1977 Models Show Cars Avg 18.6 MPG Despite Diesels Rise
EPA reports 1977 passenger cars average 18.6 mpg up 6 percent from 1976 and 34 percent from 1974. Volkswagen diesels top the list with Rabbit Diesel at 44 mpg overall, Dasher Diesel at 40, and others like Toyota Corolla at 41. Worst performers include large eight-cylinder Dodges and Plymouths at 9 mpg city. Road and fuel-cost estimates accompany the window stickers.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Ency
EPA
Volkswagen
Mercedes
Peugot
Grand Island man named in suit against Kansas photo firm
Gary Hooper of Grand Island Neb is named in Shawnee County District Court suit filed by the Kansas attorney general seeking to bar Photo-Mid America PMA from doing business in Kansas Hooper is accused of sending Hutchinson area residents offers for a free movie camera and projector after buying 80 rolls of film and failing to register for sales tax. He claims he is a sales agent for Photographic Merchandising Association of St Louis and not the owner.
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Topeka
Kan
Hooper
Kansas
Grand Island
Photographic Merchandising Association of
St. Louis, Mo
Humphrey to Campaign in Omaha for Zorinsky Rally
Sen. Hubert Humphrey plans a Sunday stop in Omaha to campaign for Mayor Edward Zorinsky as he pursues the U.S. Senate seat. The event includes a $10 ticket rally at the Civic Auditorium with Henry Morgan, plus a press conference and private reception.
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Omaha
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Nebraska
Edward Zorinsky
U.S
Zorinsky
Humphrey
Civic Auditorium
Henry Morgan
Alan Baer
Parole Board Grants Eight Paroles
The Nebraska Parole Board released eight inmates from Norfolk Omaha and Lincoln work release centers including Larry Harmer 27 of Omaha linked to a kidnapping case. Others granted paroles include Ted Daberkow 22 West Point uttering forged instrument, Helen Brown 21 Omaha robbery, Teddy Willis 34 Omaha shooting with intent to kill, David Fritzmeier 23 Lincoln unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, Vernon Rhode 25 Miller unlawful possession of a controlled substance, Ted Keller 26 Fairfield burglary, and John Teten 24 Nebraska City unlawful delivery of LSD and amphetamines.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Nebraska Parole Board
Norfolk
Omaha
Lincoln
Larry John Harmer
Douglas County District Court
Harmer
Ted J. Daberkow
West Point
Cuming County
Helen Brown Jr
Douglas
Teddy Willis
David H. Fritzmeier
Vernon Rhode
Miller
Ted Keller
Fairfield
Iowa
Hall
John Teten
Nebraska City
See Us For Prompt And Courteous Prescription Service
Prompt and courteous service invites customers to fill prescriptions. The notice emphasizes friendly handling and efficient fulfillment.
Zodiac Horoscope for Friday September 24 1976
Aries through Pisces share guidance for the day urging prompt action in some cases and bold moves in others. Several signs highlight collaboration profits and personal encouragement with a potential confidential profit for Pisces.
Your Birthday September 24 1976 Card
A reader is told that someone they’ve lost touch with may reappear this year. The note hints at fortunate circumstances and personal reunion potential.
Largest group of missing heirs in Alaska
About 10,000 Alaska Natives Eskimos and Aleuts have not claimed their share of one billion dollars allotted under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. 78,000 have received payments, but those failing to register by January 2, 1977 will forfeit their rights.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Congress
Alaska Native Enrollment Information Office
Debates In Illinois Defined 1858 Senate Contest
In 1858 Illinois held debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln over slavery, with Douglas upholding state choice and Lincoln arguing slavery immoral. Douglas won the Senate seat, while Lincoln later rose to the presidency.
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Illinois
U.S. Senate
Stephen A. Douglas
U.S
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
Douglas
Lincoln
Senate
Winning at Bridge: Four Notrump Blackwood Reexamined
Bridge experts Oswald and James Jacoby discuss using four notrump as a Blackwood tool. The article analyzes a typical hand where North opens one heart, South responds two spades, North bids three spades, and Blackwood reveals two aces. A successful line reaches five spades with South making all 13 tricks if West leads clubs.
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South
North
Blackwood
West
Oldest and youngest life masters named in 1936 group
A New York reader asks who were the oldest and youngest of the 10 original life masters. Hal Sims was 52 when the list began in 1936 and died at 65 in 1949. Sam Fry was 27, the youngest, and remains active at New York’s Regency Whist Club.
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New York
Hal Sims
Sam Fry
Hughes sought autopsy clues to Hughes will handwritin g
Houston reports that Howard Hughes suffered pain from three crashes and other ailments. Lawyers handling the estate hope autopsy findings reveal medical causes for the will’s odd handwriting and misspellings attributed to a March 1968 draft by the reclusive magnate.
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Houston
UPI
Howard Hughes
Hughes
George Parnham
Noah Dietrich
Los Angeles
Quadruple amputee finds strength in Texas farming life
Charles Dannheim, a former oilfield roughneck, high school football star and Army paratrooper, lost both arms and legs in 1970. Now 29, he farms soybeans, mends fences, rides horses, draws cartoons, and studies agribusiness at East Texas State University while caring for his wife and two sons. He adapts by using problem solving over brute strength and keeps a positive outlook.
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Clarksville
Tex
UPI
West Texas
Charles Dannheim
Dannheim
East Texas State University
Exon urges Ford to curb beef imports to aid cattle
Gov. J. James Exon urged President Ford in a telegram to cut beef imports to rescue Nebraska cattle feeders and ranchers from a disastrous financial crisis. He noted parallels to sugar import action and proposed a on the spot review by trusted aides if action cannot be taken this week.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
J. James Exon
Ford
Exon
Nebraska
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