Unemployment Drops in Area as May Claims Rise
May brought 327 new job applications and a total of - area job seekers rose to - with 510 female applicants. Under 22 entrants climbed to 339, seasonal layoffs fell to 563, and overall unemployment decreased. Non agricultural placements reached 95, with 24 female and 62 under 22, while 46 openings remained unfitted. Retail and clerical hiring expected to grow in Columbus, with eight agricultural placements recorded and 122 youths registered for summer work. Detasseling registrations show strong job prospects for youths. rogueing activities anticipated soon. Outlying-area service dates and locations listed.
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Job Service Office
Bamand
Columbus
Vereign
Albion City Hall
Scehuyler Welfare Office
Osceola Welfare Office
A.m. David City Welfare Office
Senator Hart to retire after third Senate term
Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan announced he will retire when his third term ends next year. The 62 year old liberal Democrat, a leader on civil rights laws in the 1980s, cited age and the need for new blood as factors, saying no person or institution is irreplaceable. He noted he would be 70 if reelected and served another term.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Tuilny
Hart
Senate
Ropers
Council
Civil Defense
Myrtle Hadcock
27Th
28Th Avenues
Courier
27Th Street
Ward Avenue
Yew Street
Averitt
Sth Street
26Th Avenue
Lbth
23Rd Streets
David Radcliff
Columbus
Polk County
Jack Florenda
Platte County
Spelling champ from Puerto Rico wins 1975 bee
Hugh Tosteson, 14, son of a University of Puerto Rico professor, wins the National Spelling Bee with incisor on the ith round. He takes $1,000 prize as runner-up Mark Ogle misspells brilliantine. first winner from outside the continental United States in 48 years.
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Washington
UPI
Hugh Tosteson
University of
Tostesan
United States
Wholesale prices inch up in May amid farm price surge
The Labor Department reports a 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted rise in the Wholesale Price Index for May, driven by a 3.8 percent jump in farm products led by livestock and crops, while processed foods fell 0.2 percent due to a sugar price drop. Industrial prices rose 0.2 percent after prior small gains, and overall inflation cooled from April.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Rev Wendt Guilty In Church Trial Over Women Priest
Washington dispatch reports an ecclesiastical court convicting Rev. William A. Wendt of disobeying his bishop by hosting an irregularly ordained woman priest at communion. Five-member panel split three to two, recommending admonition and a ban on nonconforming ordinations in his parish. The verdict centers on church canon discipline rather than the ordination’s validity. Wendt can appeal. if not, the bishop will sentence within 30 days.
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Washington
UPI
William A. Wendt
Wendt
William Creighton
Philadelphia
Creighton
Energy crisis feared for Nebraskans from gas cuts
Federal energy officials warn Kansas Missouri Iowa and Nebraska could face an unprecedented winter energy crisis as natural gas supplies fall short. Immediate changes in oil production and energy policy are urged to avert severe shortages in heating fuels and to prevent costly price shifts for industries and consumers.
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Kansas City, Mv
UPI
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas City Star
Robert W. Walker
Federal Energy Administration
Walker
FEA
Washington
Kansas City
Lakeview High School second semester honor roll list
Lakeview High School announces second semester honors with freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors receiving high distinction, honor roll, and honorable mention. Notable names include Ivy Baken hus, Jecald Asche, Diane Loseke, Shelley Ahrens, Jeff Ekstrand, and Jerald Schreiber among others.
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Lakeview High School
Maia
DeLoris Behle
Kris Saalfeld
Renee Wilke
Amy Beunken
Robert Effa
Mary Galley
Brenda Janssen
Kathy Lindhorst
Sondra Mohrman
Jean Mortensen
Denise Schumacher
Diane Duinain
Prady Hill
Lori Kapels
Rick Lindeman
John Wardentan
Diane Loseke
Vicky Niedfeldt
Carol Ernst
Vickie Nassebrook
Debbie Lichig
Marla Bohuslavsky
Ded Brunken
Doug Coffey
Barb Godeken
Merling Kaixen
David Muhle
Colleen Schrieber
Jecald Asche
Spring Bakenhus
James Crock
Sherilyn Dirks
Cindy Finch
Lila Janssen
Larry Kapels
Heverly Maurer
Tom Melcher
Lyle Mohiman
Diane Nelson
Cindy Niedfeldt
Todd Sander
Jerald Schreiber
Howor Koll
Susan Beierwan
Jeff Ekstrand
Vern Fulje
Cindy Fuchs
Eugene Goering
Kathy Kinzer
Jeff Kroll
August Runge
Colin Wilkes
Shelley Ahrens
Diane Bakenhus
Rita Kehle
Jeff Galley
Sylvia Janssen
Linda Dasper
Steve Kallweil
Jody Lutyens
Diane Muhle
Beverly Neemeyer
Rock Plelner
Darrell Rickert
Roberta Rickert
Kelly Saalfeld
Carolyn Weinhoff
Dean Westmeyer
Jaar Wilke
Gerrard Park funding raised for northwest Columbus project
Northwest Columbus moves forward on Gerrard Park as the city secures a 50 50 NGPC grant totaling 31500 with city match. Overall project cost estimated at 190000, exceeding available funds by 73000, prompting ongoing bids and budget adjustments. Also plans include a Banjo Bar dance floor license request at 2318 11th Street and multiple zoning and construction items across the city.
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Terry Anderson
Gerrard Park
Columbus
Nebraska Game and Park Commission
Pawnee Park
NGPC
Jerry Nureis
Megister Bruce Gilmore
T Hat
Gilmore
State Liquor Central Commission
Len Fleischer
11Th Street
Downowner, Inc
Jack Lagenza
Fred van Winkle
Wwevee
Dale Hansen
Norris
Fred Gerber
Tom Kumpf
Flansen
Cother
Councis
18Th Avenue
23Rd Street
Sam Scheidegger
Max Scott
Wagner and
Stires Lakes
Gilbert Behle
Wagner Lakes
Scott
Behlen
Noyes
Sadat Reopens Suez Canal in Port Said Ceremony
President Anwar Sadat reopened the Suez Canal and sailed aboard the destroyer October 6 to restore Egyptian control. He pledged to oust Israel from occupied Arab lands, calling the move a contribution to peace while celebrating the canal's opening to international shipping. Ali Reza attended as Iran's envoy.
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Port Said
Egypt
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Middle East
Sadat
Israel
Mediterranean
Ismailia
Gums
Suez Canal Authority
Ali Reza
Shah Mohamed
Nebraska Weather Forecast Sees Sunny Skies
United Press International reports clear skies across Nebraska with mostly sunny conditions through Friday. Temperatures peak in the low 80s, west and northwest winds 5 to 15 mph, and a weak low pressure system brought light morning showers in southeast Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Injuries fatal to Macy woman in two vehicle crash
Esther Porter, 53, of Macy, died Tuesday on the Winnebago Indian Reservation after injuries from a two vehicle collision in northeast Nebraska.
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Macy
Winnebago, Neb
UPT
Esther Porter
Winnebago Indian Reservation
Winnebago
Nebraska
Ford signs road bill to spur highway construction
The White House announced President Ford signed the Federal Share of Highway Projects Act to give states temporary flexibility in using federal aid. The measure allows transfers among highway funds until Sept. 30 and lets federally assisted construction proceed without required matching funds.
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Washington
Upi
White House
Ford
Ction
Snow Confusion Delays Weather Forecast in Columbus
Columbus officials report a miskeyed weather code by Ohio Bell's recorded forecast caused Wednesday to show 71 degrees with snow instead of the predicted conditions. The error, blamed on the recording system, led to confusion among callers and a correction later in the day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bell
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