Motive Still Unclear In Sutherland Mass Shooting
Charles Erwin Simants, labeled a loner, emerged from weeds near his home and was arrested after a mass rifle killing of six Kellie family members in Sutherland Nebraska. Investigators offered no motive though his mother said he confessed. authorities said his stories were unclear and ruled out robbery.
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Deanne
Daniel
Sutherland High School
Gilster
District Court Rulings Reported In Platte County
Dale Bender Humphrey was sentenced for amphetamine possession and placed on two years probation with drug counseling and ten weekends in jail. Charles Niemeyer Humphrey faces up to 60 days for evaluation with sentencing later. Jon Mieran pled guilty to marijuana possession and manufacturing with related charges dismissed after a constitutional ruling. An investigation will be conducted.
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Humphrey
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Charles Niemeyer
Nebraska
Jon Mieran
Beame appeals to Congress for federal loan aid
New York Mayor Abraham Beame urged Congress to back a multibillion dollar loan guarantee to avert municipal insolvency. He testified before a House subcommittee while New York faces a three year budget cut plan and possible 8,000 public worker layoffs. Senator Proxmire signaled Senate action likely this week. A separate auction at St Mary Hospital raised over 1,200 items with German clocks among the top draws.
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Beame
New York
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New York City
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Senate Banking Committee
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St. Mary Hospital
Sharp rise in GNP signals economy gains in third quarter
Commerce Department reports real GNP up 11.2 percent in Q3, led by durable goods purchases and 18 percent rise in private investment. Inflation eased to about 5 percent, and personal savings funded higher spending as unemployment edged lower to around 8.3 percent.
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House and Senate conferees strike gasoline curb from energy bill
Conferees tentatively remove a plan to limit gasoline reaching service stations from the comprehensive energy bill. The House backed the change without dissent. the Senate had no such provision. Critics urge stronger actions, while supporters push for mandatory terms, noting rising but still below 1973-74 consumption. Sen Jackson calls the idea arbitrary.
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Administration proposes major changes to food stamp program
The plan would limit aid to official poverty level families, remove about 1 million households, and save roughly 1.2 billion dollars annually. It ties eligibility to annual poverty figures with a standard deduction of 100 dollars a month or 125 if a member is over 60, raising gross income limits to 6250 or 6550.
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Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Robert Dole
R-Kan
McGovern
Dole
Cooler Nebraska Weather and Early Week Outlook
The National Weather Service sketches a weak cold front moving through Nebraska. Expect cooler temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday with no precipitation. highs in the 60s to 70s, lows from the 30s to 40s, and notably high rangeland fire danger in western areas due to low humidity and gusty winds.
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