Partial settlement approves in price conspiracy suit
Lincoln Neb UPI reports a district court judge signed an order approving four partial settlements in a 1.5 billion price conspiracy case against Safeway and A P. Safeway agreed to limit beef price data sharing and to provide information to private services while paying 40,000 to fund further antitrust work. Sen. Joran Schmit Sen. Walter Epke and Sen. John DeCamp described the settlement as a critical first step to dismantle price manipulation in meat markets as litigation continues against A and P.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Warren Urbom
Safeway
John DeCamp
Neligh
DeCamp
Sen
Joran Schmit
Bellwood
Omaha
Schmit
Kissinger in Egypt for talks on Sinai troop drawdown
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrived in Aswan Egypt amid Israel's reply to Egyptian proposals for a new Sinai arms drawdown accord. He voiced cautious optimism saying both sides want an agreement as he met with Egyptian officials on the Nile frontier.
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Egypt
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
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Nwn
Israel
Sinai
Kissinger
Tel Aviv
Anwar Sadal
Renins
Jerusalem
Syria
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Sadat
LPPD approves transformer install at Columbus substation
Loup Power District board approves buying a large transformer from General Electric for 194,670 including labor to replace a proposed new substation, delaying its construction until about 2081. The board also approves work orders totaling about 31,551 plus several projects across the district.
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Loup
Nebraska Public Power District
Cooper
Columbus
Lindsay
New Columbus Chamber names Holmberg president
James J. Holmberg of Dale Electronics Inc is elected president of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce succeeding Max Kiburz of Loup Power District. Ed Nielsen is first vice president and re-elected for a second term. Jack Thsimqnist is second vice president. Howard Brown treasurer. New board members Cecil Jones CA Saunders Archery Joe Stavas Radio KTT. The board takes office April 1 and Holmberg will receive the gavel April 5 at the annual meeting with Paul Harvey as guest speaker at Columbus Senior High. Tickets $9.
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Dale Electronics, Inc
Columbus Area
Saunders
Saunders Archery
Joe Stavas
Radio Ktt
Ed Nielsen
Holmberg
Dale
Columbus
Marylou
Kiburz
Paul Harvey
Columbus Senior High School
Chamber
Stans pleads guilty to five Watergate campaign counts
Maurice H. Stans, former commerce secretary and Nixon reelection fundraiser, pleads guilty to five misdemeanor counts for failing to report large political contributions and corporate funds. The plea follows years of Watergate trials and acquittals, with sentencing date left open.
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Washington
UPI
Maurice H. Stans
Richard M. Nixon
Stans
Commerce
Nixon
U.S
John Lewis Smith
Ernesto Lagdameo
Fred C. LaRue
Montana
Tim Babcock
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Walter Bonner
Watergate
Thomas JF. McBride
Bonner
John N. Mitchell
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Kleindienst
Treasury
John B. Connally Jr
Albert Fall
Warren G. Harding
Fall
Teapot Dome
Meany urges bigger tax cuts to aid middle class
AFL-CIO leader George Meany accused Treasury Secretary William Simon of favoring big rebates for the rich and urged the Senate Finance Committee to back at least a $30 billion tax cut mainly for law and middle income Americans. He supported the House passed $21.3 billion plan with $100 to $200 rebates for most taxpayers and warned oil depletion debates could delay action. Meany objected to a stimulus skew that would favor higher income brackets.
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Washington
UPI
George Meany
Treasury
William Simon
Meany
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Clear skies and warmer Nebraska Weather Tuesday
A high pressure system moved into Nebraska from the Dakotas bringing clear skies and cooler temperatures. Lows tonight range from about 10 in the east to the upper teens in the west. Thursday highs near 40 east to upper 40s west. Friday to Sunday will be partly cloudy with 40s and 20s to 30s.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Dakotas
Texas
Omaha
Beatrice
Valentine
Resurfacing Request for US 30 Segment in Nebraska
The Nebraska Department of Roads seeks FHWA approval to resurface a US 30 segment from the east edge of Schuyler eastward about eight miles. A design study report is available for inspection at the NDOR district office in Norfolk, with copies obtainable from the NDOR main office in Lincoln.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Federal Highway Administration
Schuyler
Norfolk
NDOR
PO Box
Lincoln
Regents Scholarships For Columbus High Graduates
University of Nebraska Lincoln offers one year Regents scholarships to Columbus High School seniors Vicki Fraka and Sue Mason for outstanding scholastic performance. The awards cover resident tuition for the first academic year at the university.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Colmbus High School
Vicki Fraka
Sue Mason
Legislature to Start All Day Sessions Tuesday
Lincoln Neb March date from UPI reports Speaker J. W. Burbach of Crafton announced the legislature will begin all-day sessions next Tuesday after discussions with committee chairmen.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
J. W. Burbach
Crafton
Burbach
Airlift resumes as clashes mount around Phnom Penh
UPI reports renewed American airlift into Cambodia after a brief disruption. U.S. convoys enter from Thailand while heavy fighting rages along the Mekong near Neak Luong and Banam. Rebels mortars strike Prek Phneon and other sites as government forces struggle to hold the perimeter.
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UPI
Phra Penh
U.S
Cambodia
Thailand
Mekong
Neak Luong
Banam
Phnomt Penh
Khmer Rouge
Peking
Norodom Sikhanouk
Suk Sutsakhan
Jobless rates forecast to rise to nine percent
Washington reports revised views on unemployment with forecasts calling for a peak above 8.5 percent and possibly reaching 9 percent before a late summer decline. Greenspan told Senate leaders the odds of hitting nine percent were higher than before, while skeptics warned the economy would not yet bottom out.
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Joint Economic Committee
Heller
Ford
Plocidés
Vandalism Blocks Flowers in Frankfort Square Year
Frankfort city officials, meeting Tuesday, decided against planting flowers in Frankfort Square due to prior vandalism. The plan follows last year’s suspension of flower planting for the same reason. The article also lists proposed rental fees for athletic facilities and notes a park event, Easter exhibits, and unchanged golf fees at Van Bere Park.
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City Board of Park and Recreational Commissioners
van Bere Park
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