Elks Scholarship Winners Named at Platte County Dinner
Hanson Elliott presented scholarships at a Wednesday dinner to Platte County youths. Recipients included Rebecca Wemhoff and Robert Goos of Columbus High each earning 125, Terry Anderson of Columbus High and Karen Polak of David City Aquinas each won 25. Attendees included Bill Redrow H. J. Luchter and Roy Jeffers. absentees were Tamera Stradley and Gwendolyn Ternus.
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Elks
Hanson Elliott
Platte County
Rebecca Wemhoff
Humphrey St. Francis
Raymond Wembhoffs
Robert Goos
Columbus High
Roger Goos
Terry Anderson
Glenn Andersons
Karen Polak
David City Aquinas
Richard Polaks
Bill Redrow
Karen Brunken
Douglas Palik
David City High
Laura Rice
H. J. Luchter
Roy Jeffers
Tamera Stradley
Gwendolyn Ternus
Dick Howe
Utah water rights unclear under Nebraska opinion
Lincoln Nebraska UPI reports Assistant Attorney General Steven C Smith says Supreme Court decisions make it virtually impossible to determine a clear proprietary interest in groundwater. He notes water is not owned but a use right may exist and calls the issue perplexing under Nebraska rules blending American and California correlative rights concepts.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Supreme Court
State Justice Department
Steven C. Smith
Neligh
John DeCamp
Smith
Nebraska Supreme Court
California
Nebraska
Snowstorm Dumps Snow Across Nebraska With Blowing Winds
A snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in north central Nebraska with up to six inches in western regions and four to seven inches in northeast Nebraska. Blowing snow reduced visibility near Ainsworth as NW winds hit 35 mph. Travelers advised in western Nebraska.
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Northcentral
Nebraska
Ainsworth
Platte County Spelling Contest Sees 80 Participants Saturday
County spelling contest to be held Saturday at the county superintendent's office draws more than 80 Platte County pupils from grades 5-6 and 7-8. Two entrants per elementary school in each division will compete in written and oral rounds with top 10 advancing to county championships. prize money of 10 and 5 dollars offered for oral divisions. Registration at 8 30 a m and competition begins 9 a m. Oral rounds start 1 p m.
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Platte County
Platte County Rural Teachers Association
Columbus
Field
Gary
Columbus approves bids for 3 million gallon water reservoir
Columbus City Council accepts bids totaling about 1 million for a new 3 million gallon reservoir and transmission lines. Hass Plumbing and Heating of Fremont wins $454,213 line contract, Preload Company of Garden City NY wins $504,000 reservoir bid, Brown-Minneapolis steel tank rejected.
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Stan Linhorst
Columbus City
Hass Plumbing and Heating
Fremont
33Rd Avenue
North Bluffs
Preload Company
Garden City
N.Y
Bruce Gilmore
Brown- Minneapolis of
St. Paul
Legislature adopts antiabortion statement amid code change
Twenty eight legislators endorse a statement criticizing the U S Supreme Court ruling on abortion and asserting laws oppose abortion at any stage. The measure passes 28 to 1 with Senator Ernest Chambers voting against and accusing the move of violating the law of the land.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Omaha
Ernest Chambers
Chambers
State and Local News Mix in Omaha Daily Briefs
In Nebraska a debate on the criminal code questions whether opposition to the Supreme Court decision should be written into state law. Omaha and Lincoln area officials discuss detours for a street widening in PISA Italy to 23rd Street. City council approves zoning changes for Pensick land and Becher Curry project, housing grants, and a new city hall plan with furniture budgeting.
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Supreme Court
Neligh
John DeCamp
Nebraska
Chambers
DeCamp
Omaha
State Highway Department
33Rd Avenue
Union Pacific Railroad
Castner
8Th Street
23Rd Street
Joe Pensick
27Th Avenue
National Guard Armory
Pensick
Becher- Curry Company
18Th Avenue
Pershing Road
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Centennial Park
Sth Street
14Th Street
25Th Avenue
Old East Nebraska
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
11Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Civil Defense
Area children die in wreck near Dwight
Two infants Janae Terrel and Autumn Terrel died in a noon Wednesday crash northwest of Dwight. Their parents Billy Terrel and Shiela Terrel were injured along with truck driver Jerry Galloway of Firth and Billy’s wife Shiela who was critically injured in a Lincoln hospital. Dwight fire rescue squadmen transported all the injured.
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Dwight
Janae Terrel
Autumn Terrel
Billy
Shiela Terrel
Jerry Galloway
Firth
Billy Terrel
Shiela
Lincoln
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Dallas Korcek
Highland Park
Jeffrey Hinrichs
West Park
Jeff Svehla
Terrell Mackey
North Park
Tracey Blessen
Bob Hassler
Stacey Oakes
Sheri Mason
Lost Creek
Shelly Fulton
Kristi Snow
Mike Huhman
Julie Dickinson
Rhonda Shipley
Joan James
Tammy Gossman
Linda Nelson
Kathy Phillips
Julie Bohuslavsky
JoAnn Scheffler
Regina Koch
Lisa Bender
Greg Stuts
Mark Stock
Ronald Stock
Humphrey
Cindy Krings
Jodi Bender
Debras Nelson
Debbie Reeg
Gretchen Goering
Kristine Kluck
Christ Lutheran
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Lisa Korte
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Pat Ark
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J.P. Styskal
Kathy Lee
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Terry Krepel
Kirstin Peterson
Jan Nyffeler
Christine Blaser
Lynn Nieveen
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Jim Phillips
Russ Rosenthal
Judy Pfeister
Sharon Pfeifer
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Jeanie Muhle
Steve Stuts
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Sue Wacha
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