Creighton President to Resign by August 1978
The Rev. Joseph J. Labaj S J will resign as Creighton University president on or before August 1 1978 after a sabbatical. He has led Creighton since September 1 1970 and may depart earlier if a successor is ready to take charge of the 4800 student university. He prefers mission work privately after leaving office.
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Omaha
Creighton University
Joseph J. Labaj
S.J
Father Labaj
Creighton
Murder suspect Lee Otis Marshall moved for psychiatric evaluation
Accused killer Lee Otis Marshall has been transferred from the city jail to the Regional Center in a personal crisis. Officials say he wrote a death by own action note and is held without bond for the Aug. 11 murder of florist Eugene Field in his College View shop, now in maximum security housing.
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Lee Otis Marshall
Pat Rackers
Marshall
Eugene Field
College View
Rackers
Nebraska appoints nine to Historical Records Advisory Board
Gov. J. James Exon names Marvin F. Kivett as board chairman and selects nine members from Hastings Lincoln Crete Chadron Creighton Omaha and North Platte to oversee Nebraska historical records. The appointees include archivists librarians and historians from the state Historical Society Adams County Doane College Chadron State Creighton University and local historical societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. James Exon
Nebraska Historical Records Advisory Board
Marvin F. Kivett
State Historical Society
Laurence R. Pizer
Hastings
Adams County Historical Society
Joseph G. Svoboda
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
James E. Potter
Orville H. Zabel
Creighton University
Peggy Brooks Smith
Crete
Doane College
Charles W. Martin
Omaha
Greater Omaha Historical Society
Allen Shepherd
Chadron
Chadron State College
Nellie Snyder Yost
North Platte
Lincoln County Historical Society
Eastmont Towers Hosts Open House and Garage Sale
Eastmont Towers invites the public to an open house for its new solarium and sun deck from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm on August 26 and 10 am to noon August 27. Eight garages behind building one at 6315 O St host a concurrent garage sale from 9 am to 8 pm August 26 and 9 am to 5 pm August 27.
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Eastmont Towers
O St
Nebraska students receive multiple college scholarships
Four University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Agriculture students earn scholarships from 100 to 650 dollars. Recipients include Cynthia Aschenbrenner and Bruce Batterman with Coca-Cola awards, Alvadine Cline with Leo A Flatting prize, and William Bevans with a Coca-Cola grant. Twenty more win Luther Drake Scholarships at 250 or 500 dollars among 20 students.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Agriculture
Cynthia Aschenbrenner
Waterloo
Ralston Purina
Alvadine Cline
Fairbury
Leo A. Flatting
William Bevans
Waverly
Bruce Batterman
Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agriculture
Luther Drake
Nebraska Pay Reform Studied and Environmental Awards Face Merge
A state personnel survey finds Nebraska lagging in pay with merit pay and 8 or 10 step plans under consideration. Proposals include 1 percent to 5 percent bonuses for top performers and ending automatic raises after six months probation. In Nebraska, KNB and the Economic Development Dept may merge awards days with a fall recognition event. KNB has distributed 100 painted barrels for the state fairgrounds and runs a Litternauts program for junior high students during the fair.
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State Personnel Dept
Nebraska
Governor’s Council To Keep Nebraska Beautiful
KNB
Nebraska Economic Development Dept
Les Anderson
Omaha
Lincoln bus grant questioned by city officials
The Lincoln Transportation System board debated the $680,000 federal grant to buy 10 city buses. Members questioned immediate ridership gains while noting rising costs and aging fleets. No action was taken, so the 20 percent local match remains in effect.
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Lincoln Transportation System
LTS
Bob Campbell
Campbell
Don Edwards
Jim Mallon
Inmate charged with taking nurse hostage at Lancaster
Joseph Eugene Graham a 26 year old inmate at a Nebraska Penal Complex was arraigned in Lancaster County Court on a single count of detaining another and a weapon use charge after allegedly grabbing nurse James Warejcka 30 at about 11 p.m. Monday. Graham already served 10 to 20 years for robbery and faces 10 to 50 and 3 to 10 year penalties if convicted. No bond was set.
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Nebraska
Lancaster County
Joseph Eugene Graham
Graham
James Warejcka
Joe Vitek
LES to mail $2 million in electric refund checks
The Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board approved mailing about 101 200 checks totaling roughly $2 million for a 6 percent refund of bills from Sept 1 1976 to July 31 1977. Some refunds under $1 will not be issued.
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Lincoln Electric System
LES
LES Administrative Board
Nebraska
Fatal car pedestrian crash near Omaha on I 80
A yet unidentified man died Thursday evening in a car pedestrian collision southwest of Omaha. The Nebraska State Patrol reported the crash occurred about 6 20 p m at the Interstate 80 and Neb 50 junction, five miles southwest of Omaha.
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Omaha
UPI
Nebraska State Patrol
Neb. 50
Meter reader tip leads police to marijuana bust
Police arrested three men Thursday night and seized an estimated 250 to 300 pounds of marijuana after a meter reader reported seeing the drugs during a routine check. Arrested were James Gilliland 24 of 4140 So 27th St Apt 7 Edward Visser 24 of Gunnison Colo and David Brown 25 with no address. Police are seeking additional suspects at 730 So 50th St.
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James Gilliland
Accident kills Tecumseh man near Sterling on Neb 41
Sterling-Rodney Colson aged 26 of Tecumseh died Friday morning when his pickup left Neb 41 one and a half miles east of Sterling and struck a ditch. No other person was involved, state patrol officials said.
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Sterling
Rodney Colson
Tecumseh
State Patrol
Neb
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Exon
Marilyn Barr
Liberty
Frank Davids
Butler
Penny Grantham
Aurora
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Thomas Rolfes
Sutton
Charles Shafer
Wood River
Scott Spilker
Beatrice
James Todd
Brunswick
Amy Cox
Plattsmouth
Cynthia Doll
Mary Dunn
Ashland
David Barsom
Holdrege
Karen Fisher
North Loup
Willow Krause
Alliance
Jane Langemeier
Schuyler
Beth Lueders
Elk Creek
Deborah Mercer
Linda Miller
Shirleen Pilar
Verdigre
Paula Pleas
Ago
Wear McBride
Dr. McBride
Culver-Stockton College
McBride
Lincoln Hilton
9Th & P Street
National Reading Enrichment Institute
LES Board
Tam
S.M.L
Tami
Brandeis
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