RTSD approves 6.8 million budget with small property tax rise
Lancaster County Railroad Transportation Safety District adopts a 6.81 million dollar budget for 1977 78, up from last year and funded mainly by federal aid. A .75 mill levy is set, the maximum under law, to cover local costs. The plan includes 38 thousand dollars for a former executive as a consultant, sparking objections from County Commissioner Bruce Hamilton who dissented. The district projects 4.3 million federal matching funds and leases office space in the State Education Association building while awaiting project progress.
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Lancaster County
Railroad Transportation Safety District
RTSD
Howard Gunnerson
Gunnersen
Bruce Hamilton
Jan Gauger
Bob Colin
Steve Cook
Dick Baker
Joe Hampton
Hamilton
John Langsdorf
Nebraska State Education Assn
14Th St
First National Bank
House improvements could cost taxpayers millions
Rep. Charles Thone warns in a weekly newsletter that recommendations to reform the House’s administration would cost taxpayers many millions annually. The proposals, reviewed by the Commission on Administrative Review led by Rep. David Obey, would grant House members an extra $12,000 yearly for computer services.
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Associated Press
House of Representatives
Charles Thone
Neb
Thone
Commission On Administrative Review
David R. Obey
D-Wis
Preparation H Relief for Hemorrhoidal Pain and Itch
Preparation H provides prompt temporary relief from burning pain and itching of hemorrhoidal tissues. Doctor tests on hundreds of patients show reduced swelling due to inflammation and infection, with lubrication to protect inflamed surfaces and no stinging. Available as ointment or suppositories.
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Hun
Robbed Nebraska Chicken Store Fleeing Suspects Seized Cash
Armed robbers at a Grand Island Kentucky Fried Chicken Sunday night herded six employees into a walk in cooler. They rifled $200 from the cash register and safe and seized gift certificates for chicken dinners before fleeing, according to Police Chief Tom Smaha.
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Grand Island
Tom Smaha
UPI
Rail depots repurposed as banks museums and offices
Nebraska depots no longer serving passengers find new lives as drive in bank depots museums and offices. Rock Island Lincoln depot turned bank facility opened 1969 after buying 1968 with 50 000 restoration. Other depots host museums fast food offices and freight operations across the state.
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Nebraska
Rock Island
Lincoln
City National Bank
Burlington Northern
Amtrak
Burlington
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Oconto
Custer County
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Grand Island
Buffalo County Historical Society
Shelton
Union Pacific Railroad
Phillip Holmgren
Kearney
Omaha
Western Heritage Museum
Old
Union Station
Trial set for Lanzendorf in Ace Hardware killing case
The second youth charged with first degree murder in the May Beery shooting was ordered to stand trial on September 12 in Hall County District Court. George Lanzendorf, 16, pleaded innocent after arraignment attended by his attorney William Blackburn. Prosecutors cite Schaeffer’s no contest plea and statements linking Lanzendorf to holding a pistol. A change of venue is anticipated due to concerns about a fair trial.
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Grand Island
Ace
Donald Beery Jr
Hall County
George Lanzendorf
William Blackburn
L. W. Kelly Jr
Lanzendorf
Bernard Schaeffer
Beery
Schaeffer
Stormy Nebraska Weekend Produces Tornado and Hail
Storms reached greater than normal altitudes in western Nebraska with hail and winds up to 60 mph. A tornado was sighted near Sidney and golf ball sized hail reported near Dalton. Rain totals included .31 inch at Sidney and 1.20 inches at Pender.
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Nebraska
Lincoln National Weather Service Office
Panhandle
Sidney
Dalton
Lake McConaughy
North Platte
Grant
Perkins County
Pender
Wayne
Council rejects landfill use fee for Lincoln dump
Lincoln City Council rejected a proposed gate and usage fee for the city landfill at 48th Street after Public Works advised a sliding scale from 1 to 12 dollars. The decision followed concerns the plan would raise private hauler rates and impose a double tax on residents while loss of county access and debris pickup were noted. The council asked for alternative financing and usage restrictions such as resident only access or windshield stickers.
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Lincoln
Public Works Dept
No. 48Th St
United Garbage Haulers Assn
Public Works
Richard Erixson
Leo Scherer
Erixson
City Council Hears Personnel Restructuring Tale
The City Council met behind closed doors to discuss clerical staff changes. A proposal would upgrade the secretary to an administrative assistant and hire a second secretary, funded in the 1977 78 budget. Some members oppose upgrading the current secretary and seek a new classification. The executive session, requested by Councilman Bob Jeambey and supported by others, marks at least the twenty third such meeting this year.
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Bob Jeambey
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Scottsbluff
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