Average income up as farmers lag in September
Washington reports the 0.8 percent rise in U S personal income for September, totaling $12 billion. Department analysts cite August adjustments and coal strike fallout as key factors while farm income declines for the sixth straight month. Wages and salaries climb while employment improves, with earnings up 7.4 billion in September after a smaller August gain.
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Simple Catholic Rite Held For Bing Crosby in Chapel
Predawn mass for Bing Crosby attended by immediate family, three entertainment friends, and Crosby's widow Kathryn. He was buried beside his parents and Dixie Lee at Holy Cross Cemetery after a private service at St Paul the Apostle’s chapel.
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Columbus City Council to hear rezoning request
The Columbus City Council will hold a hearing Wednesday night in the council chambers on rezoning Iota 3 4 and 5 of Block D Prairie Land Second Subdivision from R-1 to R-2. The agenda also includes an ordinance to change council meeting nights from Wednesday to Monday.
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Carter says energy talks will let public judge Congress
President Carter told reporters in the Oval Office that a House Senate energy conference will let Americans judge the year’s work by Congress and his administration. He praised House Energy Committee Chair Thomas Ashley for a solid bill and said compromise could be reached. Powell noted no rush on SALT talks without congressional approval and emphasized congressional scrutiny on parity and verification.
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Panel approves prisoner exchange measure in House vote
The House Judiciary Committee quickly approved legislation to allow transfers of Americans in Mexican jails and Mexicans in American jails to near their homes. It aims to bring 500 to 600 prisoners home by Christmas with government backing and requires mutual agreement, prisoner requests, and possible court-sentence commutations.
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UPI
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Rodino
Wisconsin
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Mexico
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Diehl Hosts No President For Second Time
The Diehls run a 1,600 acre farm with cattle and crops. This marks the second occurrence of a Diehl hosted event without a sitting president. Lyndon Johnson previously stayed with them in 1966.
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Five Die In Plane Crash Near Manila Airport
A twin-engine Indonesian registry Hawker Siddeley crashed during a test flight near Manila airport, killing five including the Indonesian pilot and flight engineer and three on the ground two of whom were young girls in a backyard. Three people survived including the Indonesian first officer and two Philippine Airlines staff.
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West German commandos storm hijacked jet in Somalia
West German special forces raided a hijacked Lufthansa 747 in Mogadishu, killing three of four hijackers and freeing all 86 hostages after a five day, 34 000 mile odyssey. The rescue ended with the surviving hijacker wounded and one captain killed aboard the plane.
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Pleasant Autumn Weather Persists Across Nebraska
Nebraska forecast shows mostly pleasant autumn weather through the weekend. A large high pressure system in the central Rockies brings dry, sunny conditions with mild to warm daytime highs in the 60s to 70s and cooler nights. A slight chance of showers Thursday then clear to partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday.
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