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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
4
Lincoln Journal 926 published by Journal-Star Printing Co in Lincoln Nebraska provides community notices. This entry notes local events, public notices, and brief items from the area served by the Lincoln, Nebraska city and surrounding region.
The Lincoln City Council unanimously approves a minimum insulation ordinance applicable to all new construction. The measure sets uniform performance standards for walls and roofs in commercial and residential properties, allowing envelope flexibility while ensuring heat loss protection. Local groups and officials collaborated to reach consensus demonstrating leadership in energy conservation.
Rep John Cavanaugh of Omaha resists a presidential appointment of a special prosecutor as Democrats and Republicans clash over Koreagate. The piece questions House standards enforcement, the role of the Justice Department probe, and how long the standards committee should be allowed to act before presenting a full public report.
House Democrats draft a compromise to make same day registration optional with federal grants as incentive. The plan repeats existing options already available in a few states and is criticized as redundant and weak, offering little value and facing sharp opposition.
A letter thanks Maj. Gen. Binder and Maj. Whitney of the Nebraska Army National Guard for personal involvement in resolving a severe mental and physical strain on an individual during an out of state incident. The writers commend their care, leadership, and commitment to Guard members and the future of the guard. The piece also notes reader comment policies and includes a separate religious excerpt discussing abortion as a sin of murder from The Marian Catechism.
Intimate sources suggest the New York City blackout was part of a national energy-saving scheme. CIA data imply 18 day city outages annually could force policy shifts. The piece critiques Con Edison and Mayor Beame, hinting at suburban migration pressures.
With the 1977 New York blackout, looting and arson surged as police struggled to respond. The piece notes over 3,300 arrests and broad property damage while stressing persistent urban inequality and the era’s failed remedies, echoing a 1968 warning that America was becoming two separate societies.
William Safire argues a spreading attitude justifies theft as a supposed right. He critiques welfare expansion, reparations claims, disdain for menial work, and the view crime results from a faultless System, blaming society for a poor person's actions during blackouts.
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