Mondale secures pledge on Lajes base amid Azores tensions
Vice President Mondale met Portuguese leaders in Lisbon and received assurances from Prime Minister Soares that Portugal will not force U S withdrawal from Lajes Air Force Base. The talks covered base use, regional autonomy demands, and ongoing negotiations. Separatists on Sao Miguel staged attacks injuring nine as Mondale praised Portugal as a democracy and long talks extended beyond schedule.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Walter Mondale
Mario Soares
United States
Lajes
Azores
Middle East
Atlantic Ocean
Ponta Delgada
Soares
Sao Miguel
Mondale
U.S
Israel
Platte County Supervisors to Meet for Equalization Session
Platte County Board of Supervisors opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday as a board of equalization. The agenda includes election matters with election commissioner Dorothy Kyriss and a 10 a.m. hearing on Rural Road Improvement District No. 3.
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Platte County Board of Supervisors
Board of Equalization
Dorothy Kyriss
Elks Honor Rebecca Wemhoff At State Convention
Rebecca Wemhoff daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Wemhoff of rural Humphrey won the first place student award for girls at the 65th annual Nebraska State Elks Association convention in Omaha. She attends St Francis High School in Humphrey and is sponsored by BPOE Lodge 1195. Rebecca plans to study engineering at Doane College in Crete in the 3 2 program with Washington University and Columbia University. Jeremy Garrett of Omaha won the boys division and Robert Goos, sponsored by the same lodge, was a state finalist.
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Rebecca Wembbhoff
Roy Wemhoff
Humphrey
Nebraska State Elks Association
Omaha
Miss Wembhoff
St. Francis High School
B.P.O.E. Lodge
Rebecca
Doane College
Crete
Doane
Jeremy Garrett
Robert Goos
B.P.O.E. 1195
Two receive Simpson memorial scholarships
William Lange and Thomas Miller of Columbus Senior High School receive William Simpson Memorial Scholarships to attend Platte College. Simpson, an active community volunteer and Platte College Governing Board member, aimed to aid youth education. Lange is an honor roll student and four year swimmer. Miller is an honor roll student active in DECA planning a business major.
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William Lange
Thomas Miller
Columbus Senior High School
William Simpson
Platte College
Dale Electronics, Inc
Lange Is
Wayne Lange
Miller
John Miller
DECA
Platte
William Luckey
Bruce Zimmerman
All
Annette Kunzman
Albion
Katheryn Bevan
Howells
James Hain
Daniel Medinger
Bellwood
Daniel W. Miller
Russell Nyffeler
Columbus
Ronald Butterfield
Robert Martin
James McCoy
Edward DeWispelare
David City
Cheryl Brandenburgh
Susan Gdowski
Michael Nyffeler
Allen Hemmer
Lindsay
Thomas Hattory
Ulysses
James Pearson
Genoa
Cletus
Blackout Traps South Florida in Major Power Failure
A relay switch failure at Florida Power and Light Co.'s Turkey Point nuclear plant caused a large scale blackout across southern Florida affecting about 2.5 million people. Elevators stalled high rise offices and apartments, traffic lights failed, and schools dismissed as power was restored in stages across six counties.
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Miami
UPI
Florida
Florida Power and Light Co
Turkey Point
Fort Myers
Gulf Coast
West Palm Beach
Atlantic Coast
Gold Coast
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Southern Bell
South Florida
Fp&l
Senators reverse sunsh ine stance in Nebraska action
Nebraska legislature voted 27 to 13 to return LB4 to its original form and implement the 1976 sunshine act next year rather than delaying it. Lobbyist registration would rise to 25 dollars every two years, and Gov. Exon warned of a veto if delays persisted.
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Lincoln, Neb
J. James Exon
Exon
Nebraska
Nebraska Weather Outlook Looks for More Thundershowers
A southerly flow of moist air from the gulf could trigger more thundershower activity tonight across Nebraska. Lows trend in the 40s to 60s, with panhandle cooler than southeast. Tuesday expects partly cloudy skies and scattered showers with highs in the 70s to 80s.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Gulf
Panhandle
Columbus Public Library Reopens in New 10th Street Facility
The Columbus Public Library opened its new 20 000 square foot facility at 14th Street and 25th Avenue after closing three weeks ago. The move involved extensive remodeling costs and volunteer help from local clubs and groups. An open house is planned for June 12 at 2 p.m. to showcase the new spaces including adult services children’s area art exhibit room and expanding collections.
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Columbus Public Library
Win Jacobsen
14Th Street
25Th Ave
25Th Avenue
Nebraska Public Power District
Jacobsen
Children's Library
Children’s Library
Sheldon Art Gallery
Lincoln
Sheldon
Hall of Justice
Senior Citizens Center
Trains Collide at Comendador Soares Station Near Rio
A nine car commuter train collided with a freight train at Comendador Soares station 19 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. At least nine people were killed and dozens injured, with casualties rushed to area hospitals.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Area students graduate at UNL with honors
More than 2000 graduates received bachelor, masters, and professional degrees at UNL commencement. Local honorees include Billy Larson and Amy Tomasevicz from Shelby, Larry Eickhoff of Columbus, and Mary Sommermeyer of Columbus with distinction.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Billy Larson
Shelby
Larry Eickhoff
Columbus
Donald Mahoney
Cedar Rapids
Iris Bondino Moore
Stromsburg
Amy Zimmerman Tomasevicz
Dennis Sealey
Polk
Glenn Cada
Clarkson
College of Dentistry
Gary Bjerrum
Gregory Spackman
Genoa
Kent Davy
Robert Labenz
Mary Sommermeyer
All of Columbus
Sommermeyer
Lawrence Bayer
Howells
Robert Bender
Humphrey
Christine Dubs
St. Edward
Terry Hash
Thomas Hoppe
Schuyler
Lewis Cattan
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Dora Hagge
Ernest Ochsner
Aurora
William Wolfram
Concordia
Antonio Ramalho Eanes
Elks
Rebecca Wemhoff
Washington University
St. Louis
Columbia University
New York
Miss Weinhoff
Wembhoff
Simpson
Delmar Kosch
Paul Gammage
Dan Riley
J.R. Warner
Frances Jacobsen
Kiwanis Club
Silver Creek
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Gainsville
Fla
Redmond
Ore
Deb Gondringer
Brazil
UNL
Sandra Meisinger
Norman DeGroot
Madison
Angela Batenhorst
Ruth Bacenberg Lagerstrom
Osceola
Cheryl Hinze
City
Margaret Prososk Pearson
Karen Policky
Dwight
Karen Strand
Cynthia Tooker
Connie Whited
Fullerton
Byron Youngquist
Charlene Ann Aerts
Carol Siffring
Renee Hutchison
Daniel Yilk
Jan Blatchford
Franklin Brower Jr
Denise Dill
LeeAnn Oppliger
Kim Robak
Anne Shank
Sandra Weyer
Tracy Patton
Dierdra Wonderceck
Alison Larson
Lynn Yeoman
Leigh
Dale Kabes
Terry Wendt
Duane Bodine
Jerold Pearson
Luann Moravec
Gary Harkness
Judy Urbanek
Karen Aerts
Judith Dvorak
Sally Sachs
Diane Nelson Hooley
Laura Kunzman
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