Old timer fixes city hall clock against experts
83 year old John W. Parolek repaired Schuyler City Hall four sided clock and top bell. Police and mayor noted experts doubted repair possible and replacement would cost about 4000 dollars for an electric model. Parolek, a retired general clock repair hobbyist, began taking it apart and restoring it.
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Stan Linhorst
Schuyler
John W. Parolek
Parolek
Schuyler City Hall
Bohemian Social and Dancing Club
Marlin Kradl
Russell Salak
City Hall Clock Restores 1909 Works After Weeks of Repair
A 63 year old clock keeper spent over 100 hours dismantling and rebuilding gears shafts and bearings. The Seth Thomas clock and Rumsey bell from 1887 now tick and chime again after a long silence. Neighbors report the bell carries across town on good days and the restored clock lights its faces at night.
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Pardek
Krad
Seth Thomas Clock Co
Thomaston
Conn
LM. Rumsey Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Kracl
Holdrege Grain Elevator Explosion Injures Two Men
Henry Rader aged 23 and Warren Jones 31, both Holdrege residents, were severely burned in a grain dust explosion at the Holdrege Cooperative Equity grain elevator headhouse. They were flown to St Elizabeth's Burn Center in Lincoln in critical condition. Authorities cited crossed wires as a possible cause and noted damage to several cars while smoke poured from the top of the elevator.
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Holdrege
Neb
UPI
Henry Rader
Warren Jones
Holdrege Cooperative Equity
St. Elizabeth's Burn Center
Lincoln
Phelps County Sheriff's Office
FEC Restores Operations After Supreme Court Ruling
President Ford reconstituted the Federal Election Commission and opened federal funds to presidential candidates. The six-member panel, sworn in by Justice Brennan, certified more than 3.2 million dollars to replenish campaign coffers, restoring the watchdog agency's activity after a two month hiatus.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court
Ford
Senate
William L. Springer
Treasury
William J. Brennan
White House
Federal Elections Commission
Castner Earns Eagle Award at Bellevue Ceremony
Ralph Castner will receive the Eagle Scout Award at 2 p.m. today in Bellevue. The 13-year-old seventh grader from Columbus Junior High has led in Troop 53 since February 1974 and earned 25 merit badges along with Arrow of Light and Order of the Arrow honors.
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Ralph Castner
Lloyd Castner
Bellevue
Columbus Junior High
Castner
Webeloes
Troop
Order of the Arrow
Weekend Rain Forecast With Wet Spell Ahead
The forecast calls for a wet weekend with a 60 percent chance of rain today and Sunday. Highs near the mid 70s, overnight lows in the 50s, and chances of showers continuing into Monday with a mix of sun and clouds later.
Pilot dies in crash en route to Grand Island
A California based pilot, Michael D. Bryant III, 32, was killed Friday when his small plane crashed near an Interstate interchange in Green River Wyoming. Authorities expect federal investigators to determine cause. Bryant was alone and reportedly flying from California to Grand Island Nebraska.
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Grand Island
Green River
Wyo
Morgan Hills
Calif
Peter Vase
Vase
Michael D. Bryant III
Bryant
California
Grand Island, Neb
Tragic Yuba City Choir Bus Crash Kills 30
A Martinez California bus crash killed 30 members of Yuba City High School choir on a trip to Orinda. Dozens more were seriously injured and rushed to three area hospitals as witnesses described the horrific scene and the driver faced scrutiny.
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Donald B. Thackrey Martinez
Calif
UPI
Yuba City
Here
Yuba City High School
Sacramento Valley
Orinda
Martinez- Benecia
San Francisco Bay
Larry Beaty
Shell Oil Co
Beaty
Tom Randolph
Dean Eastabrook
Eastabrook
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Evan Prothro
Olivehurst
California
Baker
Dean Esterbrook
Mt. Diablo Hospital
Martinez
Ford Levi discuss busing issue with no comment
Ford and Levi conferred in the Oval Office about the busing matter but gave no details. Levi said no decision has been made and reporters were told it is premature to comment while Garrity’s order looms and a Supreme Court review is possible.
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Ford
Levi
Oval Office
Arthur Garrity
Supreme Court
Garrity
Kentucky
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George Prochaska
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Bunk” Kinzer
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Justice
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