Nixon to address nation in TV campaign blitz
President Nixon will air a nationwide television address this evening from the White House at 7 30 in a closing blitz for reelection. He follows Sen George McGoverns remark that Americans want higher moral standards and plans campaign speeches Friday and Saturday in six states Oklahoma North Carolina Rhode Island New Mexico California and Illinois.
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Platte County Ag Society elects new officers and board
New officers and board members were chosen at the Platte County Ag Society annual meeting at the Ag Park. Arthur Schreiber Jr and Lorenz Rudehorst win three‑year terms. Darwin Pierson fills a one‑year seat. Kenneth Taorceon becomes president with David Van Ackeren as first vice president. The fair dates shift to July 19–22, 1973, with livestock sales on July 23.
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Lindsay
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Rt. 1
James Chimming
Columbus
Henry Luchsinger
Rt. 2
Kenneth Taorcéon
David van Ackeren
Humphrey
Robert Melcher
Lb. B. Roliner
Charles Atheys
FFA
Chicago Students Fail to Maintain Early Potential
Chicago public school students show high readiness in first grade with above average potential but fall behind national peers later. Standardized tests released Wednesday reveal first graders read ahead of most, while half of high school juniors score below 71 percent of national juniors.
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Chicago School Board
High schooler foils two holdup men
In Jacksonville a 16 year old part time worker at a supermarket slipped out a rear door during a robbery. He spotted the bandits’ car with its motor running, jumped in and drove off to alert police. The armed suspects fled on foot after realizing their getaway car was missing.
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Rick Carmichael
Reagan Pushes West Coast Polls Closure For TV Predictions
Reagan asks FCC and networks to delay election predictions until after West Coast polls close. He argues early forecasts influence voting behavior, while Oregon officials doubt impact. FCC studies the proposal as networks resist the change.
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City Council approves house moving project hearing held
Columbus City Council approved a house moving project after a public hearing on Wednesday night. The house at 2312 18th Street will move to 3602 17th Street, per applicant Harvey Mueller. A later hearing and bid opening for sidewalks in Grotelueschen and Belmont Additions yielded no immediate action. Melvin Grotelueschen spoke about sidewalk placement near his vacant property and concerns over damage during reconstruction.
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Nebraska Snowstorm Delays, Strands Traffic Across State
Central Nebraska struggled under a early season snowstorm from the Northwestern states as roads closed and schools dismissed. Mullen reported .24 inches by Wednesday night while Tryon, Scottsbluff, and Thedford logged up to 11, 8, and more inches respectively. travel was hazardous with plows and cars sliding off highways. Forecasters warned of more snow before the system moved east, with clearing expected Thursday night and a drop in temperatures Friday.
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New Hospital Room Rates Cut at Bergan Mercy Omaha
Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha announced new room rates effective this week, reflecting an 8 percent reduction after management kept expenditures about 840,000 below last year’s anticipate d total. The board approved the cut to pass savings to patients.
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Brenneman Heads Police Officers Association in Nebraska
Bellevue based James D. Brenneman of Norfolk elected president of the Police Officers Association of Nebraska. He succeeds Warren Robinson of Bellevue. McCook Chief William Green named vice president and Lincoln Chief Joseph Carroll named secretary treasurer.
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Nebraska
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William Green
Lincoln
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Colder Than Normal October Sets Columbus Records
Columbus endured one of its coldest Octobers on record in 1972 with a mean temperature of 47.5 degrees, 7.6 below normal. The lowest October reading was 15 degrees on the 19th, with frigid days on the 24th, 7th, and 1st, and no snowfall but brisk flurries. Precipitation reached 1.44 inches, while yearly moisture stood at 41.42 inches, far above the long-term 23.35 inch norm.
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Columbus
October wholesale prices show a small drop year over year
Washington AP reports wholesale prices for a broad range of materials and finished goods fell by about two tenths of one percent in October, the first decline in 13 months. Farm products led with a 2.4 percent drop, while overall index sits at 120.0 of 1967 base, up 4.0 percent from a year earlier.
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Government backs direct payments to parochial-school families
The government asked the Supreme Court to review Pennsylvania’s $75 per elementary and $150 per high school child direct-payment program for parents of parochial school students. The memo argues the plan is constitutional and avoids church state entanglement.
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Ohio
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Nixon
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Pensylvania
Federal land transfer praised for Fort Robinson park plans
Lincoln Nebraska AP Willard Barbee, director of the Game and Parks Commission, welcomed a federal decision to transfer all acres of Fort Robinson land to the state. He said the move enables a major public park development, linking the fort area with surrounding lands and a historic site tied to Crazy Horse. The transfer ends a decade of work to secure the area's future for public use and long term planning.
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Neb
Fort Robinson
Game and Parks Commission
Willard Barbee
Crazy Horse
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Peace prospects in Vietnam remain uncertain
Washington reports continued uncertainty after Kissinger stated peace was near. Officials cite unresolved issues delaying a final accord with North Vietnam, with a possible signing before next Tuesday’s U.S. elections. Thieu demands North Vietnamese withdrawal amid U.S. push for a troop pullout and a supervisory cease fire contingent.
Hanoi sets precondition for talks on Vietnam peace
North Viet Nam declares the United States mustundertake to sign a Vietnam peace agreement before Hanoi will consent to further discussions with Henry Kissinger. Nguyen Thanh Lo, spokesman for the North Vietnamese delegation, spoke after today’s peace talks as the U S. said only a few remaining problems to a cease fire should not be dismissed as delay.
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