Fernau's Dual Talent Lights Up Dance Hall Era
William Fernau, 79, talentfully plays violin with his feet on pedals linked to organ keys, enabling piano accompaniment for his fiddling. In the 1920s he and brother Warren owned a dance hall near their farm northeast of Ainsworth. Warren moved away to Phoenix. Fernau adapted a pedal piano system but cannot change key signatures mid song.
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William Fernau
Warren
Ainsworth
Phoenix
Fernau
Thermal Scanning Project planned for Columbus by Cengas
Cengas will conduct an infrared roof temperature survey in Columbus tonight using a Remote Sensing Institute team from South Dakota State University. The 14 flyovers at 1600 feet aim to identify heat loss in homes and businesses and guide owners on energy savings.
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Cengas
Columbus
Jim Larson
Larson
Remote Sensing Institute of South Dakota State University
Brookings
Remote Sensing Institute
Beatrice
Fred Schmer
Pioneer
Lincoln
Norfolk
Nebraska
Sioux Falls
Walter Stevens Dies In Auburn Car Crash
Walter Stevens, 34, of Auburn was killed when his car left the road on a dirt and gravel intersection on the outskirts of Auburn. His body was taken to a local funeral home.
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Auburn
Neb
UPI
Walter Stevens
Stevens
Cordoba
Argentina
John P. Egan
Egan
Montoneros
Sniper kills gunman after French Quarter shootout
In New Orleans a sniper wounded at least three police and a bystander before was killed by officers one hour after the first shots. Police ringed the Bourbon Street area as tear gas and talks failed to coax the shooter out of a two story hideout. several victims were taken to Charity Hospital.
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New Orleans
UPI
Bourbon Street
Clarence Giarrusso
Gia
Giarrusso
Charity Hospital
Fire at Carillon Hotel Evacuates 606 Guests in Miami Beach
A Friday night blaze at the Carillon Hotel in Miami Beach evacuated all 606 guest rooms. Nine Miami Beach Fire Department units responded after a 9:46 p.m. call. by 10:30 p.m. the fire was under control and guests were cleared from the building amid traffic tie ups on Collins Ave. No confirmed injuries were reported, and cause was not immediately known.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Carillon
Collins Ave
Taft to enter hospital for cataract operation
Senator Robert Taft Jr of Ohio will enter a Cincinnati hospital Tuesday for a cataract operation on his right eye. He has been recovering at home after a heart attack and recent discharge from Bethesda Naval Hospital, with his recovery sufficient to proceed with the postponed eye surgery.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Cincinnati
Taft
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Do you need that pill doctors say maybe not
A Columbus physician notes adults may not need added vitamins with a balanced diet and warns against overuse. He stresses telling a doctor before taking new prescriptions to avoid duplication and possible interactions. He cites risks from excessive vitamin D and A and questions vitamin E and C benefits.
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Jane Monnich
Columbus
Platte-Loup County Medical Society
Nebraskans Favor Mild Weekend Weather Outlook
The National Weather Service reports clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through midweek. Saturday and Sunday highs range from the 40s east to the low 50s in western Nebraska with lows in the 20s.
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United Press International
National Weather Service
Omaha
Scottsbluff, McCook and
Imperial
Nebraska lawmakers set 9 30 a m return for statehood birthday
Lincoln Nebraska lawmakers will report at 9 30 a m Monday due to the observance of Nebraska's 108th birthday. Jules Burbach of Crofton notes a special program at 11 a m in the observance. In Decatur Rep John Y McCollister will keynote the grand opening of the senior citizen center next Saturday.
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Lincoln
UPI
Nebraska
Jules Burbach
Crofton
Decatur
Neb
John Y. McCollister
Rneb
Senior Citizen Center
Recession risk outlined by economists and rate cuts noted
Democrat economist says recession could fade to a low mood while another economist blames the Fed for the prolonged slump. Bank of America and Chase lowered the prime rate to 8.4 percent as banks eye weaker loan demand. Anna Schwartz criticizes Fed policy for failing to hit monetary growth goals, while Burns says growth is accelerating.
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Richard Hughes
UPI
Friday
Federal Reserve
Arthur M. Okun
Council of Economic Advisers
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Anna Schwartz
National Bureau of Economic Research
New York
Fed
Schwartz
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Alberto J. Vignes
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Maria Estela Peron
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Buenos Aires
Cyrila
Bank of America of San Fransico
First National City Bank of New York
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