Senator Sues City Over Parking Fine Allocations
Nebraska State Sen. John DeCamp sues Lincoln to force turning over four years of parking fine receipts to the Lincoln School District. The suit challenges a 95 cent per fine diversion to the city general fund and seeks accounting of fines since April 18 1973 and court costs. DeCamp argues the constitution requires fines to support schools and says similar actions may target Bellevue and Omaha.
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City of Lincoln
John DeCamp
Neligh
Lancaster County
City of
Lincoln
Lincoln School District
City General Fund
Herb Friedman
Nebraska
State Justice Dept
Friedman
Bellevue
Omaha
Lincoln parking fine suit could reduce city taxes
Neligh Sen John DeCamp wins suit over Lincoln parking fine proceeds. Den Hartog says funds may be used as next year budget estimates to lower taxes. city keeps 95 percent of fines, records show 68,900 paid to school district and 152,743 overhead. Mayor Bousalis notes city maintains authority to withhold court costs.
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Neligh
John DeCamp
Lincoln
Robert den Hartog
den Hartog
Helen Bousalis
City
Lincoln TV cameraman overcomes color blindness at KOLN
Inside Tonight notes Don Wright, color TV camera operator for KOLN TV in Lincoln, shows color sight despite color blindness. The paper highlights a Journal editorial arguing Ronald Roskens can succeed as UNL president with public support and the value of a one university concept. Nebraska physicians assistants boost doctor efficiency while moisture remains below normal in eastern Nebraska after a very wet March.
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Ronald Roskens
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Gas tax boost may reach 50¢ a gallon
President Carter plans to ask Congress to authorize a phased gasoline tax increase up to 50 cents per gallon over ten years as part of an energy conservation package. The proposal faces opposition in Congress and among aides while the White House schedules a series of public briefings and reports to support the plan. Rural impacts and transportation funding reforms are debated as officials weigh conservation gains against economic burden.
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Carter
Congress
Administration
CIA
Common Market
White House
Carter to broadcast energy plan speech from White House
President Carter will outline his national energy plan in a formal Oval Office address to air at seven o clock this evening on all three major TV networks. The speech marks a concerted push to win public backing for the plan and sets a new tone for the administration public message.
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Carter
Oval Office
White House
Postal Service urged six day to five day delivery and funding
A federal commission recommends ending Saturday delivery and moving to five days, plus rapid electronic letter options. It calls for immediate $625 million appropriations to wipe out deficits and longer term subsidies through 1985, with possible private first class mail and a shift to market based rates.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
U.S. Postal Service
Commission On Postal Service
Postal Service
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Norman Halliday
Commission
Super-thin membranes from model plane hobby inspire hospital filters
Dr. Robert Petersen of Midwest Research Institute leads work on ultra-thin plastic membranes one one-hundred-thousandth inch thick. The films filter gases and liquids, enable faster life-support machines, reduce blood clotting, and may desalinate irrigation water and purify methane gas. The effort traces to a boyhood model airplane technique from 1963.
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Kansas City
UPI
Midwest Research Institute
Robert Petersen
North Star Laboratory
Minneapolis
Petersen
Dr. Petersen
Colorado
Mexico
Arizona
Classified ad lines for Nebraska newspaper routes and ads
Toll free number for Journal-Star classifieds and a notice to apply for a newspaper carrier route. Circulation Department contact provided with phone number. Adv.
April Tax Deluge Lifts Nebraska Revenue Outlook
Nebraska officials report 48 000 tax returns processed Saturday and total April receipts of 30.6 million dollars. The state aims for 35 million by April 20 to confirm revenue targets as lawmakers monitor mid month figures and potential budget revisions.
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Gary Chunka
Chunka
Revenue Dept
J. J. Exon
Appropriations Committee
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