NPPD Board approves 31.5 percent Lincoln power rate hike
The Nebraska Public Power District board voted 8 2 to raise Lincoln wholesale power charges by 31.5 percent for 1978 79, a move LES Administrator Walter Canney says violates the NPPD LES contract. LES will withhold overcharges while lawsuits settle the rate dispute.
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Columbus
Lincoln
Nebraska Public Power District
Nppd Board of Directors
Nebraska
NPPD
Lincoln Electric System
Walter Canney
Les
Nppd-Les
Canney
Dil Blatchford
Blatchford
Nppdles
Lancaster County
William C. Hastings
Vance E. Leininger
Peterson
Kosman
Antarctic Ross Shelf Camera Reveals Life Below Ice
A TV camera lowered a quarter mile into the Ross ice shelf bottom shows a vivid bottom dwelling community. Fish appear on screen as researchers from NSF and Dr. John Clough report tracks and burrows amid angular stones and a thin sediment layer. Scientists plan baited lines to sample species and expect to study until February as weather allows.
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Washington
UPI
Antarctica
Ross Ice Shelf
John Clough
Duwayne Anderson
National Science Foundation
U.S
Begin unveils Palestine plan amid Middle East peace push
Prime Minister Begin presents Israel’s new peace plan including a Palestinian proposal to President Carter. Carter calls Sadat, both leaders hint at future meetings as talks with Egyptian negotiators in Cairo resume. White House cites momentum toward a comprehensive peace and possible U S backing during a visit to Israel.
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Washington
Menahem Begin
Israel
Mideast
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Begin
White House
Jody Powell
Sadat
Cairo
Middle East
Egypt
Cyrus Vance
Oval Office
U.S
Jerusalem
FDA Backtracks on Ice Cream Protein Substitution
The FDA said it will not allow sodium caseinate to replace non fat dry milk in 800 million gallons of ice cream yearly. The reversal comes after dairy industry pressure citing cost cuts, while American farmers warn of income loss and higher dairy supports.
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Anderson
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Agriculture Department
Weather prospects and temp range for weekend
Tonight 30 percent rain chance, Saturday partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 47 and a low around 34. The rest of the page lists editorials, notices, comics, and various section references.
Nebraska Focus and Sunday Journal Highlights
Page summaries note a 2.4 percent across the board cut in United Way allocations while Nebraska Public School Finance Study hints at uneven school funding. Omaha Livestock Market receipts normalize after a farm strike driven drop as Kansas farmers press campaigns. Focus section previews weather starts and political planning for 1978 with C David Kotok and Harold Simmons reporting on energy plant planning.
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United Way
Omaha
Kansas
Nebraska
The
Sunday Journal and
Star
C. David Kotok
Milan Bish
Don Geis
Shopping center planned near Columbus Nebraska
Watson Centers Inc of Minneapolis announced a 9 million shopping center project near U S 81 and Mason Road northwest of Columbus. Commitments from J L Brandeis of Omaha and Schwesers of Fremont to locate department stores. Construction starts late 1979, completion mid 1981. The 311000 square foot site will host four department stores and 50 to 60 smaller shops. Watson will lease the land for the Columbus center.
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Columbus, Neb
Watson Centers Inc
Minneapolis
U.S. 81
Mason Road
Columbus
Watson
J.L. Brandeis
Omaha
Schweser’s
Fremont
GAO Questions Air Force Accounting Integrity
The General Accounting Office challenges Air Force procurement accounting. It says improper procedures make it hard to tell if the service is overspending beyond available funds. The GAO's audit raises questions about budgeting and spending controls within the Air Force.
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GAO
Air Force
Elves Can't Hack Electronic Toy Production
Chicago Daily News satirical interview with Santa Claus about shift from traditional toys to electronics. Santa reveals burnout, health notes, and nerves while discussing labor changes, imports from Japan, and fears of automation replacing elves with electronic rivals.
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Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Santa Claus
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