Council won’t seek pool funds for northwest city area
City Council votes 5 to 3 against submitting a request to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for funds to build an outdoor pool in the northwest. Councilman Jerry Micek urges exploring alternatives and cost considerations. Brice Brandenburgh suggests first possible year-round use of Pawnee Park pool. Several members favor growth area and oppose delay.
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Deb Gondringer
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Jerry Micek
Jim Hich
Park Board
Micek
Brice Brandenburgh
Pawnee Park
Tom Kumpf
Mike Novicki
After Piller
Novicki
Mannal
Planning Commission
Okeyed
Larry G. Kund
R221th Street
Kuropt
Jordan backs Sadat peace move amid Arab border states
Jordan formally endorses Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's dialogue with Israel, signaling support from Amman while Syria shows signs of cautious stance. Damascus shifts tone as Assad meets Yasser Arafat and guerrilla leaders amid regional backlash.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Syria
Adnan Abu Odeh
Sadat
Amman
Premer Magdar Badran
Damascna
Hafez Assed
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Libya
Algeria
Assad
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Ater
Damascus Radio
Jerusalem
Menahem Hegin
Cairo
AL Baath
Hartman Post Awards Night at Legion Club this Saturday
Hartman Post 44 American Legion hosts its annual Awards Night at the Legion Club on Saturday with Immediate Post Commander Gil Cave in charge. Awards will honor Legionnaires for 1976-77 service, Auxiliary members recognized by Mrs. Leonard Kirchiner, past honor guard and membership workers named, and baseball program graduates receiving awards. Master of ceremonies Bill Schneider will lead a program featuring a local high school group, 4 pm cocktail hour, 7 pm dinner, and dancing to follow. Public attendance encouraged and sponsors listed.
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Gil Cave
Leonard Kirchiner
Auxiliary
Keith Bryan
Mike Zestera
Ron Graus
Bryan
Graua
Zantera 3
Legion
Questa
Bill Schneider
Cave
Legionnaires
Aurillary
Onwale
Legion Club
Tooley Drug
Lohr Petroleum, Bros
Pawnee
Cost of living up 0.3 percent in October
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index rose 1.0 percent in October. urban workers saw 1.1 percent higher spendable earnings from September. New car and gasoline prices surged while used car prices fell 2.1 percent. Shelter costs eased with lower mortgage rates and rent gains. Health costs rose but at the year’s slowest pace.
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Washington
UPI
Setcher
Labor Department
Cyclone and tidal wave devastate India killing thousands
A cyclone along with a tidal wave struck eastern India last weekend, killing at least 10,000 people and washing away more than 21 villages. Officials described widespread destruction, with up to 11 inches of rain in eight hours and winds near 50 to 60 miles per hour. Rescue teams and relief operations are under way as officials fear further losses.
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New Delhi
India
Andhra Pradesh
P. Navasa Reddy
Reddy
Bombay Weather Office
Platte royalty crowned at technical college homecoming dance
Platte Technical Community College crowned sophomores Todd Lyon and Brenda Rosche as homecoming king and queen at Monday’s dance attended by about 200 students alumni and college personnel. Lyon son of Mr and Mrs Naval Lyon lives at 1366 32nd Avenue and belongs to the PTCG Track Club. Rosche daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Rosche Rt 1 is active in Cantari Chorale college chorus and stag band. Other candidates were Ale Johnson Clyde Schroeder Chip Frailey Don Haden Connie Kresha Karen Klug Cindy Plettner and dune Hengelfelt.
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Cantari
Chorale
College Chorus
Stags
Ale Johnson
Clyde Schroeder
Chip Frailey
Don Haden
Connie Kresha
Karen Klug
Cindy Plettner
Dune Hengelfelt
Western Roundup theme to lead 1978 Columbus Family drive
The 1978 Membership Drive at Columbus Family YMCA announces Western Roundup as the theme with kickoff in January and a victory celebration February 16. Goal is $20,000 for operational funds, targeting youth adult and family memberships plus individual and business support. Special programs at the Y include family swimming and open houses to boost involvement, led by Bruce Cowgill and a team of Handi Bosses and foremen.
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Columbus
Columbus Family
Deve Snow
Snow
Bruce Cowgill
Handi
Jim Uhlmann
Mimi Ernst
Jim Draper
Nan Catshall
Jim Bator
Ray Aerni
Lloyd Castner
Rod White
Jerry Roth
Rich Aernl
John Whitehead
John Miller
Linda McPhail
Bob Hopp
Chuck Gonka
Jeff Schneider
Steve Rordy
Mary Kay Peck
Dan Rice
Foreign
Cooler air to drift into Nebraska by midweek
A cold front will form along the Nebraska South Dakota border and move south tonight bringing cooler air to Nebraska by late Wednesday. Skies across eastern Nebraska are mostly sunny with western areas partly cloudy. Midday readings in the upper 20s to mid 30s, overnights 16 to 23, with winds 5 to 15 mph and higher gusts in Norfolk. light snow or flurries possible in the Panhandle tonight.
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United Press International
Nebraska- South Dakota
Nebraska
Beatrice
Grand Island
Valentine
McCook
Norfolk
National Weather Service
Alliance
Nebraska Panhandle
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