From Brooklyn Ghetto to a Drug Overdose Death
Tom Tiede profiles Jerry Jordan, a New York City teen drawn into heroin in Brownsville. The piece follows his descent, failed rehabilitation attempts, and ultimate death from a heroin overdose amid harsh urban neglect and a broken system.
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Tom Tiede
New York
NEA
Chlercy Dordan
Mal
Brownsville
Brooklyn
St Belfers
Gerry Derdin
Racine
New York City
Dartian
Jerry
Lewis
Ib Bill
Tederey Jordan
Mwe
University of the Streets
Shelby residents attend events and gatherings around town
Shelby residents visit and entertain, with delegates from Polk County at a 4H gathering, Bonnie Brigham, a 1970 Shelby High School graduate, leading a summer session at Platte College. Nick Hart attends Boys State in Lincoln as local families host visitors and recall priesthood anniversary events.
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Shelby
Maul Ince
Nebraska
Cubs
McCook
Polk County
Jmrs
Noviman Leach
Dan Linton
Glen Augustin
Bonnie Brigham
Shelby High School
Platte College
Neil Brigham
Anike Hart
Lincoln
Adolph
Kathy ‘Trou
Hastings
Burke High School
Omaha
Mts
Louis Faster
Perry Platz
David Visitor
Platz
Richard Hiller
Tucson
Ariz
Ros Brigham
Jack Douglas
Huntington Beach
Cali
Grand Island
Douglas
Nellie Ingalls
Baron Riblett
Nellie Japalls
Rex. Brigham
Brandis Attend College Graduation in Omaha
Halcyon Meyer Johnston and Garbara Carral Meyer received Bachelor of Science degrees in education from the College of St. Mary in Omaha. Halcyon is the widow of Air Force Major Mike Johnston and daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Meyer Sr formerly of Humphrey. Barbara Meyers’ daughter in law Mr and Mrs Latin Brandl Jr and family attended the commencement exercises.
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Humphrey - Halcyon Meyer Johnston
Garbara Carral Meyer
College of St. Mary
Omaha
Halcyon
Air Force
Mike Johnston
Michael Meyer Sr
Humphrey
Barbara
Meyers
Latin Brandl Jr
Youth meeting to form county group in Sought Sitromburg
High school youth are urged to attend Monday at the Viking Center to form a county wide organization. The group will work with the Governor's Conference on Youth and Education.
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Sitrombburg
Viking Conter
Governor's Conference On Youth and Education
Grand Opening and Official Openings Featured by Local Firms
Drew's Tire Service announces its grand opening while Vine Service marks its official opening with bargain prices and prizes. Local contracts include Woerth & Aboyglen Construction on a brick and steel corner building with other bids from Sam Gerber Electric Columbus Pan Binge and Neating Pat's Store for Ham Inc Grubaugh Excavating Midwest Glass Schwarz Signs and Gerhard Concrete. Ronald Reagan reportedly received over 3 million votes in the 1965 California governor race.
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Vine Service
Woerth & Aboyglen Construcion
Atreet
Sam Gerber
Mhectric
Columbus Pan
Pat's
Ham Inc. Grubaugh Excavating Company
Midwest Glass Cs Schwarz, Signs
Gerhard Concrete Products Company
Nummer Tri County School District Consolidates in 1930s Style Tribute
A long memoized local collage recalls the consolidation of Nummer School District into Nummer tri County School amid humorous notes on its marching band and a string of quirky anecdotes. It mentions detours, a humorous Dallas telephone name, a peculiar Oklahoma cow price joke, and a notable Osceola doctor moving to Valdez memories.
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Dick Howe
Nummer
Tri County
Malta
Don Gillen
York Daily News- Times
Fran Humphrey
Madison
McCool
Stromsburg
Oklahoma
Mildred Pont
Albion
Howe
Miss Pont
Dallas
Herbert Wolfeschaegelstein
Copenhagen
Polk
Alaska
Osceola
Clarence Davis Jr
Valdez
New Mexico
Oscenla
Leigh Principal Returns to School After Year as Leader
Leigh High School principal Thomas Barrett moves from George Neihaus house to Lincoln on Tuesday to pursue university administration studies. Colleen Korte, Leigh High School graduate, replaces him at the Bank of Leigh. The Hunt family moves to Leigh from Wyn and will occupy the Neihaus house. Superintendent George Foldsey and his wife relocate to the Hespe residence.
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Leigh
Thomas Barrett
George Neihaus
Lincoln
Barrett
Leigh High School
University of Nebraska
Airs. Barrett
Bank of Leigh
Colleen Korte
Harry Hunt
Helm, Wyn
Neuhaus
Area minister adds new church
Rev. Alvin Trucano, already pastor of Stromsburg Methodist Church, will also serve as pastor of the Swede Plain Methodist Church between Polk and Stromsburg. Swede Plain was previously joined with a Polk church.
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Stromsburg
Alvin Trucano
Stromsburg Methodist Church
Swede Plain Methodist Church
Polk
Swede Plain
It's Free Offers Lifesaving Courses and Instructors
It's Free lists instructors Donna Luckey Larry Eickhoff Ralph Eickhoff Kathy Eggli Kathy Kline Mickie White Neil Klutman and Tammy Conyers for water safety aide classes. Junior or senior life saving certificate and ages 14 through 17 are prerequisites for the course.
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Manhattan
Lower Blast
Nobdy
Ian
Jerry Shordan
Alge
Assn
Drew
Brandis
Drew's Tire Service
Ronald Regan
California
Thailand
Analion Ghout
Texas
Red Cross
Pawnee Park
Platte County
The
American Red Cross
Scott Adams
Donna Luckey
W.L.S
Larry Eickhoff
L. S
Ralph Eickhoff
Kathy Eggli
Kathy Kline
Mickie White
Neil Klutman
Senior L. 5
Tammy Conyers
Sandra Adams
Pam
KJSK
KTTT
Becton, Dickinson & CO
Dale Electronics, Inc
General Telephone CO. OF
Loop Power District
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