Editorials Down go water levels
Editorial notes Nebraska groundwater declines across 91 of 93 counties in 1976 amid drought and rising pump irrigation. Howard and Garden counties buck the trend due to Sherman Reservoir imports. Perkins, Hamilton, York, Seward show sizable drops. The piece urges conservation and warns of possible federal action.
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Nebraska
Howard
Garden
Sherman
Chase County
University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division
Perkins
Lewis D. Walker
Federal Water Resources Council
America
Congress
Nebraska Supreme Court blocks state from regulating third level air carriers
State regulators face uncertainty after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the state cannot regulate third level carriers whose routes mix interstate and intrastate flights. The decision raises questions about intrastate service and could prompt Congressional action to remove ambiguity as several states already regulate these carriers.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Frontier
Supreme Court
Congress
Lincoln City Council approves tentative LES rate hike
The Lincoln City Council gave preliminary approval to another electric rate increase for LES customers effective next January. The budget projects higher revenue across classes, with residential up 6 percent, small commercial 3 percent, large commercial 5.2 percent, large industrial 4.5 percent, street lighting 9.7 percent, and municipal charges 10.3 percent. The final decision will determine how the rise is distributed among customer classes.
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Lincoln City Council
Lincoln Electric System
LES
Public Minds Letters On Water, B 1 Bombs And Labor Bills
A reader laments 10 cent water cups at Bingorama bingo halls while noting no water fountain exists. Leonard Coy lauds President Carter for stopping B 1 bomber production and calls for HR7002 to aid workers displaced by cancelled government contracts. The letter questions disarmament policy and shifts toward cruise missiles and neutron bombs.
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Congress
Rep. Bingham
Carter
Plutonium Clash Highlights Senate Rift Over Nuclear Policy
In a striking postvote moment Sen. Strom Thurmond rushed to shake hands with Sen. Frank Church, signaling a rare bipartisan bond over plutonium. Church has shifted from antiwar crusader to a realist on nuclear energy while Carter pushes light-water breeder ideas. Dale Bumpers urged leadership, promoting research into safer, less weaponizable energy, as Carter’s stance prompts sharp national debate and international reactions.
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Mary McGrory
Frank Church
Clinch River
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Church
Thurmond
Vietnam
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Pentagon
Realpolitik
Carter
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Power and weapons lure proliferators
London argues plutonium drives cheap nuclear weapons through fast breeder reactors and reprocessing. It warns proliferation risks rise with limited uranium and cites India, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Pakistan, Brazil, and Argentina as potential cases unlikely to be deterred by Carter style controls.
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Gwynne Dwyer
London
Canada
Japan
Italy
Sweden
Spain
Switzerland
Carter
Israel
India
South Korea
Taiwan
South Africa
Pakistan
Brazil
Argentina
Stop Soviet wiretapping analysis and calls for disclosure
George Will argues the Carter administration must stop Soviet interception of millions of U S telephone conversations and reveal the extent of eavesdropping. He cites microwave transmission, diplomatic pouches, and computer filtering while urging a single standard against government crimes. He cites Moynihan and Kissinger criticisms of privacy flaws and detente policy.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Carter
Washington
United States
Moscow
The
New York Times
State Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Kissinger
Sen
Daniel P. Moynihan
D-N.y
Moynihan
White House
Rose Garden
F.B.I
Bismarck
Lord Salisbury
Washington Post Company
Insulation supply crunch faces homeowners and antitrust fears
Ralph Nader warns energy saving insulation faces price hikes as a few firms dominate fiberglass and borate markets. Imports are limited, entry barriers high, and substitutes scarce, risking shortages, higher costs, and potential safety issues if fire retardants or fire hazards are mishandled.
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Federal Trade Commission
Colorado
Massachusetts
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Lincoln Journal
Lincoln
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York
Seward
Conservation and Survey Division
Dreuth
U.S. Geological Survey
Leonard Coy
Rockwell International
Hue
Doonesbury
N Star Syndicate
George Will
Ralph Nader
Owens- Corning Fiberglass
Johns-Manville
Certain-Teed
Chemical Week Magazine
Schlesinger Energy Plan
National Bureau of Standards
NBS
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
FTC
Consumer Protection Authority
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