Amtrak progress mixed as reforms take hold
In St Louis Amtrak chief Carl Custer says progress is slow and patient, with two years to reach desired service. Passengers like Doris Malstrom criticize dirty cars and uncomfortable seating on the National Limited while Amtrak works to upgrade aging equipment, train crews, and uniforms amid ongoing funding and route decisions.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Amtrak
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Doris Malstrom
Postmona
Calif
Kenneth
New York
Prairie Home
Sany Sluza
California
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Ligacene i S.A
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Star
Martyrano
Isr
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Yale
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Western Park
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Robert Buntgu
Burlington Northern Division
Ottumwa
Lowa
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
San Francesco
Grand Canyon
Vancouver
Canara
R. V. Seimer
Ferguson
Yellowstone National Park
Siemer
Raderk Krause
Seward
Neb
Indianapolis
Inana
Krause
Foster Normes
Penn Central
Idianapolis
Holmes
Folmes
Officials of local FLBA to attend meet in Omaha
Officials of the Federal Land Bank Association of Columbus will lead nearly 800 FLBA attendees from Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming to a district conference in Omaha sponsored by the Omaha Land Bank. Key speakers include Wilbur Erickson Omaha president and noted economists while a special wives program features Betty Arbolt and Rex Allen.
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Federal Land Bank Association of Columbus
Omaha
Federal Land Bank Association
Ctors
Aang
Land Bank
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
The
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Columbus Flba
Arnold P. Fredrickson
Gresham
Harold I. Heins
David City
Dames Ft
Farm Credit Act
Omaha Land Bankk
E.A. Danke
Farm Credit Administration
Washington, D.C
Robert Coppersmith
New Mexico State University
Erlc Thor
Farmer Cooperative Service
U.S. Department of Agrlculture
Eugene Jennings
Michigan State University
Glenn Browne
Farm Credit
Yanks
New York
Betty Ahbolt
Rex Allen
Boone
Butler
Colfax
Nance
Platte
Polk
Aries to Pisces Weekly Horoscope Forecast
Thursday forecast offers mixed guidance across zodiac signs with emphasis on harmony at home, careful spending, and practical decision making. Aries should avoid workplace complaints while Taurus warns against costly recreational ambitions. Gemini should manage emotions and home matters with tact.
From chicken flicker to Paramount chief Yablans rise
Hal Boyles profile of Frank Yablans, a Wisconsin–educated former paperboy turned Paramount Pictures president, highlighting his start delivering newspapers, ascent from distribution to top executive, and belief in attitude over talent while noting his hit films Love Story and The Godfather and his challenge to produce another blockbuster.
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New York
Frank Yahlans
Frank
Paramount Pictures
Yablans
University of Wisconsin
Warner Bros
Paramount
Allende
Han
Yan
Crook Strobel Team For Crown In Horseshoe Contest
In Rising City Keith Crook and LW Strobel won first in the Brainard Festival horseshoe pitch with 26 entrants. Keith Crook placed second in the Nebraska State Fair horseshoe tournament division F with five wins and five losses, as the Crook family joined Alton Crook and others in Beatrice and Orland California for a visit.
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Rising City
Keith Crook
LW. Strobel
Clarks
If Keith Crook
Crooks
Alton Crook
Beatrice
Fad. Crook
Orland
Calif
R. Ealth Crook
Earl Crook
Duer Named General Chair for David City Centennial
Welden J. Duer accepts the general chairmanship for the 1979 David City Centennial to be held June 1 2 and 3 A steering committee of co chairmen is forming to involve area churches organizations and groups in planning the three day celebration Duer invites community aid and mentions a possible Centennial slogan contest and souvenir sketches A parade is scheduled for June 4 1973 sponsored by local groups.
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Bavid
Welden J. Duer
David City
Louis Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Jack D. Tarr
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Peer
Duer
Jayeres
Volunteer work while visiting Leigh Connie Brown plans
Leigh-Connie Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Treward Brown a student nurse at Immanuel School of Nursing Omaha will visit her parents for a month and volunteer at Colonial Manor Clarkson during the stay before departing Sept 10 for Hastings for a three month training period. A cousin Gordon Held 61 Griswold Jaws died. The Lew and Chat Club met at Mrs Elmer Asche with guests Mrs Harry Asche and Gary Belohrad. Mrs Mlossie Heldston won a guessing game and Lizzie Busse won the door prize. Munda Kumpf to host September meeting.
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Leigh
Connie Brown
Treward Brown
Immanuel School of Nursing
Omaha
Colonial Manor
Clarkson
Mts
Red Cross
Hastings
Newell Lowe
Gordon Held
Griswold
Jaws
Paul Held
Platte-Colfax Teachers Institute to be held Friday
The Platte-Colfax Teachers Institute occurs Friday at the Columbus City Auditorium with speaker Mrs. Mary Ellen Goodlenberger on Language Arts Program in Nebraska. Registration begins 8:30 to 9 a.m. and events include invocations, community singing, conference reports, and Reading Reform Foundation discussions.
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Platte County - Colfax County
Columbus City Auditorium
Mary Ellen Goolenberger
Gladys’ Breinert
Platte County
Alyah»Mueblich
Colfax County
Goodlenberger
Department of Education
Lincoln
Nebraska
Goodenberger
Trenton
McCook College
University of Nebraska
Pi Lambla
Theta
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Kappa Gama
National Education Association
Roy Anderson
Highland Park Evangelical Free Church
Columbus
Sharon Schwab
NSEA
Eileen Swanson
Distriet
Noel Roberts
NEA
Reading Reform Foundation
Dora Nixon
Marilyn Narder
Verona Hassebrook
Bethel Ernst
Mary Ellen
Large cat hunted in western Nebraska livestock area
Scotts Bluff County investigators seek a “large cat” blamed for killing livestock in western Nebraska. A Stegall Avenue farmer reported a rabbit hutch torn and dragged eight feet by the unknown animal, and a nearby calf was nearly devoured last week. Sheriff’s Investigator Jim Costello calls the situation very dangerous and displays hutch evidence showing large tooth marks and hair.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Scotts Bluff County
Stegall
Jim Costello
Costello
the Hutch
Lincoln RTSD agrees on railroad relocation northwest of city
The Lancaster County Railroad Transportation Safety District reports Burlington Northern and Union Pacific have signed a draft contract for relocation and joint use of tracks northwest of Lincoln. RISD negotiates a Rock Island line abandonment in south Lincoln as enabling act spurred RTSD formation.
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Lincoln
Web
Lancaster County Railroad Transportation Safety District
RTSD
Robert Guenzel
RISD
Burlington Northern
Union Pacific Railroads
Marvin Nuernberger
Serand
Rock Island
West Bellwoor Family Return From Montana Trip
Mr and Mrs P d Meysenburg return from Yellowstone Park and Rapilo City Montana. Mrs form Netlehush and family also return to Las Vegas after visiting brother Mr and Mrs Robert Toy and family.
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Bellwoor
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Rapilo City
M.D
P.d. Meysenburg
Form Netlehush
Las Vegas
Robert Toy
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