Ford's Struggle for Nomination Faces Final GOP Tug
UPI report notes President Ford fights for loyalty of Republicans as he battles rival Ronald Reagan for the GOP nomination. The contest tightens to a last quarter finish with uncertain delegates and possible Ford Reagan ticket discussions. Betty Ford and Jack travel campaign routes amid White House efforts to rally support.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Washington
Ford
Nald Reagan
Reagan
Panama Canal
Henry A
Betty Ford
Jack
Missouri
Springfield
Jimmy Carter
Missouri Bicentennial Wagons Sparks Public Spat
Jefferson City hosts a cross country wagon train as part of the Bicentennial celebration. Dispute arises between the local coordinator Carolyn McDowell and Missouri Horse and Mule Council PR head Bill Kimmons over freeloading claims and remarks about drinking. McDowell calls it a misunderstanding and looks forward to resolved coverage.
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Andrew A. Yemma
Jefferson City
UPI
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Carolyn McDowell
Attorneys file $500000 suit over hit run injury
Attorneys for injured Indiana University track star Steve Heidenreich filed a $500,000 civil suit against Michael Tabereaux 18 Bloomington defendant accused of striking Heidenreich March 16 The suit cites Tabereaux reckless driving left of center and failure to watch pedestrians Heidenreich an Olympic level miler suffered permanent brain and physical damage while practicing near a Bloomington suburb late at night.
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Bloomington
Ind
UPI
Indiana University
Steve Heidenreich
Michael Tabereaux
Tabereaux
Heidenreich
Navy Restores Oldest Ship U S Constitution
The Navy will spend about 4 million to restore the USS Constitution and adds 200000 annually for maintenance. A Baltimore private group restored the Cosette at 1.2 million and will maintain it at 28750 yearly.
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Navy
Baltimore
Registrations Closed at Camp for Handicapped in Nebraska
The Nebraska Easter Seal Society halted camp registrations near Milford with 30 handicapped on a waiting list. Evans lamented the facility’s city limit and urged funds from the Capital Funds Drive to expand capacity. The first camp session starts June 27.
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Omaha
UPI
Nebraska Easter Seal Society
Milford
Evans
Curtis touts bill to reform Packers and Stockyards Act
Sen. Carl Curtis says Senate action amending the Packers and Stockyards Act is the most far reaching effort to protect livestock producers. He and Sen. Dick Clark push bonding for packers, trust holding of assets, and prompt payments to cattlemen to prevent future losses from packer failures.
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Washington
UPI
Carl Curtis
Neb
Senate Pa
Packers and Stockyards Act
Congress
Curtis
Dick Clark
D Lown
Agriculture Secretary
Oroville Dam powerplant shutdown prompts evacuations
The Edward Hyatt Powerplant beneath the Oroville Dam was shut Thursday after an unusual vibration in a water pipeline from Lake Oroville. Fifteen workers were evacuated as engineers and safety experts investigate to prevent a possible pipe seal breach and flooding of the underground facility.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Oroville Dam
Lake Oroville
Edward Hyatt
California
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
State Department of Water Resources
Lighter Side Cartoon Draws Secretary and Boss in Office Farce
A humor strip features Mr. and Mrs. Newt Faglie office letters with Miss Pringle. The dialogue centers on dictation mischief and cheeky secretary jokes about virtue and romance in the workplace.
Loup Power District records high kilowatts in heat wave
Loup recorded a peak of 45 000 kilowatts at the Columbus hydro substation as temperatures reached 98 degrees on Thursday. The Reading marks a sharp rise from last year with 18 500 kilowatts on June 10 1975 and 53 738 kilowatts on July 18 at 6 p.m. said Ken Smith chief electrical engineer.
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Loup
Columbus Hydro
Ken Smith
Mankato policeman arrest Tarzan style youth at high school
A 17 year old youth swung naked through trees near Mankato East High School like Tarzan. He was charged with disorderly conduct. A woman bird watcher alerted police after spotting him with binoculars. His name is withheld due to age.
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Mankato, Minn
UPI
Mankato
Tarzan
Mankato East High School
Crime in Nebraska Cities Rises Ahead of 1975 Figures
FBI data show Lincoln and Omaha posting higher serious crime totals in the first quarter of 1976 than the same period a year earlier. Lincoln up 31 percent and Omaha up 7 percent, with total crime indices rising from 1,483 to 1,948 and 5,137 to 5,523 respectively.
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Washington
UPI
Nebraska
FBI
Lincoln
Omaha
VA home loan processing timeline clarified by Platte County office
The Platte County Veterans Office says VA home loans are generally decided within about a month, though delays can occur. Officers note some claims take longer due to backlogged certificates of eligibility from the VA and urge veterans to apply early for these documents.
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Platte County
Veterans Office
Keith Bryan
California approves terminally ill patient rights bill
The California assembly voted Thursday to let a dying adult over 18 write instructions to withdraw life sustaining procedures when death is only delayed. Senator Barry Keene cites the Karen Ann Quinlan case as a cautionary motive.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Karen Ann Quinlan
State Assembly
Senate
Barry Keene
Quinlan
New Jersey
Leigh Garden Club Picnic Dinner at Club House
The Leigh Garden Club held a picnic dinner at the club house on Tuesday. Mabel Granatowicz gave the lesson Anybody Can Raise Roses and advised planting roses after maples leaf out. The wrens chairman Mr J F Hubenka led a minipark project on Main Street with flowers from members the Civic Club Mrs Lee Rottman and Larry Rauert. A bird bath was purchased for the garden centerpiece. Mrs F C Nelson outlined a Lincoln tour on July 20 visiting Maxwell Arboretum Sunken Gardens and Pine Bowl at Pioneer Park and other sites.
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Leigh
Leigh Garden Club
Mabel Granatowicz
J. F. Hubenka
Wrens
Main Street
Civic Club
Lee Rottman
Larry Rauert
F. C. Nelson
Lincoln
Maxwell Arboretum
Sunken Gardens
Pine Bowl
Pioneer Park
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