Columbus Council Approves Street Upgrades and Annexations
City council mostly routine as they move to new offices at 14th Street and 25th Avenue. They annex 38.2 acres for a paving district on 27th Street and approve resurfacing of 23rd Street amid widening plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Linhorst
Columbus City
11Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Lloyd Castner
14Th Street
25Th Avenue
27Th Street
Columbus Manor
Mason Road
Leonard Fleischer
Weerts-Boettcher
Nebraska Roads Department
23Rd Street
33Rd Avenue
Howard Boulevard
Castner
State Roads Department
20Th
24Th Avenues
Nebraska Sprinkler Company of
Omaha
Pawnee Park
Economic Development Administration
van Berg Municipal Golf Course
Nebraska Sprinkler
Bruce Brandenburgh
League of Nebraska
Brandenburgh
League
Columbus Airport Authority
Airport Park
18Th Avenue
Louis Mimick
Sertoma Club
13Th Street
22Nd Avenue
March of Dimes Committee
Highland Park Evangelical Free Church
16Th Street
45Th Avenue
Five Columbus Juveniles Admit Burglary Facts
Five Columbus youths aged 15 to 17 admitted the facts in juvenile court for several burglaries in the Columbus area. Names include Terrence German Patrick Drum Robert Carlson Jerry Staroscik and David Sommermeyer. Court actions include evaluations social summaries and ordered reports.
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Columbus
Platte County
Terrence German
17Th Street
Patrick D. Drum
Keene Drive
Robert D. Carlson
22Nd Street
Jerry K. Staroscik
29Th Avenue
David G. Sommermeyer
Sommermeyer
Columbus High School
Columbus Junior High School
Federated Church
Columbus Junior High
Columbus Family Y
Kearney
Carlson and
Staroscik
Georg Drummond
Columbus Auto Parts
Nebraska Weather Summary From UPI Report
Partly cloudy mild conditions with 65 at 2 pm and 43 low this morning. Nebraska expects 60 high Wednesday with 6:37 sunrise and 6:39 sunset. Central Nebraska sees 40s to 50s today with NW winds 5 to 15 mph western areas. east winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Sidney
Lincoln
Beatrice
Alliance
Markets Missing for Today in Columbus Telegram
Due to mechanical problems with the United Press International wire machines no UPI stories or market quotations arrived by 11:30 am. Editors hope for a better day tomorrow.
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United Press International
Columbus Telegram
UPI
Zaire Rejects Cuban Mercenaries in Moscow Backed Invasion
Zaire announced it would intensify military action against a 5,000-strong invasion force it said was led by Cuban mercenaries and supported by Moscow, aided by emergency U.S. assistance.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
U.S
Moscow
B D employees honored for safety achievement
Bec ton-Dickinson and Company workers at the Columbus and Santee plants were praised for surpassing 4,000,000 safe hours without a lost time injury as of Nov 8 1976. Plant manager J E George noted full employee participation and safety committees as key to the record. By Feb 28 this year 4 508 000 safe hours were reached.
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Columbus
Santee
Becton-Dickinson and Company
Rutherford
N.J
J.E. George
George
Linda Reese
Gerald Semin
Lee Larsen
Pearl Kosinski
Deb Benedict
Bob Zimmerman
Norma Hahn
Mary Dickinson
Dale Cook
Delores Marker
Cecil Huele
Delores
Robert W. Alpers
Michael D. Collins
James J. Maloney
George A. Reisch
Lee R. Becker
Vietnam pledges to trace missing Americans in Indochina ties
Deputy Foreign Minister Ngo Dien says Vietnam will seek information on Americans missing in action and Vietnamese missing, stressing U S reconstruction aid remains a national honor. He cites the 1973 Paris peace accords and a Nixon letter as context while UAW President Woodcock leads talks with Hanoi officials.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
UPI
United States
Ngo Dien
Dien
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Richard Nixon
Nixon
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
White House
Carter
Violence marks Indian elections with casualties on first voting day
Six people died and dozens were injured as India began parliamentary elections. Five deaths occurred in Bihar and one in Haryana near Delhi. Officials say turnout could top 1967 record as voting stretches over multiple days. Congress leader P V Raju forecasts a comfortable Congress victory.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Bihar
Haryana
NPPD Wins First in APPA Safety Contest
The Nebraska Public Power District earned first place in Group A of the 1976 APPA Safety Contest, recognizing utilities of similar size for over one million man hours with outstanding safety records. General Manager D W Hill praised the national competition and national scope of APPA.
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Nebraska Public Power District
NPPD
American Public Power Association
APPA
Atlanta
D.W. Hill
Carter's Clinton Visit Ends with Warm Farewell
President Carter, in Clinton Massachusetts for a first major trip, ends his stay after a town meeting and overnight with the Thompson family. He praises the reception, plans a West Virginia energy roundtable, and will address the United Nations in New York City.
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Clinton
Mass
United Nations
New York City
Carter
Chestnut Street
Edward
Katherine Thompson
Platte to Host Second Annual Choral Festival
Approximately 350 singers from nine Nebraska high schools and colleges gather at Platte College for a day of performances and clinics led by Dr. William C. Hall a renowned conductor. The event runs 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. with free admission open to the public featuring multiple school choirs and Platte College ensembles.
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Nebraska
Platte College
William C. Hall
United States
Europe
John Putnam
Hall
Vienna
Salzburg
Austria
Rome
Italy
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Southern
National Music Publishers
Putnam
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Drum
Behlen
Jim Peterson
Luther Roark
Drummond Garage
David Lyons
Pany
Ho Chi Minh
Woodcock
Madras
Samachar
P.V. Raju
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Congress
Thompson
Platte
Columbus High
New World Singers
Schuyler Central High
Genoa High
Papillion High
Free Spirit
Kearney High
Fullerton High
Platte College Chorale
Northeast Technical Community College
DR. Hall
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