Howells Journal Sold to Langhorst Family
Leigh Ray F. Stone sells the Howells weekly paper to Larry and Henry Langhorst and Mrs. Langhorst of Howells. The buyer is a 1962 Howells High School graduate, Wayne State College 1966 alum, and Blair High School veteran. Stone owned the Journal since 1956, buying from Paul R. Busch. the paper's founders trace to 1888.
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Leigh
Ray F. Stone
Howells Journal
Larry Langhorst
Henry C. Langhorst
Howells
Howells High School
Wayne State College
Michigan
Blair High School
Langhorst
Frank Malena
Malena
Omaha
Blair
Stone
The
Journal
Paul R. Busch
San Antonio
Texas
Busch
Harry E. Phelps
Airlines Set Record During 1976
The Air Transport Association reports 1976 saw record passenger and freight figures and earnings for U S airlines. 223 million passengers were carried, up 18 million from 1975, with 45 fatalities in four fatal accidents over 179 billion revenue passenger miles.
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Paul R. Ignatius
Air Transport Association
Ignatius
First Mid America appoints Dedrickson senior account executive
Bill Dedrickson of the Columbus office is named senior account executive by First Mid America president Charles J. Burmeister in recognition of his production and service. Ron Von Seggern earns an outstanding life insurance service award at the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors convention in Toronto. Don Pearson promoted to Columbus Landpower manager as the company opens a Fremont office. Pearson is Wayne State educated with coaching roles in Norfolk and Papillion.
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Bill Dedrickson
Columbus
First Mid America
Charles J. Burmeister
Burmeister
Ron von Seggern
National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors
Toronto
Lutheran Brotherhood
Landpower Inc
Don Pearson
J.D. Irwin
Landpower
Fremont
Pearson
Wayne State
Norfolk
Papillion
Frontier orders three new Boeing 737 jets for 25 million
Frontier Airlines placed firm orders with Boeing for three 737-200 aircraft at about 25 million dollars. The planes will be delivered in spring 1978, adding to two prior orders to raise the fleet to 26. An interim lease with Britannia Airways and two Aer Lingus planes will cover growth until delivery. The jets will support new routes and traffic across 16 Rocky Mountain and Central states and Manitoba.
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Frontier Airlines
Boeing Company
Insurance executive warns on federal rule impact on insurance costs
Loren Solberg of Alliance, new president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Nebraska, says dual federal and state regulation could trigger inflation in insurance costs. He cites potential McCarran Ferguson Act changes, rising fixed agency costs, higher deductibles, and fewer consumer protections as risks to availability and price.
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Alliance
Nebraska
Loren Solberg
Solberg
U.S. Justice Department
Tire makers see strong 1977 as sales climb and reforms benefit profits
The expanding economy and rising auto and truck sales boost tire and rubber stocks despite longer-lasting tires and smaller car trends. Premium radial tires grow, replacement market remains strong, while a new federal tire grading system may improve shopper information and pricing.
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Standard & Poor
Ford
Chrysler
Detroit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Department of Transportation
Babson's Reports
Behlen's Promotes Krueger to Production and Inventory Control
Krueger rises to production and inventory control manager reporting to Warren Rood. He will oversee production schedules, inventory levels, and forecasting for standard and custom products. Krueger, nine year Behlen veteran, was a production scheduler. Newman Grove native with degrees from Norfolk Junior College and University of Nebraska Lincoln.
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Gene Krueger
Krueger
Warren Rood
Behlen
Newman Grove
Norfolk Junior College
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Gene
Karen
Trisha
Star Lane
Columbus
Martin Schroeder
LeRoy
NPPD honors Columbus staff for long service
The Nebraska Public Power District recognized several Columbus residents for long service. Jerry Hagge and Delbert Greenlee received emblems for 15 years. Hagge joined as junior engineer in 1962 rising to control engineering supervisor by 1974. Greenlee started as a janitor in 1962 and moved to current duties in 1974. Ardith Behlen, Maxine Benson, and others are noted for career progressions and postings within the district.
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Columbus
Nebraska Public Power District
Jerry Hagge
Delbert Greenlee
Hagge
Greenlee
Ardith Behlen
Maxine Benson
Oakes
Cullen
Hastings
Kearney
Lincoln
Oil potential in eeeee economy noted by Texas university researcher
Dr. Paul B Crawford of Texas nm University estimates up to 100 billion dollars in unrecoverable oil could be added to the economy of eeeee. Meanwhile the Wiesbaden firm Carrier GmbH is building the two largest cooling units for Iran’s nuclear plants, contracted to the Kraftwerk Union.
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Eeeee
Texas Nm University
Paul B. Crawford
Wiesbaden
Carrier Gimbh
Iran
Kraaftwerk-Union
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Schroeder
Larry Wolta
RED Cross
Columbus Telegram
U.S. Government
WARD
Jones & CO
Memala
New York
Randy Dickinson
Edward D. Jones
Ig Co
13Th St
NPPD
Columbus,Nebraska
American Public Power Association
APPA
D. W. Hill
Randy Collins
First National
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First National Bank
John
Tony
Bob
Larry
FDIC
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