School budget proposals seek 8.9 percent increase
The board considers raising the district budget by 8.9 percent to 4,138,600 under current proposals. A lunch program would be ended to aim for self sufficiency while contingency funds of 7.5 million are allocated to meet state aid requirements. Bids were opened for replacing windows at the junior high and emergency tornado shelter lighting, with plans to buy a new school bus tabled. Lincoln Elementary School closing is recommended for next year with a year delay to adjust to declining enrollment. Salary guidelines for raises based on service years were approved, along with partial sick leave pay for Sharon.
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Ammonia tanker explodes on freeway killing four
A liquid ammonia tanker vaulted a railing at a multilevel interchange, fell onto a busy roadway and exploded. At least four people are dead and dozens suffer toxic fumes. Traffic halted for miles as 20 cars were damaged. Police helicopters could not land due to fumes and smoke. Emergency personnel evacuated nearby workers.
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CPR Training Aims to Reach 2000 Local Residents
Bonnie Bennett directs a Columbus Community Hospital CPR program during National Hospital Week. The effort trains volunteers and the public in chest compressions and rescue breaths to sustain life during the first four minutes after a cardiac arrest, with classes planned at Platte College and a lecture at St. Marys Hospital.
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Columbus Community Hospital
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Stan Linhorst
Autopsy Ordered After Farmer Found Dead Near Columbus
Platte County Sheriff Franzen reports autopsy ordered to determine cause of death of farmer Mohrmann whose body was found near his home eight miles north of Columbus on Mason Road. A driverless tractor moved across fields and fences before ending in pasture. the tractor covered about a mile.
Mostly sunny Nebraska weather with mild temperatures
A high pressure ridge over eastern Nebraska drifted eastward producing mostly sunny skies and warmer readings. A Pacific front near Wyoming was expected to enter the western edge later today. Midday conditions showed partly cloudy west and clear east with 60s and 50s. Afternoon highs projected in the lower 80s with 20 to 25 percent humidity. Showers possible in the west tonight with lows mainly 40s to mid 50s. Wednesday looks partly cloudy with highs near 70 in the west and around 80 in the east.
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Middle 50S
Ford to campaign by train in Michigan whistlestop tour
President Ford plans a train campaign in Michigan to rally voters in his home state. The approach echoes early postwar political tours, with riders joining him on multiple stops to build momentum ahead of the campaign.
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Nebraska
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Kennedy
Heavy primary turnout reported in Nebraska and Columbus wards
Nebraska voters turn out in moderate to heavy numbers with Ford and Reagan leading Republicans in a pivotal primary. Early figures show 1,386 ballots from 11 polling places by early afternoon, with other races and figures in Columbus wards reflecting mixed turnout and ward boundary changes.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Lead screening for Columbus area children announced
The State Health Department with federal funds will screen children ages 1 to 3, up to 6, in Columbus for lead exposure. Volunteers from the Statewide Family Planning Program and pediatric and medical technologist groups assist, with local schools helping. Testing uses a finger blood sample, and positive results prompt physician referrals for treatment.
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Robert Grant
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State Health Department
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Columbus
Columbus Public Schools
Bette Lovell
Jan Lovell
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