Missouri Basin chairman candidate contested over politics and refuge plan
Harold Simmons reports the selection of a federal chairman for the MRBC faces scrutiny over political stances and Platte River Wildlife Refuge plans. Neuberger, a Nixon appointee, is challenged by Van Derwalker and Davidson among others as Interior officials weigh environmental records, technical ability, and compatibility with the Carter administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Simmons
Missouri River Basin Commission
MRBC
John Neuberger
Neuberger
Platte River
Nebraska
U.S. Interior Dept
Carter Administration
Dan Beard
Asst
Interior
Guy Martin
Beard
John van Derwalker
Denver
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Murray Sagsveen
North Dakota State Water Commission
John Davidson
University of South Dakota
Martin
Cecil Andrus
White House
Carter
Richard Nixon
J. J. Exon
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife
Tom Eason
North Bend
van Derwalker
Davidson
Friends of the Land
South Dakota
Richard Kneip
Radisson Cornhusker and Lincoln Telephone sue over tax assessments
The Radisson hotel at 13th and M Streets and Lincoln Telephone Co. sue county government to lower assessed values citing 35 percent tax rules. The hotel seeks a reduction from 1.6 million to 700 500 dollars while the telephone firm seeks a 3 percent cut on 66.4 million dollars of personal property. The suits accuse the assessor Fritz Meyer of inequitable valuation and outdated tax rolls. In Burma over 500 rebels killed in clashes with government troops between February and June this year, involving Karen Shans and Pech groups.
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Radisson Cornhusker and
Lincoln Telephone Co
Fritz Meyer
13Th and
M Sts
Rangoon
Burma
Regents criticize Omaha student paper article
UNO regents show little concern over a July article in the University of Nebraska at Omaha student newspaper that derided the June 25 meeting in Scottsbluff. The piece labeled regents bozos and accused sessions of ignorance, drawing mixed reactions from regents and UNO officials.
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Gateway
Mike Hendricks
Scottsbluff
Ron Beer
UNO
Edward Schwartzkopf
Lincoln
Kermit Hansen
Omaha
John J. Malone
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Meyer
Willer
Nebraska’s Quality Department Stores
Lincoln Center