Arrest in $80 million Swissair cargo heist at JFK
Undercover detectives arrested three men at Kennedy Airport’s Swiss Air cargo terminal as they tried to steal $80 million in currency gold and diamonds. One officer posed as a guard during an eight month stakeout. two suspects were named Cosmo Mezzatella and Ralph Leichtweis. Police call it the largest known attempted burglary.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy Airport
Anthony Cimato
Special Operations Unit
Cimato
Public Morals Division
Swissair
Cosmo Mezzatella
Brooklyn
Ralph Leichtweis
Manhattan
Hanger 15
Pound hits new low as rumors drive forex moves
The pound fell to a record low against the dollar, trading around 1.5865 at opening and ending near 1.59 amid rumors. Reports cited potential devaluation to 1.50 and an 18 percent BoE rate, both denied, while unemployment fell 78,500 but food prices may rise.
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London
UPI
Bryan Gould
Environment
Peter Shore
Washington Post
Bank of England
Library association convention gathers 400 in Lincoln
W O Jacobsen Elaine Krumland Connie Korte Glee Nelson and Marian Wagner of the Columbus Public Library join the Nebraska Library Association in Lincoln for talks and sessions. Incoming NLA president Charles Gardner Hastings College library was installed at the awards banquet. Mari Sandoz award to Dr Sophus Winther and Meritorious Service honor to Gwendolyn Burkey were among prizes. Next year's convention heads to Omaha.
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W. O. Jacobsen
Elaine Krumland
Connie, Korte
Glee Nelson
Marian Wagner
Columbus Public Library
Nebraska Library Association
Lincoln
Library World
NLA
Charles Gardner
Hastings College Library
Mari Sandoz
Sophus Winther
University of Washington
Gwendolyn Burke
Postal Service to issue new bulk mail stamp
The Postal Service releases a new bulk mail stamp costing 7.7 cents, replacing the 7.9 cent rate due to a slight rate cut. Bulk users will buy in quantities of 500 or 3,000, while collectors may obtain groups of 10 from philatelic centers or the sales division. The stamp features three saxhorns in the Smithsonian Institution and carries the slogan Marching in step with the music of the union.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Philatelic
Smithsonian Institution
Union
Snowstorm sweeps Rockies and Plains with heavy snows
United Press International reports a mid autumn snowstorm hit the Rockies and swept across the Plains. Snow fell heavily from Wyoming into New Mexico, with Nebraska and Kansas also affected. Colorado and Kansas faced heavy warnings and travel advisories while winds gusted to 70 mph in the San Bernardino area. Temperatures ranged from 7 degrees in Hibbing to 76 in Key West.
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United Press International
Rockies
Plains
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Kansas
North
Colorado Mountains
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Southern Plains
Larned
Kan
Limon
Colo
Great Bend
Denver
San Bernardino Mountains
California
Hibbing
Minn
Key West
Fla
College of St Mary raises tuition and room rates
The College of St Mary in Omaha announced a 6.5 percent hike for the 1977 78 academic year with tuition rising from 68 to 74 per credit hour and room and board increasing from 575 to 612 50 per semester. The board approved the increases to offset cost of living increases over the past two years.
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Omaha
UPI
College of St. Mary
You Know In Naval Parlance Bitter End Rope End
A concise nautical saying explains that in naval terms the bitter end marks the rope’s termination rather than the voyage’s end. The remark frames a maritime detail as a metaphor for progressing limits in any project.
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United Press International
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Anaheim
Calif
Russell Townsend
Townsend
Cee
University Park
UPD
U.S. Department of Agriculture
East
Canada
Citizens For Roth Les Dill
Roth
Columbus
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Omaha College
Acoustical Spray Insulation Co. Inc
Loisel Siding Company
Eeag
America
Chlulose
Wnbie Naterial
Monture
RAPCO
South 1St
Norfolk
Acoustical Spray Insulation Co., Inc
23Rd Street
Yankton
South Dakota
13Th Street
Nebr
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