Funeral wake turns playful at Nebraska City event
Jack Chadwick, 66, hosts a Fourth Annual Wake at the American Legion Club with 250 mourners sharing whisky, gifts, and a postfuneral dance. He began after a wake in Oklahoma where alcohol flowed and vows to celebrate annually, gifting humorous keepsakes like a miniature gravestone and a casket whisky body.
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Nebraska City
Jack Chadwick
American Legion Club
Chadwick
Oklahoma
Max Endelman
Nebraska
Citian Roxanne Fenske
Government urged to aid epilepsy victims
A Washington AP report says misconceptions about epilepsy and scattered aid programs harm over two million Americans with the disorder. The 18 month study urges a unified federal effort to create a comprehensive epilepsy service network and to mobilize resources across states and agencies.
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Washington
Commission For
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Air mail route retracing includes Nebraskans 50th anniversary
Nebraskan pilots join the National Fraternity of Silver Wings in retracing the first privately flown air mail route on the 50th anniversary. More than 40 pilots cover about 100 miles each with ceremonies at most airports. The Nebraska legs list pilots from Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte, Grand Island, Sidney, Scottsbluff, Aurora, Potter, and other towns joining Des Moines to Cheyenne and back.
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Omaha
National Fraternity of Silver Wings
New York
San Francisco
Des Moines
Richard Novotny
Grand Island
al Sasse
Homer Puderbaugh
Lincoln
North Platte
Dean
Sally van Zandt
S.E. Ross
Aurora
Sidney
John Clinch
Cheyenne
William Heiley
Scottsbluff
Leonard Nelson
Potter
Virgil Adie
George Arnold
Everett Phillips
Robert Carlisle
Jack Costello
Norfolk
Ed Weaver
Roca
Things to Do and Local Meetings This Week
A compilation of upcoming events and government meetings across Lincoln. Listings include Bluestem Sierra Club meeting at Wesley House and Nebr ETV Commission open session at Telecommunications Center.
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Bluestem Sierra Club
Wesley House
ETV Commission
Movie listings and local venue notices
Directory of theater showtimes for multiple cinemas with ratings and times. Includes drive ins and public venue notes listing senior dining, driving courses, recycling centers, and museum hours with addresses and contact numbers for information.
Emergency support and helplines listed for crisis services
The notice compiles 911 emergency numbers for police fire sheriff and ambulance plus helplines for Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Drug help centers and family services with city and toll free contact numbers. It includes Better Business Bureau Drug Crisis Center and Parents Without Partners across Omaha Lincoln and surrounding areas.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Better Business Bureau
Lincoln
Drug Crisis Center
Federal Information Center
Omaha
Steep Ride Quito Ecuador by Rail From Sea to Sky
One of the world’s most spectacular train journeys runs 290 miles from Guayaquil to Quito. The 12 hour trip climbs a dramatic 10 623 feet over a 50 mile stretch, offering striking elevation change between sea level and the highlands.
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Quito
Ecuador
Local Crisis Helplines and Support Contacts
A list of crisis and support numbers is provided including Personal Crisis 475 5171 Poison 483 3244 Runaways 475 6261 Men tal 475 9561 Elderly 477 1241 and Rape Line 475 7273 for immediate assistance.
Nebraska Stock Growers Watch Water Legislation
Alliance based report notes Boyd Adkinson of Benkelman, chair of the water committee, says water legislation will be a key issue this year for the Nebraska Stock Growers Assn. and that members will monitor proposed water laws closely.
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Adkinson
Nebraska
Harkin Urges USPS to End Small Town Post Office Closings
Rep. Tom Harkin urges Postmaster General Bailor to stop closing small town post offices. He cites inflation and energy costs but pins the main blame on postal management, criticizing marketing and market research as poor. The discussion follows a recent association convention and related water quality planning references.
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Washington
Tom Harkin
Iowa
U.S. Postal Service
Harkin
Benjamin Bailor
Corps of Engineers
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House of Yesterday
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Old Hwy
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