Senators clash over Nebraska legislative coloring book
Senators criticize a state PR effort that distributes a coloring book about unicameral lawmaking. Critics fear mocking the Legislature while backers defend it as a teaching tool. Ten thousand copies printed with plans for more. a slide show for schools and civic groups received tentative approval.
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Loran Schmit
Bellwood
Nebraska
Douglas Bereuter
Utica
Schmit
Legislative Executive Board
Richard Marvel
Hastings
Capitol
Marvel
Senators demand detailed report on 90 day power study
The Legislative Council Executive Board, citing $50,000 in tax money, orders Adam Kubik to provide a detailed report by Sept. 7 on staff activities for a statewide public power study. The Power Study Subcommittee seeks $5,000 monthly for four more months to review a power industry task force's work.
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Legislative Council Executive Board
Richard Marvel
Hastings
Adam Kubik
Richard Lewis
Holbrook
Subcommittee
Ralph Kelly
Grand Island
Kubik
Iowa judge rules out of state banks may charge higher Iowa credit card rates
Polk County District Court Judge Harry Perkins ruled that federally chartered banks can charge Iowa BankAmericard customers higher interest than Iowa usury limits. The decision affects First of Omaha Service Corp. and about 50,000 Iowa BankAmericard customers. The ruling aligns with the bank that Iowa usury rates do not apply to federally chartered cards issued to Iowa residents. Washington report notes the Conservation Foundation urging refined pest control tactics.
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Des Moines
Iowa BankAmericard
Polk County District Court
Harry Perkins
Iowa Attorney General's Office
First of Omaha Service Corp
First National Bank of Omaha
Iowa Bank Americaid
Perkins
Omaha Bank
Iowa
BankAmericaid Credit
First of Omaha
Omaha
Thone questions Carter food stamp shifts and costs
Republican congressman Charles Thone of Lincoln criticizes President Carter's stance on food stamps, noting a proposed elimination by 1980 while adding millions more in 1977. He Calls the plan a threat to family responsibility and warns about the bill's unknown cost and impact on nutrition.
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United Press
Charles Thone
Lincoln
Carter
Thone
America
Uncle Remus
Brer Rabbit
Williams to undergo psychiatric evaluation
District Judge William Hastings granted a defense motion for Robert E. Williams to undergo psychiatric tests to determine competency to stand trial for the murder of two Lincoln women and related charges. Results are expected in about two weeks, with public defenders seeking full access to police reports for the examiner.
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William Hastings
Robert E. Williams
Lincoln
Hastings
Williams
Catherine Brooks
Patricia McGarry
North Lincoln
Goos
John Baldwin
Hagel
Baldwin
Appointments Placed Before City Council Agenda
On the light agenda the council approved appointments to key boards. Maurice Densberger was named to the City County Planning Commission, while Dr Charles Erickson R Burt Maxcy and the Rev James Cook joined the City County Health Board.
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Maurice Densberger
City-County Planning Commission
Charles Erickson
R. Burt Maxcy
James Cook
City-County Health Board
Flood concerns and taxi service on Lincoln council agenda
Citizens plan to attend Monday's Lincoln City Council meeting to protest basement flooding after an inch-plus rain. Debates over department responsibility near 67th and Cleveland. The council will study Gentry Taxi Cab Co. PSC proposal and consider the mayor's 28.8 million dollar budget for 1977 78.
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Havelock
Bob Sikyta
67Th
Cleveland
Fremont
Adams
Colfax Circle
Cornhusker Highway
Public Service Commission
Study links pets to multiple sclerosis cases
Dr. Seymore Jotkowitz of Hackensack New Jersey reports a study of 50 MS patients finding 46 had close contact with a household pet before illness onset. He notes the high incidence of sick dogs and compares with previous British findings of MS patients owning small dogs or cats.
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Chicago
UPI
Rover
Tabby
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Seymore Jotkowitz
Hackensack
N.J
Jotkowitz
Violinist Leon Saks Dies After Fall at Epidaurus
Leon Saks aged 56, acclaimed violinist with the Bolshoi Ballet Orchestra, died Sunday after a fall from a cliff near Epidaurus Greece. Authorities say the accident occurred during a visit, with investigations ongoing.
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Epidaurus
Greece
Leon Saks
Bolshoi Ballet
Lincoln Police Sign Pact For Vest Mandate And Raises
A labor agreement between the Lincoln police union and the city provides bullet-proof vests for all officers, a 6 percent pay raise, a $105 vest allowance per officer, one extra paid holiday, a doubled $20 monthly clothing allowance for nonuniformed officers, and improved health insurance.
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Lincoln
Policemen’s Union
The
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
Doctors Prove You Can Shrink Hemorrhoidal Swelling
Doctors report an effective medication that reduces swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues caused by infection. In many cases the first applications provide prompt relief from pain and itching for hours.
Lincoln Benefit Life opens new Lincoln office with ribbon cutting
Lincoln hosts a ribbon cutting at the Lincoln Benefit Building on August 23 at 2 PM with Mayor Helen Bousalis present. An Open House runs 9 AM to 5 PM with refreshments as Richard D. Piper and Lincoln executives welcome guests. The event promotes investment products and services for locals.
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Lincoln Benefit Life Bidg
South 13Th Street
Lincoln
Lincoln Benefit
South 13Th
Helen Bousalis
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Julie
Delta Gamma Sorority
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Library Foundation
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Julian Garrett
Attorney General
Consumer Credit Division
BankAmericaid
Washington
Conservation Foundation
Council
PSC
Transportation Dept
Lincoln Transportation
Lincoln Mattress CO
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Richard D. Piper
Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc
Lincoln Benefit Life
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
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