West Nebraska General to acquire St. Mary’s in Scottsbluff
West Nebraska General Hospital will buy St. Mary Hospital a 95 bed acute care facility in Scottsbluff after 27 years of service. Sisters of St. Francis cited expenses and low wages as reasons for the sale with all staff to remain employed. Duane Kroeder will oversee St. Mary’s management as the transfer proceeds and a new $3 million expansion is planned for completion by 1980.
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St. Mary’s
Scottsbluff
UPS
St. Mary Hospital
Sisters of St. Francis
Denver
West Nebraska General
St. Mary
St. Mary Board
Bob Hall
Duane Kroeder
Deaf, mute residents to gain 911 teletypewriter access
Omaha officials install a teletypewriter to connect deaf and mute callers with 911 operators. Kay Nelson, who led a fund drive, aims to help others afford the device, which costs at least 300 dollars though nonprofit programs can reduce the price.
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Omaha
Kay Nelson
Nelson
Falstaff Enters Low-Cal Beer Market in Omaha
Nebraska’s Falstaff brewery announced Falstaff 96 a 96 calorie beer brewed only at the Omaha plant. Midwest marketing director Steve Tomasek said low-cal beers hold 10 to 12 percent of the market and the product sold 27 000 cases in the first eight days after launch.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Falstaff
Steve Tomasek
Midwest
Tomasek
Omaha group to probe United Way spending
Omaha Human Relations Board and United Way of the Midlands plan a meeting this week to address allegations of excessive administrative costs. Bertha Callaway's letter claimed high salaries and admin expenses divert funds from programs, prompting the inquiry.
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Omaha
UPI
Omaha Human Relations Board
United Way of
Midlands
United Way
Human Relations Board
Gordon Wright
Bertha Callaway
United Way Volunteer Bureau
Callaway
Wright
Rural Health Manpower Commission Appointed in Nebraska
Gov. J J Exon named seven members to Nebraska's Rural Health Manpower Commission created by a 1977 law to address health manpower shortages in rural areas. First meeting set for August 23 in Lincoln with Judith Basart, Dr. Clarence Davis, Dr. Gary Enst, Ramona Freeman, Dr. Ben Meckel, Dr. Dwaine Peetz, and Dr. Henry Smith as members.
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United Press Inta‘l. Gov
J. J. Exon
Rural Health Manpower Commission
Nebraska
Lincoln
Commission
Judith Basart
Superior
Clarence Davis
Osceola
Gary Enst
Scottsbluff
Ramona Freeman
Chappell
Ben Meckel
Burwell
Dwaine Peetz
Neligh
Henry Smith
Crossing arms funding failure marks Stratton tragedy anniversary
Stratton mayor says the 5 000 crossing arm price is unaffordable for the 480 person town after seven children and two adults died in a church bus train crash on Aug 8 1976. Residents raised about 13 000 for victims’ families, while NTSB reviews cause.
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Stratton
Carl Philo
Philo
Nebraska
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Shirlene
Church of Christ
Kenneth
Sandy Minary
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James Hagle
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First Federal Lincoln
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Leon's Food Mart
Winthrop Road & Ryans
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Washington Center
B&r Iga
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Washington
Vine Mart Plaza
46Th & Vine Streets
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Mr. B
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University Place
Treasure City
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Hoppe Lumber
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