Walls and protectionism rise as IMF warns
The IMF 28th annual report notes a shift toward protectionist policies amid 1970s oil shocks. Nations like Brazil Nigeria Iran and others imposed quotas and controls while the United States and allies faced trade deficits and currency devaluation pressures. Reducing oil dependence remains uncertain.
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International Monetary Fund
IMF
Brazil
Nigeria
Iran
America
Britain
France
West
Germany
Indonesia
Statehouse Secrecy Sparks Rumors Of Burglaries And Threats
A special legislative committee seals all doors amid a sensitive probe into the State Patrol criminal and drug divisions. A member reports a possible burglary of his office and a missing file. Another says he was cautioned in vague terms suggesting potential danger, fueling rumors and innuendo while Nebraskans await official explanations.
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Statehouse
State Patrol
Wheat belt woes mark Carter’s fall in Kansas and beyond
In six months Jimmy Carter alienated wheat farmers in the Midwest, eroding GOP support in Kansas and Oklahoma. Farmers like Ralph Krehbiel cite broken pledges on price supports while Wesley Nunemaker recalls push for recall voting. The farm bill agenda showed support prices far below expected costs, signaling lost political backing among rural voters and broader dissent.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Jimmy Carter
Midwest
Wheat
Soviet Union
Gerald Ford
Robert Dole
Kansas
Ford
Carter-Mondale
Oklahoma
Ralph Krehbiel
Reno County
Carter
Lorado
Wesley Nunemaker
Washington
Wichita
Mondale
Congress
Wheat Belt
Public outcry over dangerous Highway 6 near Ashland
Letters demand action after multiple fatalities on the Ashland area strip known as dead man's run. Readers urge the governor and State Highway Dept. to reroute Highways 63 and 6 to protect children and public safety before school buses resume.
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Ashland
State Highway Dept
Highway Commission
Fern
Highway Department
Loyalty to patients at Lincoln Regional Center
A writer from the Lincoln Journal responds to a regional center dispute over patient rights versus loyalty. The letter supports Sheralyn Cox’s allegations about unsanitary conditions and notes improvements after inspections. The author argues civil rights protection aligns with proper treatment and disputes a claim about loyalty.
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Comprehensive Care Unit
Lincoln Journal
Sheralyn Cox
Journal
State Health Dept
State Office of Mental Retardation
Klaus Hartmann
Hartmann
Ms. Cox
Nebraska transfer of credit and public safety concerns voiced
Letters discuss transfer credit conflicts between UNL and two year colleges like Lincoln School of Commerce, criticizing decentralization and lack of policy. A Lincoln resident questions railroad safety and mobile home code compliance, urging prompt repairs or legal action. The writer thanks Ms. Cox and urges ethical treatment and state accountability.
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Board of Regents
Lincoln
Lincoln Journal Honors Nebraska Agricultural Leaders and Coaches
The Lincoln Journal profiles top Nebraska figures this week. P J Cunningham UNL earns the Young Scientist Teaching Award for the Midwestern ASAS. Kim Kleinschmidt is outstanding senior of the National Block and Bridle Club, first Nebraskan to win. Harold Stevens presents the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council Award. June Sue Moline UNL May graduate recognized by AA ECA. Bill Kropp and Leona Penner named 1977 Coaches of the Year by the Nebraska Coaches Association. Firemen Benefit Association donates 2000 dollars to Lincoln Salvation Army for a mobile disaster canteen.
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Kim Kleinschmidt
Grafton
June Sue Moline
UNL
Nebraska
American Association of Agricultural College Editors
Bill Kropp
Grand Island
Leona Penner
Lincoln East
Nebraska Coaches Association
Firemen Benefit Association
Lincoln Salvation Army
Looking Out For No. 1 epitaph and Cadwalader tomb
A Los Angeles Times piece reflects on the inscription by Thomas Paine on the grave of Revolutionary War general John Cadwalader and examines the motto Look out for No 1 as a test of virtue. The essay questions whether modern ethics reduce to self interest and cautions against worshipping selfishness.
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Tom Braden
Washington
John Cadwalader
Cadwalader
Thomas Paine
Paine
Los Angeles Times
Gateway Realty defends real estate service and fees stance
A Nebraska real estate firm defends its Gateway Realty statewide franchise, arguing that offices set local fees and that paper closures should not count as broker work. The letter criticizes Dee Lindquist and counters cut rate rhetoric with claims of local ownership and service quality.
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Gateway Realty
Nebraska
Dee Lindquist
Lindquist
Gateway ‘Realty
Phone rate rules for weeknights and weekends
Elinor L. Brown of Ceresco questions telephone pricing. The policy offers a 65 percent discount on weeknights 11 PM to 8 AM and weekends 11 PM Friday to 5 PM Sunday, but only a 35 percent discount 5 PM to 11 PM Sunday. She asks why not extend the 65 percent discount from Friday 11 PM to Monday 8 AM and notes potential local calling quirks between Ceresco and Wahoo.
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Ceresco
Elinor L. Brown
Lincoln residents face triple squeeze from LB33 school funding
Lincoln city schools, real estate taxes, and sales tax rise due to LB33 amid shrinking enrollments. The speaker laments higher paid teachers and better buildings not yielding better outcomes than the old one room schools, noting past teachers earned $60 a month and kept students reading and adding.
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Lincoln City
Lincoln
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William S. Bonacker
Southeast Community College
University of Nebraska
Lincoln School of Commerce
LSC
Miss Berke
The
Association of Independent Colleges and Schools
Council On Postsecondary Accreditation
UNLI
Nebraska Coordinating Commission For Postsecondary Education
President Lincoln School of Commerce
Miles
Doonesbury
Youre
Free Enterprise System
Raymond Gottner
P. J. Cunningham
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
American Society of Animal Science
Harold Stevens
Lexington
Dawson County
Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council
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