Elephants Roam Care Facility After Circus Rampage
Barbara the six ton elephant escaped during a tent raise for Carson and Barnes in Sauk City Wisconsin. She stormed a Maplewood Nursing Home, smashed through a window wall and a hall door, causing thousands in damage before being coaxed into a truck with another elephant. No injuries reported though residents and staff expressed shock and amusement.
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Sauk City
Wis
Tillie Nolden
Barbara
Maplewood Nursing Home
Marjorie Krause
Fond du Lac
Carson & Barnes Circus
Wisconsin
D. R. Miller
Maplewood
Mrs. Krause
Pay dispute threatens to break up city union
An internal split over the AFSCME contract led 203 city employees to seek a vote to dissolve the union that represents 585 workers. The dispute centers on the city’s 6 percent raise offer and union vs nonunion members voices. Some employees fear losing a voice in raises if they do not join AFSCME. The council may discuss the issue in a closed session.
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Warren Weber
City Hall
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
al Lee
Planning Dept
Afscme
Lee
Helen Bousalis
Jeff Whe Cosmic Strip Debuts on Lincoln Journal Page 14
A new space themed comic, Jeff Whe, starts today in the Lincoln Journal on page 14. The strip promises a cosmic setting with androids and mind printouts in a futuristic universe.
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Jeff Whe
Lincoln Journal
Desertification at UN talk signals global land crisis
Nairobi hosts a United Nations conference on desertification as scientists warn that 14 million acres of fertile land vanish yearly and 43 percent of the planet is desert or semi desert. Delegates from 100 countries seek a plan of action to halt the spread and protect arid regions.
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New York
Nairobi
Kenya
Sahel
Sahara
Africa
Drouth
Gobi
Kalahari
Arabian
Sondran
Patagonian
Earth
Ferragamo on sidelines signals promising pro future
Nebraska graduate Vince Ferragamo watches a game from the sidelines as Chuck Sinclair interviews him and Joe Namath for a feature. The piece previews Ferragamo’s potential in professional football.
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Vince Ferragamo
Nebraska
Chuck Sinclair
Ferragamo
Joe Namath
Prison evaluators to discuss reforms
Seven new evaluation teams will meet to tackle reforms under the unique Correctional Improvement Program CIP begun at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Sen Steve Fowler leads the effort funded at 1 047 122 for year one.
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Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Legislative and Correctional Services
Orien
Lincoln
Steve Fowler
CIP
Fowler
Hell's Angels hold 1977 meeting at Bloomfield Nebraska
Bill Kreifel reports that 200 to 300 Hell's Angels gathered at the Lewis and Clark Lake area near Bloomfield Nebraska for their annual 1977 meeting. Guards blocked access for 10 days while armed members observed no reported violence in Nebraska. In Yankton South Dakota two men were hospitalized following incidents connected to the event.
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Bill Kreifel
Virginia
Hell’s Angels
Nebraska
Lewis and Clark Lake
Yankton
S.D
Robert Downing
State Game and Parks Commission
Norfolk
Angels
Bloomfield
Neb
Lewis and Clark
Canyon
Downing
Yankton, D.D
Classified ad line for Nebraska audience toll free number
A Nebraska classified advertising notice promotes calling the Journal Star at 800 742 7385 to place ads from anywhere in the state. The ad emphasizes a toll free service for convenience and accessibility.
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The
Journal-Star
Nebraska
Atrium Store Opens at 13th and N
Circulation Dept debuts new route advertising Ben Simon's Atrium Store at 13th and N. Phone line 473-7341 for applications and details. Store reads as now open with promotional messaging from Adv. Ben Simon.
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Ben Simon
13Th & N
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Ozymandias
Ethiopia
Peru
Francisco Morales Bermudez
Washington
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Gov. J. J. Exon
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