Flu scare prompts rush for swine flu shots across states
Federal officials walked back initial confirmation of a Missouri swine flu case while warnings of an epidemic spurred thousands to seek inoculations. In Concordia, Larry Hardison described a mild illness, and CDC clarified partial confirmation pending virus isolation. Vaccine shipments sped to Missouri as callers flocked to clinics statewide.
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Donald C. Brown JR
United Press International
Missouri
Rick Pope
University of Illinois
Urbana
Concordia
Larry Hardison
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Hardison
Stafford Smith
CDC
Pascal Imperato
New York City
Arrest Pair in Connection with Thefts Near River Blinds
Two youths face trespassing and petit larceny charges after shotgun shells decoys and gear were stolen from Platte River blinds. Robert L. Rice, 20, and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested following a motorist tip after reading a Columbus Telegram story about missing hunting gear and seeing them loading items into a truck near a river bridge.
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Platte River
Robert L. Rice
Columbus
Columbus Telegram
Jacobsens donate $10,000 to Library Foundation in Turner room
Frances and Wmn. Jacobsens contribute $10,000 in memory of Harriet Louise Turner and Johnson Craig Turner to Columbus Library Foundation. Gift designates the Turner Fine Arts and Local History Room. The Turner family arrived in Columbus in 1870 and founded the Columbus Journal Company.
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Columbus Library Foundation
Frances
Wmn. Jacobsen
Harriet Louise
Johnson Craig Turner
Turner Fine Arts and Local History Room
Turner
M.K. Turner
Columbus
Cadiz
Ohio
Columbus Journal Company
M.k.turner
Johnson
David City Firm Apparent Low Bidder on Library Job
An apparent low bid of 65 991.00 was received Tuesday afternoon for renovation of the Columbus Library moving to the West Nebraska Public Power Building in December. The only other bid was 76 500 from Roth Construction of Columbus. Both firms submitted alternate bids if docking area for the bookmobile is not approved.
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David City
Columbus
West Nebraska
Roth Construction of
Black leaders in Geneva seek united stance on Rhodesia talks
Rhodesian black nationalist leaders Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo met in Geneva to reconcile differences and respond to Britain's final bid to prevent the monthlong talks from collapsing. The offer from Ivor Richard included legal steps and independence by March 1, 1978. If rejected, Richard would adjourn the conference.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Britain
Rhodesia
Mugabe
Nkomo
Patriotic Front
Ivor Richard
Richard
Bush to resign as CIA director January 20
George Bush announces he will step down as CIA director on January 20 and pledges full assistance to President elect Jimmy Carter until Carter's inauguration. He briefed Carter in Plains, Georgia, and informed President Ford and the incoming administration of his departure.
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Washington
UPI
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Bush
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Plains
CIA
Ford
William Colby
Defense
James Schlesinger
National Defense
Senate
Frank Church
Didaho
Church
Duncan Bicentennial event honors veterans Sunday
Duncan winds up its Bicentennial year with a Sunday program and dedication of a veterans memorial plaque at 2 p.m. in the historical park. Lions Club sponsors with Ed Ernst as chair. American Legion colorguard attends. Keith Bryan speaks on veterans history. students sing. refreshments provided.
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Duncan
Ed Ernst
Lions Club
American Legion
Keith Bryan
Father Reunites With Son After Four-Year Search
Dr Zygmunt Bejnarowicz of Park Ridge in suburban Chicago recovers his 6 year old son Wojiech after a four year chase spanning four continents. Bejnarowicz endured 10 trips to England and $30000 in costs during the custody dispute and cloak and dagger work that culminated in a hopeful reunion in the front yard.
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Chicago
Zygmunt Bejnarowicz
Wojiech
Park Ridge
England
Columbus High band postpones Memorial Bowl trip to April
The Columbus High band postpones its Memorial Bowl appearance from December in Baltimore to April at JFK Memorial Stadium Washington. About 80 students and 10 adults are planned to travel after a $10,000 fund drive, with decisions on date tied to TV contracts and weather considered favorable for rehearsal.
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Columbus High
Larry Marik
Baltimore
Jfk Memorial Stadium
Washington
Marik
Edward Proudfoot Jr
Memorial Bow! Association, Inc
Weather turns cooler then windy Thanksgiving Nebraska
A trough in the central plains brings cooler temperatures to Nebraska with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s and partly cloudy skies. Winds from the west at 10 to 20 mph. Overnight lows Twenty to 30s with some 20s across the state.
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Central Plains
Nebraska
Mullen
Omaha
North Omaha
Scottsbluff
Nolte to join NU Foundation as research director
Walter E. Duke Nolte a retired Lincoln banker will join the University of Nebraska Foundation as research director the NU Foundation president announced.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Walter E
Duke) Nolte
Lincoln
University of Nebraska Foundation
Harry R. Haynie
NU Foundation
Supervisors hire Booker Co. for Hall of Justice project
Platte County Board of Supervisors, after two executive sessions totaling about four hours, retained the Booker Company of St. Louis to oversee the Hall of Justice construction and tabled immediate action for further review. Bids on County Courtrooms totaled 62 037 with Johansen Construction low at 43 500 and related duct work and electrical contracts assigned.
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Hall of Justice Construction
Platte County Board of Supervisors
R.W. Booker Co
St. Louis, Mo
Hall of Justice
Booker Company
Columbus
Jerry Norris
Ray Baker
Norris
Johansen
Eller Heating
Hoessel Electric
Bill Hoffman
R.D. Anderson
Anderson Company
Baker
Anderson
Fire destroys hay and straw at Richland farm
Firefighters fought a daytime blaze southeast of Richland on the Bill Hicks farm. A metal-clad building housing 200 bales of prairie hay and 600 bales of straw burned from an undetermined origin, with losses around 1200 dollars. Fire crews remained about four hours to extinguish the fire and protect nearby structures.
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Schuyler
Richland
Bill Hicks
South Leads in Population Growth for 1970–75
Census Bureau reports the South gained 5.3 million people in the 1970–75 period, far outpacing other regions which together added 4.8 million. Florida saw the largest net migration, while New York and Illinois experienced notable out-migration and Rhode Island had the highest decline rate due to military population shifts.
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Washington
California
Texas
North Central
Northeast
New York
Illinois
Otis
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
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Ccatko Inden
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Craig Turner
Columbus Journal
Martha Turner
M. K. Turner
Nebraska Historical Society
Harriet and Johnson Turner
Aladaeaasainas Antasy
GOP
United Nations
Richard Nixon
U.S
Peking
Sen
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Harris County
Houston
Tex
Robert Dole
Nolte
Plymouth Colony
Trinity
Lutheran Church
Stan Linhorst
Ee Eee
Richland Farm
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