Longtime Columbus voters recall she votes since suffrage
Two elderly Columbus women reflect on voting since 1920. Blanche Sheldon now 99 recalls voting in all presidential elections and notes radio pasts and TV now shape campaigns. Kate Armstrong, 93, plans to vote today and recalls Roosevelt and earlier campaigns, praising suffrage and broader information access.
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Blanche Sheldon
Kate Armstrong
Sheldon
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
Dewey
Columbus
Grover Cleveland Allen Thurmond
Benjamin Harrison
Whitelaw Reid
Theodore Roosevelt
Blue Springs
Neb
Roosevelt
Stan Linhorst
Exhibits Set for Grand National Mixed Bag Hunt
A world record elephant tusk exhibit shot by Ed Nielsen will headline 19 displays at the Grand National Mixed Bag Hunt and Conservation Days at Platte County Agricultural Park. Other features include S. S. Levine's gun collection, Ducks Unlimited booths, art and photo contests, and sport shop sponsorships. Tickets for the banquet are available at local Columbus businesses and city outlets.
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Columbus
Questions at Platte County waterways hearing on LB 795 map
About 35 residents attended a public hearing on a proposed floodways map for Platte County. Officials discussed state regulation of rivers and streams, with questions on fences and grandfathered permits. The hearing remains open five days for written input before final Department of Natural Resources review.
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Department of Water Resources
Board of Supervisors
SR 795
Department of Natural Resources
Platte County
Bleak October Weather Leaves Columbus Short on Moisture
Chilly conditions and light precip lingered as moisture fell to 0.38 inch below normal for October in Columbus. The 1976 year totals show 15.23 inches of precipitation, eight inches below the 23.35 average. Mean October temperature was 47.5 degrees against 55.1 normal.
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Columbus
Early voting turnout soars across the United States
Voters formed long lines and waited up to two hours as presidential and down ballot contests drew heavy participation. Officials called turnout fantastic and jammed with many states reporting record or near record levels. Ford and Carter both cast ballots as polls opened.
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United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
House
Betty
Grand Rapids
Mich
Carter
Plains
Louis Harris Organization
Harris
Columbus
Ohio
Muncie
Ind
Ted Brown
New Jersey
Hudson County
New York City
New England
Litchfield
N.H
Auburn
Ala
Atlanta
Voter turnout rising as polls report 2608 in Columbus
Columbus voters seek ballots in a fall general election as a 1 pm poll logged 2608 votes. Comparisons show turnout above 1974 nonpresidential and 1972 presidential levels. projections suggest about 595,000 Nebraskans will vote and a 71 percent turnout.
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Columbus
Beermann
Nebraska
Council Agenda Sets Light Schedule for Wednesday
The Columbus City Council meets at 8 p.m. with a light agenda. City Administrator Lloyd Castner will report on central business district parking. A resolution seeks to reestablish two way alleys between 12th and 13th Streets from 25th to 28th Avenues. The Library Board will review bids for the new library building and consider architectural services. A public hearing covers rezoning northwest corner of 7th Street and 27th Avenue from duplex R-2 to multiple dwelling.
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Columbus
Lloyd Castner
Central Business District
12Th Street
13Th Street
25Th Avenue
28Th Avenue
Library
Reed-Veach- Wardeman and Associaties
Cold front ushers gusty winds across Nebraska
A cold front passed Nebraska during the night bringing gusty winds and cooler temperatures statewide. By midday skies were partly cloudy in the west and mostly clear in the east with readings mostly in the 50s. McCook led Monday with 76 while north Platte and Kearney lows ranged from 31 to 46.
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United Press International
Nebraska
McCook
North Platte
Kearney
Election at a glance for the presidential race
The record lists Ford versus Carter for president with 270 electoral votes needed. Dole faces Mondale for vice president. Congressional and gubernatorial elections are noted, with voter eligibility and turnout statistics dating from past elections.
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United Press International
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
James E. Carter Jr
Georgia
Robert Dole
Kansas
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Census Bureau
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Ray Baker
Baker
Arne Buhl
John F. Kennedy
Roper
Public Broadcasting Service
Kent County
Estes
Allen Beerman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
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