Water resources hearing draws 500 plus oppose transbasin plan
A Nebraska public hearing on water resources drew more than 500 attendees, mostly opposing transbasin diversion from the Platte and Loup rivers. Speakers including Ed Burke and Max Kiburz urged basins to use water locally, while others supported minimum stream flow and local control. The session aimed to shape legislation for the next session, with key senators present.
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Agricultural Rk
State Committee
Broken Bow
Platte River
Loup River
Ed Burke
Genoa
Lower Loup Platte Association
Max Kiburz
Loup
Robert Kayton
Melvin Sachs
Schuyler
Kiburz
Loup and
Platte
Lee Rupp
Richard Bevan
Lower Loup River
Columbus Area
Public Works Committee
Maurice Kremer
Aurora
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Jack Mills
Big Springs
Richard Lewis
Holbrook
Irving Wiltse
Falls City
Loran Schmit
Bellwood
Agricultural Committee
Don Dworak
Columbus
Dole urges GOP to win elections over ideological purity
Sen. Robert Dole told the Republican Governors Association that Republicans must focus on winning elections and avoid ideological purity. He warned that clinging to fringe views would cripple a political comeback and urged staking out broad, realistic alternatives to Democrats.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Republican Governors Association
GOP
Dole
Vasto
Kansan
Carter Says No Quick Fix to Unemployment Figure
President-elect Jimmy Carter says cutting unemployment from campaign levels to 4 to 4.5 percent by 1980 is unlikely and would require a notable 1.5 point drop in a year. He plans Bert Lance in a Cabinet role and keeps options open for other posts while Kissinger’s future role is deemed unlikely. Powell cites strict financial disclosure rules ahead for top candidacy.
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Carter
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Secretaries of State
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Jody Powell
Powell
Winter Sports Special featuring area boys basketball and swimming
The Columbus Telegram presents a winter sports special with twenty one area schools. The supplement includes stories pictures schedules and rosters to entertain and inform readers and to serve as a companion for winter sports. Brief sketches cover schools in conference competition with local teams.
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Columbus Telegram
Gilmore Granted Immediate Execution by Firing Squad
Utah board of pardons grants Gary Gilmore approval for immediate execution by firing squad after he called death a proper sentence for killing a motel clerk last summer. Board leaders set to fix a new date with Judge Bullock aiming for within 60 days amid legal questions.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah Board of Pardons Today
Gary Gilmore
George Latimer
Fourth District
J. Robert Bullock
Provo
Gilmore
Area man seriously hurt in pickup train collision
A David City man was seriously injured about 11 a.m. today when his pickup hit by an eastbound Union Pacific freight at a Highway 15 crossing in downtown David City. The engineer, Duane Thiel, said the driver did not see the train. The crossing bells and lights were working. His identity was being withheld pending relatives’ notification.
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David City
Lincoln
Highway 15
Union Pacific
Duane Thiel
Thiel
Schuyler bond issue for high school additions up for Dec 14
Schuyler Central High School District urges voters to approve a 1.99 million bond for additions and remodeling to relieve space shortages. The plan requires a 2.1 mill levy increase, retiring over 20 years, with little extra cost to seniors due to exemptions.
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Schuyler
Schuyler Central High School
Board of Education
Snow melts as sun returns with light mist of snow
A mid morning snowfall in Columbus stirred modest concern but melted to sunshine before reaching an inch. Winds needed clearing, and briefly slick surfaces appeared as temperatures rose under partly cloudy skies. A frontal system moved south across Nebraska and Kansas with a low pressure center over the Dakotas.
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Columbus
United Press International
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Grand Island
Alliance
Scotts Bluff
Valentine
Steel price hikes spark Carter protest and industry lift
Major steel producers including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel plan a 6 percent price increase on sheet and strip products effective Wednesday. The move follows prior hikes bringing total 2024 steel price rises to 12 percent, drawing opposition from President-elect Jimmy Carter who warns of price instability.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
New Beloit Officials to Be Seated and Council Actions
Mayor elect George Johansen and new councilman Mike Novicki will be seated at 8 p.m. in City Hall. The council will elect a new president and consider rezoning east Highway 30 from local business to general commercial. A motel move request and library remodeling bid award are on the agenda along with hearings for the Community Development Act and an agreement with the Columbus Rural Fire District.
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George Johansen
Mike Novicki
11Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Beloit Kinzeris
East Highway 30
Dell D. Miller
Fremont
23Rd Street
Columbus Rural Fire District
Red Cross launches out county fund drive stance
Platte County Chapter of the American Red Cross begins its annual out county fund drive led by John A Mirsch and his wife from Platte Center. President David Marsh notes 99 percent volunteer work and 97 percent of funds used for services with about half staying in the area for local programs and blood and aid services.
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Platte County
American Red Cross
David Marsh
John A. Mirsch
Platte Center
Marsh
Red Cross
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Legislative Committee
Gordon Peterson
U.S. 30
Hawaii
Husker
Stan Linhorst
Portland, Obe
Portland
Barry Cook
Cook
Portland Police Bureau
Dan H. Jones
Sherman Oaks
Calif
The
Columbus United Way
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