Murder trial set Nov. 7 for Nebraska City man
Robert Beers, 38, faces first degree murder and shooting with intent to kill charges for the July 9 shooting outside the Nebraska City police station that killed Officer Gary White and wounded Officer Peter Rishel. Beers was arrested after being found asleep at an I 80 rest stop near York. No bond was set and he is held at the Nebraska Penal Complex.
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Beers
Nebraska City
Gary White
Peter Rishel
Davis
Nebraska
Otoe County
York
Iowa Allows Sunday Beer Sales for First Time in State History
Des Moines reports Sunday beer sales begin under a 1977 law signed by Gov. Robert D. Ray. About 1,200 permit applications have been processed by the Beer and Liquor Control Dept. as retailers prepare for carry-out sales from noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays amid the end of a long prohibition era.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Beer and Liquor Control Dept
George Murphy longest living Mason dies at 99
George H Murphy 99 of 4405 Normal Blvd Lincoln Nebraska died Saturday in Lincoln He was born in Biggsville Illinois and lived in Lincoln since 1919 A former freight agent for CB and Q Railroad He received the Gold Jordan Medal February 8 1974 as oldest living Mason in Nebraska Survivors include two sons Frank E Lincoln and George H Jr Sacramento Services set 130 pm Wednesday at Hodgman Sprain Roberts Chapel with burial Lincoln Memorial Park
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George H. Murphy
Normal Blvd
Nebraska
Lincoln
Mr. Murphy
Biggsville
Ill
Cb&q Railroad
Grand Master of
Masons of Nebraska
Murphy
Lancaster Lodge
RAM
Lincoln Council
RSM
Mount Moriah Commandery
Sesostris Temple
Eastern Star of
Aurora
Royal Arch Masons of
Frank E
George H. Jr
Sacramento
Calif
Hodgman- Sprain-Roberts
Lincoln Memorial Park
Davies named to ABA standing committee on professional discipline
Lincoln attorney Thomas M. Davies 62 will serve a three year term representing the 10th district including Kansas Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas. He is a former Nebraska and Lincoln bar association president and currently leads the Nebraska Bar Foundation.
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Davies
Lincoln
Thomas M. Davies
American Bar Assn
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Nebraska and
Lincoln Bar Associations
Nebraska Bar Foundation
Woman Overdoses En Route to York Prison Facility
An Omaha woman, Margaret Williams, 34, overdosed on drugs while being transported from Douglas County to York to serve a sentence for selling heroin. The case involves guards and a nurse reviewing searches and a prescription. Williams recovered after treatment.
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Omaha
Douglas County
Ted Janing
Nebraska Center For Women At
York
Margaret Williams
William J. Fairbanks
The
Center For Women
Ms. Williams
Art Gall
Gall
Nebraska considers state run pesticide program with EPA input
EPA official says Nebraska could shift pesticide certification to the state if federal guidelines are met. He notes a six member Lincoln office would administer rules after EPA disapproval, and training completed by farmers would yield certificates this fall with data entry required for the computer system. Stakeholders diverge on state versus federal control as lawmakers weigh bureaucratic impacts and enforcement.
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Nebraska
John Wicklund
Environmental Protectiog Agency
EPA
Kansas City
Wicklund
Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Bellwood
Loran Schmit
Colorado
Massachusetts
Congress
State Department of Agriculture
Glenn Kreuscher
Ed Andersen
Waterloo
Nebraska Grange
Bill Krejci
Fairmont
Nebraska Livestock Feeders Assn
Pesticide Applicators Assn
Aviation Trades Assn
Straub Remanded for Psychiatric Evaluation After South Dakota Case
Robert Marlin Straub of Albuquerque was remanded to Lincoln Regional Center for psychiatric tests after authorities found probable cause for commitment. He traveled with 14 year old Jim Fisher from Lincoln to South Dakota, where they were involved in a rock throwing incident. If not committed, Straub faces a charge of child stealing as the Mental Health Board prepares for a final commitment hearing on Sept. 7 following an Aug. 18 preliminary finding.
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Lancaster
South Dakota
Lincoln Regional Center
Robert Marlin Straub
Albuquerque
N.M
Roberto Bryly
Quebec
Canada
Mental Health Board
Health Board
Straub
Aka Bryly
Deputy
Bob Gibson
LOMA
Jim Fisher
Sioux Falls
Fisher
Lincoln
Gibson
UNO student arraigned in extortion bid
Edward J. Guinn 29 of the University of Nebraska Omaha was arraigned in U S District Court after a postal inspector stopped him while he picked up a $1,000 envelope. He was released on a signature bond and charged with mailing a threatening communication for alleged extortion against another UNO student.
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Michael Schleich
Guinn
UNO
Coors publicizes strike position in ads
Coors Brewing Co. responds to a strike by Brewery Workers Local 366 with a full page ad signed by Bill Coors. The company defends its use of polygraph tests and pasteurization changes while noting 65 percent of strikers returned to work and production remains active. Negotiations stay deadlocked with 39 percent union representation.
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Golden
Colo
Coors Brewing Co
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Post
Bill Coors
Coors
Local 366
Maxwell man killed by train near Brady
Benjamin J. Rosencutter, 53, of Maxwell, was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train while walking along the tracks about a half mile west of Brady. Authorities say the accident occurred on Union Pacific property and will not be counted as a traffic accident.
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Brady
UPI
Benjimen J. Rosencutter
Maxwell
Union Pacific
Here
ABP Could Lose Federal Meat Grading Services
The USDA proposed withdrawing ABP and West from meat grading over alleged violations. If approved, ABP’s Oakland Iowa plant could shut, with ABP alleging gifts to federal graders and West pleading guilty to conspiring to misbrand meat. ABP will have a hearing before an administrative law judge.
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Omaha
American Beef Packers
Frank R. West
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ABP
Oakland
Iowa
Harlan
Marshall Marcus
USDA
Washington, D.C
West
Marcus
Harry J. Nelson
Nelson
Frank Pospishil
Pospishil
Teens Ordered Out of Grand Island Over Impromptu Sales Threats
Grand Island police for the second time this summer asked about 27 teen magazine salesmen from Metro Press International to leave the city. An alleged threat of sexual assault prompted the action, with police warning dubious tactics and revoking door to door selling licenses.
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Grand Island
UPI
Asst
Martyn Johnson
Metro Press International
Johnson
Carter Johnson
Better Business Bureau
Why Do The Heathen Rage in Defiance of God’s Law
A sermon-style passage cites Psalm 2 and Hebrews 9 27 urging repentance under God’s law. It links Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection to the prophecy’s fulfillment and warns rebellion brings judgment while obedience brings blessings. The piece ends with a biblical plea and a Decatur Georgia mailing address.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
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Boy Scouts of America
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Roy Wythers
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Leon Larson
Esquire Club
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Charles Terry
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Lucille Splinter
Women’s Prison
York General Hospital
John DeCamp
Neligh
Bill Burrows
Adams
Schmit
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Farmers Union
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U.S. District Court
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