Nebraska feminists rally to block pro-life national delegates
Nebraska NOW activists organize a coalition with groups like League of Women Voters Planned Parenthood and Gay Action to contest the IWY delegate election. They aim to fund a Houston delegation while challenging the pro-life slate and coordinating strategy across about 15 groups.
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Sandy Mohr
Houston
National Organization For Women (Now
Jan Kohl
Lincoln
Kohl
Ms. Kohl
IWU
League of Women Voters
Women’s Resource Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Planned Parenthood
Karalyn Schmidt
Lincoln Now
IWY
Ms. Polk
Washington
National Conference On of International Women’s Year
Lincoln area notices reveal personnel moves and funding shifts
Jerry Sellentin of Bryan Memorial Hospital earns regional VP honors from the American Society of Personnel Administrators for Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri. Landner to join TCU as Health Physical Education and Recreation chair. Lincoln officer appeals suspension over use of police phones. Marty Miller elected Lincoln Northeast Rotary president 1977 78 with new officers Franklin Eldrige Gunnar Overgaard Eugene Roth. Holly Schuster named United Way planning director. Crisis funds for Lincoln Crisis Intervention Program raised from 1500 to 2000 for emergency home repairs and barrier removal.
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Bryan Memorial Hospital
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Missouri
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Holly Schuster
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Lincoln
Lancaster County
Southeast Nebraska Health Systems Agency
West O rail clog near elimination advances in Lincoln
A multimillion dollar project to eliminate West O Street rail blockage in Lincoln moved closer to completion. The first train used the new Burlington Northern tracks with officials aboard. South side bridges and tracks must be finished before West O crossing is removed, with completion then targeted for late next year. Total costs: about 3.5 million dollars shared by the federal government and the railroad.
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Associated Press
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Lincoln
Burlington Northern
Charles Thone
R-Neb
West O Crossing
John Langsdorf
Railroad Transportation Safety District
West
Legion objects to VA Hospital land sale in Lincoln
The Nebraska American Legion opposes selling more than 20 acres of land at the Lincoln VA Hospital. Wayne Davis cites loss of space for future growth, ecological impact, and traffic hazards if the 15 acres in front and 54% adjacent to 70th Street are sold to commercial development. The sale was proposed by the General Services Administration.
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Associated Press
Nebraska American Legion
Veterans Administration Hospital
Lincoln
American Legion
Nebraska
Lincoln VA Hospital
70Th Street
O Street
Wayne Davis
Hay Springs
General Services Administration
Coalition sues Post Cereals for $1 billion
A Los Angeles parent consumer coalition sues General Foods Corp and its cereal division alleging Post Cereals turns children into sugar junkies by marketing cereals as breakfast. The Superior Court filing seeks 1 billion dollars, accusing the firm of a calculated scheme. it names Cocoa Pebbles Fruity Pebbles Honeycomb Sugar Crisps and Alpha-Bits as high sugar products.
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Superior Court
America
Post
Foss to Lead Lindbergh Memorial Fund Chairmanship
Gen Joseph Foss, former South Dakota governor and World War II fighter ace, will chair the Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Fund. He succeeds Gen Jimmy Doolittle and Neil Armstrong, who become co chairmen emeriti.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Foss
South Dakota
Charles A. Lindbergh
UNO probes library operations amid admin staff tensions
UNO faculty senate launched an inquiry into library operations to assess admin employee relations. Laurene Zaporozhetz alleges ten librarians have resigned in 17 months, blaming management by library director Dr. John Christ, who denies the charge and was reassigned to the computer network after a performance review.
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UNO
Zaporozhetz
John Christ
Christ
Duhamel Dies in Paris at 53 After Illness
Jacques Duhamel former Centrist leader in the French national assembly and two time cabinet minister died Friday after a long illness in Paris.
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Paris
Jacques Duhamel
French National Assembly
Volunteers Aid Move of 140 Residents to New Mercy Center
About 100 volunteers and the Nebraska National Guard help move 140 residents from St. Catherine's Continuing Care Center to the new Mercy Care Center next to Bergan Mercy Hospital. Mercy Center replaces St. Catherine's and St. Vincent's Home for the Aged.
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Mercy Care Center
Bergan Mercy Hospital
St. Catherine's
St. Vincent’s Home For the
Trial set in shooting death in Keith County
An Oct. 12 trial has been set for Arvie Womack and Karen McGaughy charged in the shooting death of Walter Standton in Keith County earlier this year. David Denman, a third suspect in the murder and robbery, remains in Colorado on armed robbery charges.
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Arvie Womack
Karen McGaughy
Walter Standton
Keith County
David Denman
Colorado
Catholic school aid fund launched in North Platte
A nonprofit formed to support North Platte Catholic Schools, named North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment Trust Inc., will limit gifts to aiding Catholic education. Meanwhile Grand Island postpones a U.S. 30 railroad underpass project for three years, with estimated cost above $1 million, per public works director A. E. Rasmussen.
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North Platte
U.S. 30
Grand Island
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Sea lions Hurricane and Wendy Die at Lincoln Zoo
Wendy a three year old sea lion and Hurricane died at the Children's Zoo in Lincoln after a mock wedding. Autopsies at the University of Nebraska Lincoln found no cause. Zoo director Alan Bietz noted the animals were healthy at 10 am and dead by 2 30 pm with no signs of struggle. He cautioned extreme heat may have contributed to the deaths. Hurricane arrived from Marineland California three months prior.
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Washington Post
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University of Nebraska-Omaha
U.S. Office of Education
Washington D.C
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Marineland
California
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Children’s Zoo
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University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Bietz
Lincoln
Ag leader G A Buck dies at 72 in Sun City Arizona
Glenn A. Buck longtime Nebraska Farmer Co president publisher and board chair died suddenly Friday at his Sun City Arizona home aged 72 Funeral arrangements were pending in Lincoln Neb Buck led the firm after a 40 year career succeeding Sam McElvie Buck born in DeWitt Neb earned Nebraska University degree in 1927 He held multiple Nebraska board positions and owned Rolling Stone Ranch Survivors include a son two daughters a brother and a sister and six grandchildren
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Nebraska
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Ariz
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Roper and Sons Mortuary
Lincoln
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Omaha
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Beverly) Pollock
Ogallala
Barbara Thomas
Santa Monica
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Broken Bow
Arthur
Luella) Farrell
East Lansing
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Lancaster deputies hard to reach on Saturday patrols
Lancaster County sheriff's office reported all deputies were on patrol Saturday morning. Dispatcher Judy Miller said they were unavailable for comment and advised reporters to call back Sunday. Deputy Robert Marker confirmed officers on duty vary and that the dispatcher holds release information.
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Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Judy Miller
CAT Scanner Open House At Lincoln General Hospital
Lincoln General Hospital invites the public to an open house for its Computerized Axial Tomography scanner on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event aims to showcase the new medical imaging technology and its potential benefits for patient care.
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Lincoln General Hospital
Papio District Proposes $3.5 Million Budget
The Papio Natural Resources District proposes a 3.5 million dollar budget for next year. General manager Jerry Wehrspann says rising property valuations and unfinished current year work would cut the tax levy by 6 mills to 48 mills. A hearing on the proposal is set for August 4.
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Omaha
Papio Natural Resources District
Jerry Wehrspann
Wehrspann
Lincoln Pickets Ordered to Stop Picketing
Judge Gerald A. Wackner of the NLRB issued a cease and desist order late last month prohibiting members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 265 from picketing or threatening to picket RP and M Electric job sites. Either party may appeal to the NLRB in Washington, D.C.
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RP & M Electric
Gerald A. Wackner
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, D.C
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