernie Fricke of Rising City, 76, hopes a new floor device will restore his deep bass broom performances once heard in taverns and barn dances. He kneels to scrape the broom along the floor for sound, notes salt aids resonance, and recalls past gigs in Bruno, Brainard, Dwight, and at a David City wedding anniversary.
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Ernie Fricke
Rising City
Fricke
Bruno
Brainard
Dwight
David City
Senate okays benefits for railroads and airlines tax reform
The Senate approved investment tax credits expanding relief for railroads and airlines over five years, with rail and life insurers also set for tax relief.Sen. Kennedy warned the measure favors large firms, while Sen. Ribicoff defended it as aiding major insurers.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Finance Committee
Carl Curtis
Rneb
Voice
D-Conn
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nebraska Weather Forecast and Economic Note
The Nebraska extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of thundershowers and highs near the upper 80s to lower 90s through Wednesday. Lows should range from the 50s to around 60 Monday rising to the 60s by Wednesday. In other news, casualty insurance losses have totaled about $7 billion over the past two years, with tax breaks for firms estimated at $25 million in FY 1978 and $144 million over the next three years.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Ford revives Federal Energy Office to run energy rules
President Ford signed an executive order to reestablish the Federal Energy Office in the White House and transfer its functions from the Federal Energy Administration after Congress failed to extend the FEA’s life. A new conference bill aims to keep the energy agency alive through 1977 with incentives to boost oil output.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Ford
Federal Energy Office
White House
Congress
FEA
Washington
House-Senate
House
Senate
FEC
FEO
Federal Energy Administration
Petition Opposes Pioneer Airways In Nebraska
Nebraska Public Service Commission hears a petition challenging its jurisdiction over Pioneer Airways commuter service to nine Nebraska communities and freight flights from Denver. Opponents argue intrastate routes fall outside commission authority while Pioneer cites existing interstate rights and outlines planned Denver to Chadron Alliance Sidney trips and Omaha routes. Public hearings may be delayed to rule on jurisdiction with witnesses cross examined and special appearances allowed.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Pioneer Airways Inc
Nebraska
Frontier Airlines
Pioneer
Denver
Commission
Duane Gay
Columbus
John Warren
Gay
Warren
Chadron
Alliance
Sidney
Panhandle
Omaha
McCook
Kearney
Hastings
Pioneer Airways
Pioneer Management, Inc
Frontier
Hastings Airport Authority
Curtis tovisit Monday Cols Chamber luncheon
U S Sen Carl T Curtis will guest at a public luncheon Monday at the Holiday Inn in Columbus sponsored by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. The dutch treat event is open to all without reservations. After remarks the senator will take questions from the floor.
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U.S
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
Holiday Inn
Columbus Area
Nebraska entrepreneurship program seeds statewide support
Platte College coordinates a federal grant project Development for Entrepreneurs with Central Technical Community College and Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education. Dr Ron Hutkin and Julie Boettcher oversee advisory committees in Columbus and Lincoln to tailor leadership and managerial training for area small business owners. The program aims to reduce unemployment and boost Nebraska’s rural and urban economies, with 40 to 50 participants expected and classes on and off campus, finishing by August 31 1977.
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Columbus
Platten College
Central Technical Community College
Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit
Ron Hutkin
Platte College
Julie Boettcher
PTCC
Leon Sanders
Nebraska
Hutkin
Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce
SCORE
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Stan Linhorst
Telegram
Ribicoff
Kennedy
Des Moines
Becky Elgin
Des Moines Childrens’ Zoo
Bob Elgin
Elgin
Can
Curtis
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