Weather Page 12 Tonight and Wednesday Outlook
Tonight cloudy and warm. Wednesday cloudy and hot. Wednesday high 98 degrees with a low around 80. References to editorial, council, and political notes appear on other pages.
19 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
1
Tonight cloudy and warm. Wednesday cloudy and hot. Wednesday high 98 degrees with a low around 80. References to editorial, council, and political notes appear on other pages.
The House begins debate on a sweeping farm program bill valued at 11.85 billion dollars, revising food stamps, extending Food for Peace, and expanding agricultural research. President Carter supports the House plan despite a veto threat over high farm price supports.
Clarks Clothing at 132 South 13th Avenue offers summer-weight sport coats in light fabrics ideal for warm weather. Shop selection includes versatile styles suitable for casual and semi-formal wear, with available sizes and price range.
Farmers in Johnson and surrounding counties report scorching heat and dry winds turning fields brown. With seven irrigation wells, Kenneth Beaver notes dwindling profits as yields drop from 150 to about half, while ASCS officials warn of spotty losses and rising feed costs. Falls City resident Mrs. Guy Sweethen describes stressed crops and livestock sales as creek water dries up. Budgets shrink as mills cut repairs and late-season crops cling to viability amid forecasts of little rain.
Harold Simmons reports Nebraskans faced high power bills as heat drives record electricity demand outside Omaha. LES and NPPD hit new peaks while utilities rely on costly turbines and hydro power. Irrigation and July heat push Nebraska's grid toward expensive resources.
Frontier Airlines will double Lincoln daily departures and arrivals from 12 to 24, turning Lincoln into a connection hub. Two daily round trips are planned between Lincoln and Chicago O Hare, with Salina to Topeka to Lincoln routing. Added services include a Rapid City morning flight and a North Platte to Rapid City evening service plus new Topeka links.
Walters, a Miami lawyer, has been named by the White House as the Carter administration's representative to the Vatican.
The Lincoln National Weather Service office warns no relief yet for the heat wave through this week and early next week. Lincoln reached 99 on Monday while several Nebraska cities hit 100 plus with Valentine and Chadron at 105 Imperial McCook and Alliance at 102 Scottsbluff Sidney and Grand Island at 101 and Norfolk at 100.
A 20 foot wall poster in an out of the way Peking street claimed Teng Hsiao ping had been restored to power by a central decision. Diplomatic sources said a politburo meeting was examining his rehabilitation as a key item. If true, it would mark his third rise after purges in 1968 and 1976.
The Senate approved a 991 million appropriations bill 85 to 10 ending free shaving mugs hairbrushes combs and trunks for members and staff. Parking remained free after Sen Gary Hart's amendment to charge a monthly scale failed 65 to 25 amid energy and transit funding pitches.
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