Carter backs half of 30 dam projects funding kept
President Carter preserves funding for 15 of 30 water and dam projects after reviews and signals to congress. He plans formal announcements Monday while some efforts like the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway and Central Arizona Project survive, others including Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Dam face elimination.
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Carter
Wes Watkins
D-Okla
Congress
Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway
Central Arizona
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Roskens Named University of Nebraska President
Ronald W. Roskens, 44, was confirmed by the NU Board of Regents to assume the presidency of the University of Nebraska after serving as interim head at UNO. His $49,500 annual salary and plan to form a search committee for a new UNO chancellor were announced.
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Ronald W. Roskens
University of Nebraska
Roskens
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Regents Hall
Holdrege
UNO
University of Nebraska At Omaha
B. Warner
Kent State University
Ohio
Regents
Robert Simmons
Scottsbluff
Omaha
Norman Road
Kent State
University of Iowa
Minburn
Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Nursing home patients moved to regional centers statewide
Fourteen residents evacuated from Fowler Manor join 27 others moved Friday to Lincoln Norfolk Hastings and Beatrice Center facilities after the Omaha nursing home surrendered its license amid staffing and record keeping concerns. Officials say the abrupt move is traumatic but necessary for resident safety.
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Klaus Hartmann
Fowler Manor
Omaha
Lincoln
Norfolk
Hastings
Beatrice State Developmental Center
State Health Dept
Henry Smith
Oral Tague
Lancaster County District Court
Health Department
Tague
Nebraska Supreme Court
Bill Page
Prairie Park
Page
Beatrice
Hartmann
Lincoln and
Institutions
Heavy Rains Cause Platte Overflow and Dense Fog
Heavy rains caused the Platte River to rise with minor lowland flooding near Brady and North Platte. Nebraska towns reported rainfall totals including 6.6 inches near Brady, 1.69 at Clearwater, 1.65 at Bartlett, and 1.37 at Scottsbluff. Dense fog reduced visibility northeast, while Omaha, Norfolk, Grand Island, and Lincoln recorded light precipitation. Library Book Sale noted for Fri and Sat with hours 9 am to 6 pm in the listing.
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North Platte
Platte River
Clearwater
Bartlett
Scottsbluff
Hartingen
Paper Route Opening Seeks Applicants Near Home
Local newspaper advertises openings for paper routes with positions available at the Circulation Department. Prospective carriers are invited to apply by calling the listed phone number for details and enrollment.
Multilateral union ruling raises Nebraska faculty issue
A Supreme Court majority sides with a broad view of collective bargaining within the University of Nebraska faculty. The Lincoln Electric System study flags high costs of burning garbage for electricity, and investigative reporting on Arizona crime portrays a state run like a private club for half a century.
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Lincoln Electric
Arizona
Robert Greene
Newsday
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City experts press NESCA energy plan for Lincoln
Lincoln officials and Bryant Heating’s Bob Sikuta back NESCA conservation ideas as a national policy model. They urge practical city standards, tax credits for efficiency, and government leadership rather than heavy taxes. The plan seeks federal guidance, public education, and grass roots outreach to cut energy use across sectors.
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Bob Sikyta
Lincoln
Sikuta
National Environmental Systems Contractors Assn
NESCA
Carter
James Schlesinger
Congress
Sikyta
Bryant Air Conditioning and Heating Co
Havelock
Superior St
J. J. Exon
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