School aid referendum drive far short of signatures
The petition drive for a $20 million state education aid referendum has fewer than 10 percent of the required 46,000 valid signatures. Secretary of State Allen Beermann said 4,333 have been validated, with 9,000 more sent for verification. Coordinators include S H Brauer Jr and Senator Don Dworak, who set a Wednesday deadline for board budget approvals.
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Allen Beermann
Beermann
S.H
Zeke) Brauer Jr
Nebraska School Improvement Assn
Columbus
Don Dworak
SCC to house three health programs at new Lincoln center
Three Southeast Community College health programs may move to the Lincoln Area Health Education Center at 4600 Valley Road after the Bethesda Hospital site sale. SCC aims to rent space for respiratory therapy radiology and medical laboratory technology, with foundation offices and a family practice clinic as initial tenants. The plan awaits SCC board approval and city landscaping permits.
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Jana Miller
Southeast Community College
SCC
Lincoln Area Health Education Center
Valley Road
Bethesda Hospital
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation
David Buettner
Lincoln
Buettner
Buettner Aid
Bryan Center
Bryan Memorial Hospital
St. Elizabeth Community Health Center
John George
George
Foundation
Mondale pledges tighter FBI CIA powers to restore respect
Carter administration aims to curb agency powers to rebuild public trust across federal security. Editorial questions farm bill viability and potential overrun of spending. Local notes include school resource officer status and council budget changes.
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Walter Mondale
Carter
FBI
CIA
Journal
Iowa
Berkley Bedell
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Canadians set to talk to U.S. on gas pipeline
Canada and the United States plan next week talks on a proposed 10 billion dollar natural gas pipeline from Alaska after Ottawa gave provisional route approval. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau cautioned negotiations could fail but expressed hope for an agreement. The aim is low impact on northern lands while delivering economic benefits.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Alaska
Alcan Highway
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
U.S
Carter
Trudeau
Farm protection promised in water mining disputes
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus promised safeguards for farmers and ranchers in water rights and strip mining disputes. He said the administration will not solve an energy problem by harming food and fiber, and Carter backs the right of small landowners to resist disuse by strip miners.
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Washington
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Carter
East
West
Missing boy found in South Dakota
Jim Fisher a 14 year old with mental retardation was missing for two weeks after running from a Lancaster Office of Mental Retardation outing at Pentzer Park. He was found Tuesday in Sioux Falls in good health after reports of possible sightings, according to Lincoln police.
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Jim Fisher
Lancaster Office of
Sioux Falls
S.D. Lincoln
Fisher
Young Fisher
LOMR
Pentzer Park
Potter
William Tempelmeyer
County and City Budget Hearings Focus On Pay Increases
Tonight the County Board and City Council hold public hearings on the 1977 78 budgets. County debate centers on pay hikes and whether to fund them as flat amounts or percentage raises. The county set aside 500 000 for hikes and may shift salary funds to department budgets or keep a separate account. The city budget totals 182 4 million with 28 8 million in general government and a proposed property tax levy down about 1 1 mills from 27 44. The county levy may rise to 14 28 mills from 13 219. A mill equals 1 of tax per 1000 assessed.
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Lincoln General Hospital
Bob Colin
Bruce Hamilton
Jan Gauger
Colin
Hamilton
Gauger
Iota County
Severe Lincoln storm causes outages and heavy rains across eastern Nebraska
A Tuesday dawn thunderstorm lashed Lincoln with two major power outages and several smaller ones as lightning knocked out 12 500 volt lines. Most power was restored by 8 40 a m with 75 customers still offline on West Van Dorn area, and rest by noon. The storm drenched eastern Nebraska with rainfall totals of one to over three inches, triggering street flooding in Omaha and prompting multiple warnings for tornadoes and severe storms.
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Lincoln
Island C Sts
West van Dorn and
Folsom Sts
Lincoln Electric System
Frank Grant
West van Dorn
Coddington and
10Th
O St
van Dorn
7Th
17Th
Nebraska
Omaha
Chadron
Ashland
Saunders County
Vance probes PLO role in Geneva talks in Israel
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrives in Tel Aviv amid tension over including the Palestine Liberation Organization in Geneva peace talks. Israel rejects direct PLO talks even if it accepts UN 242, while Saudis urge direct PLO contact as mediation continues. Vance notes indirect PLO contacts but says no direct talks have occurred. Police report a time bomb found at a supermarket on arrival, planted by an Arab group.
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Tel Aviv
Cyrus Vance
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Geneva
Moshe Dayan
Vance
PLO
U.N
Saud Faisal
Taif
United States
Middle East
U.S
Soviet urging of unwed motherhood shocks readers
Soviet Literary Gazette argues for unwed motherhood amid a surplus of eligible women over men, citing demographer V. Perevedentsev that 170 women per 100 men exist due to higher male deaths. The piece says stable families are ideal though statistics leave many brides without partners. It emphasizes maintaining maiden honor while questioning remedies.
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Moscow
V. Perevedentsev
Ussr
Literary Gazette
Gazette
Enter Rampark via 12th from P to O closed
Traffic advisory notes 12th street from O to P closed and instructs drivers to turn right from P onto 12th where a clear lane exists to enter Rampark. Signs reinforce the detour.
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Rampark
Hovland Swanson
Adv
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Thayer County
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Mr. B
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