Church pledges full CIA inquiry beyond Rockefeller report
Washington Senator Frank Church pledged that his select Senate committee will probe beyond the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA wrongdoing and disclose all facts to the public. He criticized Ford and the commission for not completing the assassination plot inquiry and promised a full disclosure of findings once the inquiry resumes.
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UPI
Frank Church
Didalio
Senate
Rockefeller Commission
Church
Ord
T He
Special Presidential Commission
Nelson A. Rtockefeller
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Ven
CIA
Ford
Commission
Rockefeller
Capitol Mill
OPEC ministers plan price rise and new currency system
In Libreville Gabon OPEC ministers from 13 nations proposed ending dollar pricing for oil and setting prices after Oct 1 using a basket of currencies. They foresee an experts commission to guide the shift and a potential autumn price increase, despite lingering details.
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Libreville
Gabon
UPY
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Taye Abdul Karim
Kavi
Valentin Hernandez Acosta
Hernandez
Euhnit
Accident Fatal to Columbus Woman in One Car Crash
A Columbus woman Mrs. Carol Brandl 22 died Sunday night in a one car crash on the Santee Indian Reservation in Knox County. Her husband Marian and passenger Edward Taylor of Santee were hospitalized at Creighton with injuries including a broken leg and possible skull fracture. Brandt to Omaha may be transferred Wednesday. Taylor discharged Monday. Services for Mrs. Brandt will be held Wednesday at Blessed Redeemer Episcopal Church in rural Niobrara.
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Santee
Knox County
Carol Brandl
Marian
Edward Taylor
Creighton
Brandt
Omaha
Taylor
College View Trailer Court
Blessed Redeemer Episcopal Church
Niobrara
Senate backs non taxable status for tax rebates
The Senate approved a nonbinding resolution by voice vote stating Americans should not pay state income tax on tax rebates Congress authorized earlier. The measure, responding to Oregon Attorney General Mat’s ruling, says rebates are not subject to state tax.
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Washington
House fails to override strip veto on coal mining bill
The House refused to override President Ford's veto of a bill to curb surface mining of coal and regulate strip mining. Led by Rep. Morris Udall, environmentalists pressed for strict federal standards and state enforcement, but Democrats fell short of a two thirds vote as about 50 Republicans were described as swing votes.
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Washington
Ford
Patsy Mink
Hnwaii
House
John Rhodes
Arkona
Cael Albert
Udall
Demos weigh New Orleans for 1976 convention
Democrats eye New Orleans for the 1976 national convention and consider using 1,400 extra visitors housed in luxury liners along the Mississippi River. National Chairman Robert Strauss says there may be enough rooms if cruise ships can fill the gap, with the Louisiana Superdome viewed as a key site.
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New Orleans
UPI
Mississippi River
Democratic Party
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Louisiana Superdome
Dispute may delay payments to millions of Americans
Congress inaction on a 15 billion supplemental bill threatens to delay GI Bill education benefits for up to 500,000 veterans, Social Security bonuses for 1 million recipients, food stamp funds for 20 million, and unemployment, Civil Service, and veteran pensions. The deadlock over rail job creation funds of 178 million versus 5 million risks many programs running dry by month end. White House warns Congress must pass the measure to honor commitments.
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UPI
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Senate
Veterans Administration
Agriculture Department
White House
Ron Nelsen
Lord
Congress
Nessen
Cutworms threaten Hast Platte crops across Platte County farms
Hast Platte Area farmers report cutworms and other pests damaging corn and alfalfa. Entomologists say cutworm problems are above normal with limited effective controls due to EPA bans. Local farmers explore high volume spraying and Sevin or Diazinon use while weather and worm size influence outcomes. Norman Foreman resigns as Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce president after two months.
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Hast Platte
Duane Kantor
Columbus
Nebraska
Bob Roselle
Dave Keith
Environmental Crop Protection Agency
Kantor
Council Bluffs
Luwa
Norman Foreman
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet missiles at Berbera port raise regional security alarm
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger told Congress that the Soviet Union has placed missiles at Berbera in Somalia near the Red Sea. He warned of a maritime buildup and urged the U.S. to maintain a credible presence with logistical facilities to secure regional stability and global economic interests.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Berbera
Somalia
Red Sea
Schlesinger
Diego Garcia
Indian Ocean
United States
Uss.r
Gulf of Aden
Columbus City Schools rescind residency policy change
The Columbus City Schools Board votes 4 to 0 to end a long standing policy allowing nonresident students to enroll if overcrowding is avoided and tuition equals or exceeds cost per pupil. The board also plans new tuition rates for next year and rescinds a policy on pregnant students to align with state law, with Bellum to propose a replacement.
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Dick Owe
Columbus City Schools Board of Education
Columbus City
Columbus
Fred Bellum
Bellu
Bellum
Dlemetary
Convicts Seize Vent Vault Hostages In Canadian Prison
Three convicts serving life for murder or attempted murder seized 15 hostages in a cramped 14 by 16 vault at British Columbia Penitentiary in New Westminster demanding a helicopter, a plane, and safe passage out of Canada. Ottawa met in emergency session to weigh the demands as police braced with tear gas and guards pressed for control.
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UPI
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Cabnet
Warren Allmand
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Toronto
Pierre Trudeau
British Columbia
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Dragan Cormetic
Te Tm
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Gary Bannerman
Douglas Lions
Andy Bruce
Clair Daniel Wilson
Vancouver International
Dale Otto Remling
Jackson
Mich
Remling
Lucas
Bruce
Wilson
Weather outlook Nebraska cool with scattered showers
A high pressure area in Montana pushed cold air through Nebraska as mid prairie temperatures sat in the 50s. Lincoln and Omaha reported 60s with highs near 70s in the southeast and 60s in the west. Skies were mostly cloudy with scattered showers in south central Nebraska and a 20 percent rain chance in the southeast.
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United Press International
Montana
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Kearney
Holdrege
Devastating Jail Fire Kills Ten Prisoners in Sanford
A Seminole County jail fire in downtown Sanford trapped sixty eight prisoners and a guard. Ten inmates died and thirty nine were hospitalized. The blaze began in a second floor hospital cell linked to a mattress fire set by inmates protesting overcrowding.
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Seminole County Fair
John Fulenweider
Fulenweider
Seminole-Brevard
John Soulski
Joh Harriett
Harriett
Sanford
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