Schedule of Friday events in Columbus area
Schedule lists Oct 10 activities at Agriculture Park Exhibition Hall Elks Country Club and city blocks. Senior citizens lunch at noon. Discover Columbus Days golf at Elks 1 PM. carnival on 2th Street. midway on 12th Street. big wheel races for ages 9 and under. School of Dance 4:30 to 7:00. Urkashi Orchestra polka dance at First National Bank lot. Columbus Cavaliers with Urkashis Orchestra at 12 00 P.M. to 5 30 P.M. Center parking lot.
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Agriculture Park Exhibition Hall
Elks
Country Club
Bill Fox
First National
Urkashi
Senior Citizens Day at Platte County Park Lunch and Games
Third annual Senior Citizens Day set for noon Friday at Platte County Agricultural Park Exhibit Hall. More than 580 expected after advance registration via Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. Free lunch and socializing sponsored by Columbus civic and fraternal clubs with volunteer helpers from local groups and Hod Services Division of Columbus Holiday Inn. Special entertainment by Candles 4-H club, parade and sing along. Luncheon free for seniors over 65. transport provided by Columbus board of Realtors. $1.50 meal for companions. Bingo to follow after lunch with Legion Auxiliary assisting.
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Platte County Agricultural Park
Columbus Area
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Arta Chamber
Columbus
Huchors
Columbus Civic
Hod Services
Columbus Holiday Inn
Tellowing Candles
Platte County
Sories
Walter Kick
Sam Drinnan Jr
Legion
Benlor
Lundh
Columbus Board of Realtors
Downtown Columbus Discover Days Parking Plan
Parking for Discover Columbus Days in downtown Columbus will be limited with several streets blocked for events and parades. Barricades will close 1st and 13th Streets Saturday morning. 11th Street segment and 27th Avenue square dance area will restrict parking at set times. free downtown parking is proclaimed by Mayor Gerber.
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Columbus
12Th Street
13Th
11Th Street
24Th
Sth
27Th Avenue
10Th Street
Wes Barn
14Th Street
21St
2Nd Avenues
American Legion Hall
24Th Avenue
25Th Avenue
Federated Church
Fred Gerber
Open house at Platte County museum features Lincoln slides
The Platte County Historical Society invites the public to view displays at the former Burlington Depot from 8 00 to 9 00 pm today and 1 00 to 10 00 pm Friday 1 00 to 6 00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Lincoln residents Robert Starck and Lynn Danes will present slides of historic Nebraska scenes as part of Bicentennial events.
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Platte County
Discover Columbus Bulletin Parade and concerts schedule
The Platte College Cantari performs in Frankfort Square at 6 30 p m followed by Anné Roselle Schoo of Dance The Fire Preventing Parade starts at 7 p m and the Columbus High Band performs in Frankfort Square after the parade A square Dance is 7 80 to 10 p m on the west side of First National Bank Friday Barb Ingwersen School of Dance entertains in Frankfort Square at 6 30 p m The Mid West Street Red Association will join the Discover Columbus Days Parade at 10 a m Saturday with cars on display at Ag Park from 1 p m Tickets to the hall and coronation are available at the Holiday Inn desk Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce manager Jerry Engdahl said Elev fire at Farmer's Co op Grain Co of David City extinguished quickly by city firemen cause unknown little damage
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Platte College Cantari
Frankfort Square
Anné Roselle
Schoo
Columbus High Band
First National Bank
Barb Ingwersen
Mid-West Street Red Association
Ag Park
Holiday Jun
Columbus
Area Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Engdahl
United Way thermometer signs show campaign progress
Jerry Jilek and John Pack review a new thermometer on east Highway 30 to track United Way contributions. The second sign sits in Frankfort Square, with the goal of visibility for local businesses and manufacturers as funds grow.
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United Way
Jerry Jilek
Lel
John Pack
Jilek
Pack
First National Bank
Pay-Lass
Frankfort Square
Deb Gondringler
Loup Power District Approves Two-Stage Rate Hike
The Loup Power District board approved a two part retail rate increase starting April 1 1976 with a 35 percent first raise and a second increase on April 1 1977 to meet total revenue needs. The higher purchased power costs from NPPD drive the change and customers will be treated fairly while schedules are revised.
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Loup
NPPD
Kibruz
Special session eyed as Nebraska cash squeeze grows
Nebraska state government faces a $7.4 million treasury balance and a $2 million monthly payroll. Exon administration weighs a special unicameral session to raise taxes while considering curtailing community based mental retardation programs. Institutions Director Jack Cleavenger warned funds could run out and halted obligations without approval, signaling potential immediate program curtailment.
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Linguln, Ned
UPL
Exon
Unicameras
Jack Cleavenger
Nebraska
Cleavenger
J. J. Exon
Mre
Treasury
UPI
Int. Cleavenger
Weather dominated by high pressure system
United Press International reports Nebraska weather under a high pressure system with clear to partly cloudy skies and light westerly winds. Midday temperatures ranged from the mid 40s to mid 50s, with lows from 28 to 45, and highs expected in the 69 to 84 range as a cold front shifts through Iowa and Missouri. Rangeland fire danger reached extreme due to lack of rain and dry winds, with little change anticipated Friday.
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United Press International
Wyoming
Nebraska
Beatrice Downs
Sidney
North Platte
Chadron
Omaha
Iowa
Missouri
Nobels honor Sakharov despite anti nuclear stance
The 197 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Andrei D. Sakharov once the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb now a principal critic of nuclear testing. Ford to hold a White House news conference at 8 p.m. CT. Senate defeats amendment to prohibit using U S armed forces to protect technicians in Israel Syria disengagement area. Police chiefs urge handgun controls including bans on manufacture and sale. Communist demonstrators clash with pro government protesters near a northern Lisbon base. A former Houston officer testifies illegal surveillance is widespread in police and federal agencies. Treasury chief Simon warns NYC default would be bad but not crippling. Hearst team hires brainwash experts to review psychiatrists after court tests.
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Oslo
Norway
UPL
Adey
Andrei D. Sakharov
Thone predicts White House to lift grain moratorium
Rep. Charles Thone of Nobraska predicts the White House will cancel or nearly end the federal moratorium on grain sales this weekend. He based his briefing on a reliable information source and said the action would be announced soon.
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Washington
UPI
Charles Thone
R-Nob
White House
Thoneaid
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