Carter unveils voluntary anti inflation plan to cut rates
President Carter proposes a cooperative program among government, business and labor to reduce inflation by two percentage points by year end 1979. He names AFL CIO head George Meany and GE chairman Reginald Jones to coordinate efforts and flags restraint on wages and prices, limiting new energy policy inflation.
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Washington
UPI
Carter Friday
Carter
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Reginald Jones
General Electric Co
Controversy Over Platte River Bush Island Sparks Legal Threats
Protests over Bush Island in the Platte River between Chapman and Central City escalate as opponents threaten court action. They accuse Bush Island Inc. of environmental harm from tree clearing and a 306 foot bridge built without clear federal permits.
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Aurora
Platte River
George Stoppkotte
Grand Island
Platte
Chapman
Central City
Bush Island Inc
Michael Owens
Bush Island
Richard Schaffert
Owens
State Water Resources Dept
U.S. Army Crops of Engineers
Corps
Russell Bywater
Corps’ Operations Division
Omaha
Judges keep Salanitro grand jury testimony sealed
A trio of district judges ruled that secret grand jury testimony in the Salanitro gambling case remains sealed for now. They allowed limited access to witness names and addresses to Nebraska officials and the NSBA, with rules to guard confidentiality and limit disclosures to official duties.
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U.S
John Salanitro
Warren Arbom
Lincoln
Albert Schatz
Robert Denney
Omaha
Ernest Chambers
Nebraska State Bar Assn
NSBA
City of
Salanitro
Nebraska
Paul Douglas
Herbert Fitle
Robert C. Blair
Blair
Anthony Troia
Troia
Carter outlines inflation fight and policy aims at news conference
President Carter said Congress would face a veto if a permanent tax cut replaces his proposed rebates. He named AFL CIO President Meany and GE Chairman Jones to lead a labor business team to monitor inflation. He plans a voluntary program to curb inflation toward 4 percent, with no new controls. He hopes to meet Brezhnev and defends nuclear arms ideas. He cites a CIA oil reserve study and previews a forthcoming energy program. He will address illegal immigration and announce scrapping 30 water projects. He vows to curb volatile farm prices and notify governors and lawmakers this weekend.
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Carter
U.S
Senate
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
General Electric Co
Reginald H. Jones
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
Procrastinators finance tax bills with loans in Lincoln
In Lincoln, lenders report seesaw demand for tax related loans as April 15 looms. They note a small first half of April bulge in cash advances, yet overall loan requests tied to projected refunds are down this year. Industry managers attribute this to more realistic withholdings and changed tax laws.
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Lincoln
Savings and Loan Associations
Howard Mattison
Jim Mastera
Mastera
Cornhusker Bank
IRS
Rod Ballard
Beneficial Finance Co
Household Finance
O St
R. W. Lund
Classified Ad Line for Nebraska Journal-Star
Advertisement offers Nebraska wide classified placement via Journal-Star with a state phone number and contact line. The notice provides a toll free style contact for readers to place ads from anywhere in Nebraska.
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Journal-Star
Nebraska
Adv
Cronkite Copland Concert Box Office Open for UNL Event
Box office opens at First National Bank and Miller Paine Gateway for the Symphony concert at UNL Sports Center on April 30. All seats reserved. Adults five dollars students three. Information line 474 5610.
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Cronkite/Copland
First National Bank
13Th and M
Miller & Paine Gateway
Unl Sports Center
Yeutter to Return to Washington as Government Guide
After globe trotting for Nixon and Ford, Clayton Yeutter returns to Lincoln then plans to travel to Washington to aid citizens navigating government bureaucracy. Editorial notes FDA saccharin ban as prudent under research and law. Farmers seek to boost soybean acreage by about 11 percent.
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Nixon
Ford
Clayton Yeutter
Lincoln
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Lincoln Drug Scene Explored in Sunday Journal and Star
Reporter Dan Pedersen investigates Lincoln and surrounding areas drug activity by speaking with police, users, and dealers. The Sunday Journal and Star presents findings on who uses what, how many are involved, and what is being done about it. Also note Library Book Sale scheduled 9 am to 6 pm Friday and Saturday.
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Lincoln
Dan Pedersen
Sunday Journal and Star
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Platte’s Bush Island
Stoppkotte
Nebraska Wildlife Federation
Northwestern Public Service Co
Sen. Chambers
Schatz
Howard
Corps of Engineers
Bob Wall
Nebraska Environmental Control Dept
Soviets
CIA
Mexico
Gene Kelly
David Wellig
H & R Block
Welbig
Ann Landers
H&s Auto Service
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