Upper Republican NRD poised as groundwater control test
Nebraska City AP reports the Upper Republican Natural Resources District faces designation as the first groundwater control area under the 1975 Groundwater Management Act. The move could determine local support for NRD led water conservation, with new wells needing a one year permit after Sept 1 in Chase Perkins and Dund y Counties north of the Republican River.
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Nebraska City
Nebraska
Republican Natural Resources District
M. M. van Kirk
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Chase
Perkins
Dundy
Republican River
Emergency funds allocated to counter drouth in Nebraska irrigation
The U S Bureau of Reclamation reports about 1.3 million dollars in emergency funds for outstate Nebraska irrigation drouth effects. Loans totaling 807 thousand dollars are available to Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Holdrege Sargent Irrigation District and Farwell Irrigation District. Grants totalling 367 thousand dollars go to Nebraska Water Resources Center and State Game and Parks Commission for fish and wildlife and drouth education and conservation. An additional 95 thousand dollars funds a study on drouth effects in Farwell Mirage Flats and Republican River Basin. Overall about 4.5 million dollars requested in the lower Missouri region with over 3 million approved.
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Denver
Colo
UPI
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Nebraska
Central
Bureau
Nebraska Water Resources Center
The
State Game and Parks Commission
Farwell
Mirage Flats
Republican River
Missouri River
Airplane Sparked UFO Reports At Omaha Sunset Speedway
Dozens of calls to the Eppley Airfield tower and 911 described unidentified objects. The object turned out to be a Cessna 150 towing a lighted ad for a van accessories firm, similar to a prior July sighting tied to a stereo firm. Mike McClain, a rep for the ad-rental firm, confirmed the flight over Sunset Speedway.
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Omaha
Eppley
Mike McClain
Sunset Speedway
Mental health forum scheduled at Lincoln Center
An open forum on mental health services set for 7 p.m. August 31 at the Lincoln Center Building 215 Centennial Mall South. Sponsored by the Community Mental Health Center of Lancaster County the event invites discussion of current services and possible new programs.
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Lincoln Center
Centennial Mall
Community Mental Health Center of
Lancaster County
Nebraska set to swear in Bernard Sprague as 10th District judge
Swearing-in ceremonies are planned for Monday for Bernard Sprague the 49 year old Red Cloud appointee to Nebraska's 10th Judicial District replacing retiring District Judge Norris Chadderdon Holdrege. The district serves six counties in south central Nebraska. Robert Kutak of Omaha named chairman of the American Bar Association Special Committee for the Evaluation of Professional Standards which will report at the August 1979 annual meeting in Dallas. Fairfield Mayor Lloyd Dana resigns from office citing conflict with holding two posts. Darrel Soucie named to replace him.
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Bernard Sprague
Nebraska
Sprague
Red Cloud
Norris Chadderdon
Holdrege
Robert Kutak
Omaha
The
American Bar Assny
Association
House of Delegates
Dallas
Fairfield
Lloyd Dana
Little Blue Natural Resources District
Darrel Soucie
Dana
Van Ackeren Sentenced for Habitual Crime in Omaha
Steven Van Ackeren of Omaha was sentenced to 11 to 14 years in a penitentiary as an habitual criminal after his May conviction for a third felony offense. He must serve the habitual term after a seven year sentence for receiving stolen property and faces charges for two escapes from the State Penal Complex.
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Steven van Ackeren
Omaha
van Ackeren
UPI
Horticulture Open House at UNP North Platte Station
Nebraska Army Reservists from Lincoln Omaha Plattsmouth Syracuse Wymore and Fairbury complete two weeks of active duty training at Fort Knox Ky The annual horticultural open house at the University of Nebraska North Platte Station will be Sept 25 from 1 to 5 pm with lectures displays and demonstrations for the public.
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University of Nebraska North Platte Station
Nebraska Army
5Th Brigade
Fort Knox
Lincoln
Omaha
Plattsmouth
Syracuse
Wymore
Fairbury
Psychiatrists Make Jail House Calls In Omaha
In Douglas County Jail, psychiatrists are visiting inmates at the jail rather than sending them to a mental health clinic. Corrections Chief Charles Terry says the jail is being turned into a mental hospital as more inmates need care under the new commitment law. He notes some inmates are too sick to be committed easily and that house calls aim to prevent self harm or violence with plans for group therapy sessions.
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Omaha
Douglas County
Douglas County Corrections
Charles Terry
Terry
Things to Do and Open Places in Lincoln Area
A long list of museum hours parks libraries and recreation options across Lincoln. Includes Morrill Hall Museum, Wilderness Park, Lincoln City venues, government meetings, recitals, senior programs, driving courses, recycling centers, state museums, and multiple parks with hours and locations.
Nebraska Arts and Museums Events This Week Full County Listings
A roundup of performances, fairs, and museum hours across Nebraska. Play dates at Brownville Village Theater include A Shop Girl's Honor Sunshine Boys Enter Laughing and Live With Father. County fairs run in Merrick and Otoe, plus open house events and a North American Fiddlers Championship in Omaha.
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Brownville
Village Theater
Sunshine Boys
Central City
Sun
Syracuse
Omaha
Civic
Malcolm
Elm disease fungicide Cortex eyed to combat Dutch elm
University of Nebraska Lincoln plant pathologist says Cortex may help arrest Dutch elm disease but not replace standard control. Cortex is beneficial only on healthy trees or when symptoms involve under 5 percent of the canopy. He notes no other registered fungicide has an even chance of effectiveness.
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Associated Press
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
David Wysong
Wysong
Califor nia Shrimp Near Extinction Warns Biologists
Biologists warn the west coast’s two-year drought is driving the California freshwater shrimp toward extinction. The species, once common in salmon streams feeding San Francisco Bay, now faces disappearance as streams dry and pools stagnate.
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San Francisco
UPS
West Coast
California
San Francisco Bay
Movie Showtimes From Local Theaters Listing
Film listings provide showtimes for cinemas including Cooper Beau Geste and Star Wars as well as drive-ins like West O and 84th & O with ratings PG R and X. The schedule covers matinees and late screenings across multiple venues.
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Sally
Cooper
MacArthur
Douglas
Embassy
Holly
Joyo
Benji
Smokey & the Bandit
Plaza
Herbie
Monte Carlo
Bad News Bears
State
Stuart
Starview Drive-In
Community Support and Helplines List
A compiled directory of local hotlines and crisis numbers including Alcoholics Anonymous 24 hour service, Alcoholism resources, Better Business Bureau Lincoln toll free line, Drug Crisis Center, Federal Information Center Omaha, Parents Without Partners, Poison control, Runaway and mental health lines, Rape Line, and other personal crisis numbers. Provides contact points for addiction help, emergencies, and family support.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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Old Hwy
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Western Heritage Society Museum
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Richard Pryor
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Don Knotts
Julie Sommars
Toygigs
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