Peru State President remains tight lipped on quitting rumors
Douglas Pearson, Peru State College president, returns from a four day Ozarks vacation amid ongoing speculation about his future. He plans Lincoln talks with Gov. Exon and will not meet with the State College Board this week.
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Jack Kennedy
Peru State College
Douglas Pearson
Pearson
Lincoln
J. J. Exon
State College Board of Trustees
Peru
Ozarks
Fire ban declared for Lincoln parks across city
A complete fire ban including grills was ordered for all Lincoln parks. Over the July 4 weekend eight fires occurred at Holmes Park, one on the dam after fireworks. Assistant parks superintendent Herb Cords warns winds and dry undergrowth threaten Pioneers and Wilderness parks.
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Lincoln Parks
Holmes Park
Herb Cords
Cords
Man Moves Lawn to Dodge City Water Rates
Grand Junction resident Jim Sloggett relocated his lawn to Clifton and Orchard to avoid higher Grand Junction water rates. He transplanted turf using a sod cutter and rents land there to keep his bill near 15 dollars, instead of 43 dollars in town. It is unclear if the lawn will return to Grand Junction in the fall.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Jim Sloggett
Sloggett
Clifton
Orchard
Egypt backs Geneva talks revival after Israeli offer
Egypt has accepted an Israeli offer to reconvene the Geneva peace talks stalled since December 1973. The notice appears amid a broader page of weather and editorials reflecting on Lincoln power dynamics and Nebraska politics.
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Egypt
Geneva
Army takes control of Pakistan promising new elections
Islamabad reports the army seized the government, arrested Prime Minister Bhutto, and imposed martial law. Gen Ziaul Haq declares a plan for fresh elections in October while retaining President Choudhry. National assemblies dissolved and ministers removed as violence to date tops 300 deaths.
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Islamabad
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Radio Pakistan
Muhammed Ziaul Haq
Fazal Elahi Choudhry
Ziaul
Pakistan
Bhutto
New Delhi
India
Jagjivan Ram
United States
Britain
London
Pakistan People’s Party
Pakistan National Alliance
East Pakistan
Metric Weather Plan Prompts Mixed Reactions Across Agencies
The National Weather Service proposes a gradual switch to metric units for temperature precipitation wind and other measures starting July 1978 with full adoption by January 1979. A survey shows 300 of 350 organizations oppose the change, citing confusion and rapidity.
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Washington
National Weather Service
U.S. Metric Board
NWS
Brezhnev Says U S Policy Hinders Soviet Ties
In a Kremlin meeting with U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon Brezhnev warned that U.S. foreign policy blocks constructive development of Soviet American relations. Tass reported the talks stressed equality and mutual benefit while noting disputes over human rights and arms talks.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
U.S
Malcolm Toon
Toon
Brezhnev
Carter
Tass
Soviet Union
Cleanup continues at Holmes Lake fireworks site
K. H. Kapke of Lincoln cleans up Tuesday at Holmes Lake after a July 4 gala. He uses a metal detector to locate coins while a burned grass area shows where displays were ignited. A work crew removes equipment used to ignite and launch pyrotechnics.
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K. H. Kapke
Lincoln
Holmes Lake
Kapke
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