Thirty British towns cut off from water
Britain imposes indefinite water bans to 30 towns and villages in the southwest as drought drags on. About 40 000 households lose water, heat, and hot water, with 160 000 residents in six northern Devon towns affected by weekend deadlines. Restrictions may extend to Christmas. aims to keep reservoirs half full while nationwide save water efforts continue.
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London
UPI
England
Britain
Devon
Water Board
Yorkshire
Midlands
National Water Council
Law protects service people under Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act
The Platte County Veterans Office reports the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act shields service members in matters such as divorce adoption injury default judgments repossession and foreclosure It can adjust interest rates on pre service obligations and may postpone statutes of limitations Relief is court ordered not creditor direct action It applies from local justice courts to the U S Supreme Court and temp suspends or modifes obligations rather than canceling them Tax protections focus on motor vehicle and state income taxes based on the service member’s legal residence The act’s provisions are highly technical cautions the Veteran Office
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Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act
Platte County
Justice of the Peace Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Woodcock says Ford strike may last longer than two weeks
UAW Chief Leonard Woodcock cautioned the 170000 Ford workers in a nationwide walkout may exceed a two week duration. He noted no negotiations were set and predicted continued impact on production and the economy, with analysts expecting effects to ripple into steel and tire industries.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Woodcock
Michigan Afl Cio
Tire
United Rubber Workers Union
Bike Races Set For Pawnee Discover Columbus Days
Terry Anderson announced the Discover Columbus Days Bike Races will be on Sunday October 10 starting at 1 30 p m in the Pawnee Park Area. Riders meet at the Pawnee Park Swimming Pool lot before 1 30 p m with three age groups racing 5 10 and 15 miles and cash prizes for the top three plus medals for all.
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Terry Anderson
Pawnee Park
Cooper Nuclear Station to Close for Refueling and Repairs
The Nebraska Public Power District will shut Cooper Nuclear Station at Brownville for partial refueling and final repairs to fix a vibration problem first noticed in 1975. The plant will be out until November 15, refueling about 20 percent of 548 fuel assemblies with uranium dioxide fuel costing about 8 million dollars.
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Nebraska Public Power District
Cooper
Brownville
Veto Overridden Increases for Columbus City Officials
Columbus city council voted 7-0 to override Mayor Fred Gerber's Sept veto and grant salary raises for councilmen from 1800 to 2400 and for the mayor from 2400 to 3600. Raises take effect Dec 1 with new terms. none of the officials received earlier raises despite others getting 3 to 10 percent increases. Les Pillen was absent. Pillen and Jerry Micek dissented on Sept 1.
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Terry Anderson
Columbus
Fred Gerber
Gerber
Les Pillen
Pillen
Jerry Micek
Letters Go Out To Platte County Voters For Verification
Dorothy M Kyriss Platte County Election Commissioners reports 1969 letters of verification sent to last known addresses. Registrations reviewed by two to four electors per precinct prior to statewide General Election. Undeliverable letters trigger challenges and potential cancellation after six months.
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Platte County
Election Commissioner’s Office
United States Postal Service
Treasury eyeing end of the penny and new dollar coin
Treasury officials in Washington plus Mint Director Mary Brooks floated plans to drop the penny and replace the Eisenhower silver dollar with a lighter one dollar coin. A $120000 RTI study found the public hoards pennies and uses half dollars little, while production costs rise toward the penny’s value.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Mint
Mary Brooks
Treasury
North Carolina
Research Triangle Institute
Institute
RTI
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City of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens Valley
Dept. of Water and Power
Veteran Office
Pawnee
NPPD
Nebraska
Dorothy M. Kyriss
New York
23Rd Street
18Th Avenue
Becher-Curry
Jerry Mancuso
Gibson-Hinky Dinky
43Rd Avenue
M. G. Watchhorn
Hooper
Watchhorn
Sipple
Union Pacific
14Th Street
25Th Avenue
City Hall
11Th Street
23Rd Avenue
15Th Street
33Rd Avenue
19Th
21St Streets
12Th
Janssen Enterprises
Howard Boulevard
14Th
Scott Huston
Morton, Ill
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