Lincoln Women Voters Join Equality Day Observance
The League of Women Voters of Nebraska and local groups join a National Organization for Women led event to support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. A city walk from the Nebraska Union to the Capitol starts at 3 p.m. with speakers at the statehouse steps. Proceeds fund ERA efforts.
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League of Women Voters of
Nebraska
National Organization For Women
Kappie Weber
State League Women’s Rights
Statehouse
Nebraska Union
Capitol
UPI
Nebraska bankers weigh Lance case and overdraft rules
Nebraska banking officials say overdrafts by officers violate state law only for state-chartered banks. The Lance case, involving misused accounts at a federally chartered bank, prompts calls for stricter enforcement rather than new statutes. Iowa also allows jail time and fines for overdrafts by state bank officers.
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Bert Lance
Nebraska
State Banking and Finance Dept
Lance
Charles W. Mitchell
Banking Department
Mitchell
First National
Lincoln
Iowa
County Board weighs abolishing county school superintendent post
Lancaster County Board considers removing the county school superintendent position held by Glenn Turner who is 74 and has led the district for 35 years. Turner proposed the idea four years ago, then reversed, with his term due to expire next year. The board also eyed eliminating the county Weed Control Board, which would require voter approval.
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Lancaster County Board
Glenn Turner
County Weed Control Board
Weed Board
Jan Gauger
Turner
Gauger
Fatal Scottsbluff Blast Blamed on Electric Arc
State fire marshal reports a May 4 Scottsbluff auto dealership explosion killed Bill Mendenhall. An electric arc near a light switch atop a stairway apparently ignited combustible vapors, per a report based on Deputy Fire Marshal Kulicka.
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Scottsbluff
Paul Sarnecki
Attorney General's Office
Chauncey Sheldon
Scotts Bluff
Lincoln man dies from gunshot wound near Holmes Lake
Police say the 24 year old Glenn D. Watts was found bleeding in his car near Holmes Lake beach and died at Bryan Memorial Hospital. The shooting is described as personal safety related. Watts lived at 1030 Norwood St. No 214 and worked at a service station.
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Lincoln
City Park Dept
Glenn D. Watts
Norwood St
No. 214
Holmes Lake Beach
Watts
Bryan Memorial Hospital
UNL Receives NEH Grant for Great Plains Studies
The National Endowment for the Humanities awards $16,213 to the University of Nebraska Lincoln to plan research by the Center for Great Plains Studies on the cultural heritage of the Great Plains.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Great Plains
National Endowment For the Humanities
United Press Intn
Center For Great Plains Studies
Nebraska lawyers look to ABA ad rules with tweaks
Nebraska attorneys may follow ABA guidelines on ads, allowing basic details and fee ranges while banning false or deceptive claims. A committee suggests limited specialization claims due to no state certification. final approval rests with the State Supreme Court after a Lincoln meeting.
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Nebraska
American Bar Assn
ABA
Kile Johnson
Nebraska State Bar Assn
NSBA
House of Delegates
Johnson
Nsba House of Delegates
Lincoln
State Supreme Court
Thai Prime Minister Burns Large Cache Of Illicit Drugs
Prime Minister Tanin Kraivixien ordered the destruction of more than three tons of heroin and marijuana at a military camp near Bangkok. Diplomats and Thai officials watched as a kerosene-doused stockpile worth about 1.5 million dollars was incinerated after being seized in 1973 and 1974.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Tanin Kraivixien
Tanin
U.S
Eastern Airlines offers 299 discount fare with Nebraskan city
Eastern Airlines will offer 299 tickets for two or more travelers to any of its 105 cities. An adult with two or more children can travel for 299 and 199 respectively. Trips must be seven to 21 days with at least three stops. Tickets go on sale Saturday for travel after Sept. 11, with holiday period restrictions. The plan received Civil Aeronautics Board approval earlier in the week. Southeast Comprehensive Health Center renamed in honor of Sen. Hubert Humphrey by County Board of Supervisors.
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Omaha
Nebraska City
Eastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
HHH Center
Los Angeles
UPI
County Board of Supervisors
Southeast Comprehensive Health Center
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Ernie
King Koil
F.D.B. Ceresco
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Lincoln, Neb
Elizabeth Kime
Elizabeth S. Kime
Cherry County
National Association of Extension Home Economists
Ms. Kime
Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan
United States
Unitarian Church
Calvin Church Legal Defense Fund
Lance Case
National Bank of Georgia
Lincoln Banks
UNL
Megadsla
Eeu
Capitol Beach Blvd
West O
Ernie’s
Ceresco
Koil
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