Nebraska Weather Forecast Notes Snow and Rain Ahead
United Press reports moist air over a stationary front from Missouri to Colorado bringing cloudy foggy Nebraska conditions. A I 80 crash due to drizzle and fog hospitalized one. Snow and rain possible tonight with lows in mid to upper 20s and highs in the 20s to 30s. Saturday to Monday expect cloudy skies with highs 30s 40s and lows 15-25.
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Elks announce Columbus Leadership Scholarship winners
The Columbus Elks announced scholarship winners for leadership and academics. First place girl Margaret Lloyd from Humphrey Public High School and first place boy Mark Polak of Aquinas High School in David City each received 125 dollars.
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February Wholesale Price Index Declines Amid Farm Slump
The Labor Department reports February WPI fell 0.8 percent led by farm product declines of 15.1 percent from a year earlier. Industrial prices rose 0.5 percent while overall WPI stands at 171.3, up 14.6 percent from last year. Lumber gains 2.8 percent after nine months of decline.
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Government troops push against Communist guns near Phnom Penh
A Cambodian government force of 1000 to 1500 troops moved into the Tuol Leap area about 40 miles from Pochentong airport to silence rocket and 105mm howitzer positions. Western sources say rebels estimated at 30,000 surrounding Phnom Penh threaten the airport, with a stalemate reported as airlifted supplies resume after a four hour halt.
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Ford on TV Tonight Seeks Jobs Aid and Growth Outlook
President Ford seeks an extra 2 billion for public service jobs and youth summer programs while sticking to Greenspan’s view that unemployment will peak near 8.5 percent mid 1975. Press Secretary Nessen, citing Ford policy, noted Friday’s BLS figure and possible late night remarks on Cambodia and oil industry capital.
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Air Force to Cut 3675 Civilian Jobs Across Five Centers
The Air Force will eliminate 3675 civilian positions, about one in seventy workers, with all cuts at five logistics centers nationwide. The move follows a sharp reduction in aircraft flying hours due to rising oil prices.
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Hall of Justice addition survives Council skirmish
The Columbus City Council narrowly allows a lease change for the Platte County Hall of Justice Addition to proceed. A 6 2 vote approved the amendment after earlier rejection threatened delaying the county housing the police, with May 1 as the new target date.
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Palestinian guerrilla raid on Tel Aviv hotel ends in firefight
Palestinian guerrillas from Al Fatah seized the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv via a mother ship and two rafts. After more than six hours of fighting, Israeli forces killed seven of eight guerrillas and captured one survivor. Twelve others, including six hotel hostages, died in the chaos.
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Kerner Granted Immediate Parole After Medical Review
The U.S. Parole Board granted immediate parole to former Illinois Gov Otto Kerner after a medical report urged urgent surgery to remove lung cancer. The 66 year old former federal appeals judge had served seven months of a three year term for bribery and tax evasion.
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Creighton Accepts NCAA Bid Ahead of NIT Invite
Creighton University accepted a bid to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. Coach and AD Tom Apke said the decision served the university's best interests. The Jays could face Oral Roberts in Tulsa or Texas Tech in Lubbock on March 15, with final pairings to be announced later today.
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Committee OKs Emergency Hike in Crop Price Supports
The House Agriculture Committee approved an emergency rise in 1975 price supports for milk wheat corn and other major crops despite warnings of a presidential veto. Critics said milk could rise 4 cents per half gallon and butter 20 cents per pound and pledged to push for cuts on the House floor in mid March.
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Average American drawn into drug business warns DEA chief
John Bartels Jr head of the Drug Enforcement Administration told a Senate subcommittee that a growing American connection is facilitating heroin and cocaine smuggling. He cited more middle class and first-time offenders, with Turkish and Mexican supplies shifting after opium bans. He urged more overseas agents and better training to prevent a renewed Turkish heroin influx.
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