Lincoln Foundation eyed for city county merger drive
City and county leaders in Lincoln press a new push for a charter to merge city and county governments. The Lincoln Foundation may guide a private sector effort, drafting a countywide charter with experts, while a past council and CCIC moves face political opposition and legal hurdles.
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Lincoln Foundation
Warren Weber
10Th St
Lincoln
County City Implementation Commission
CCIC
Helen Bousalis
Bruce Hamilton
Richard Baker
Atty
Ron Lahners
Jack Thompson
The
Cooper Foundation
Foundation
Nebraska leaders elected, 4-H exchange and events listed
James Paxson elected president of the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Board for 1977 78 with Walter W. Clark Marshall Faith Ken neth Kampfe John Harling and Vernon Lindstrom in key posts Also new trustees named including Mrs Richard Coyne and Dr Arthur Pittman Hastings hosts 1977 Japan Nebraska 4 H exchange Water Resources Association urges Carter to study storage projects Fiddlers Championship Aug 26 28 in Omaha Central Platte NRD approves 2 6 million budget Death and loss teaching workshop July 26 28 in Kearney Three Nebraskans earn Ohio State degrees West named director at Immanuel Community Health Center Omaha
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James Paxson
Standard Chemical Manufacturing Co
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Board of Trustees
Walter W. Clark
Marshall Faith
Kenneth Kampfe
John Harling
Vernon Lindstrom
Richard Coyne
Charles Harper
Roger Kupka
Arthur Pittman
Samuel Marvin
Alva Clark
John Becker
Lloyd Mattson Jr
Milton R. Abrahams
Central Nebraska Community Health Education Corp
Kearney
Kearney State College
West
Norman West
Avoca
Iowa
Immanuel Community Health Center
Omaha
University of Nebraska Medical Center
IBP negotiates long term beef contracts across western states
Iowa Beef Processors Inc. is negotiating with feedlot operators in several western states on long term livestock supply contracts. An IBP spokesman says a cattlemen cooperative formed in Idaho and Washington is being considered, with plants in Boise and Pasco. Meanwhile striking workers near the Dakota City plant can keep their picket shacks on state property after talks with Gov. Exon.
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Iowa Beef Processors Inc
IBP
Boise
Idaho
Pasco
Wash
Iowa
Dakota City
J. James Exon
Record weekly U.S. electricity use hits peak in July
Edison Electric Institute reports 46.444 billion kilowatthours used across the 48 states in the week ended July 16 as air conditioning and fans ran at full blast. The record marks the highest weekly electricity consumption on record for the nation.
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New York
UPI
Edison Electric Institute
Contiguous States
Northern Nebraska Streams Reach Record Lows
Washington reports streams in northern Nebraska at record low levels as the USGS notes a sharp drop in water flow in the nations five major rivers. The combined flow of the Big 5 averaged about 490 billion gallons per day, 30 percent below normal and roughly 100 billion gallons per day less than a week earlier, with July seeing many stations below normal.
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Nebraska
Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Missouri
Columbia
Ohio
Contiguous States
Nebraska hospital officials balk at two year moratorium
Three Nebraska hospital leaders challenge a suggested nationwide moratorium on hospital construction and new medical equipment purchases. They argue the measure is not an emergency and would hinder progress, urging strengthened reviews instead.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Bill Zinn
Mid-West Health Congress
Steinmark plans appeal after second drug conviction
Steinmark, a 40 year old Kearney man, says he will appeal his second drug conviction to the Nebraska Supreme Court and then to federal courts if needed. He maintains innocence in the amphetamines and marijuana case against informer Dennis Landrie, whose credibility he questions after the prior reversal. The defense faced limits on cross examining Landrie during the trial.
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Lexington
UPI
Donald Steinmark
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Kearneyman
Nebraska State Patrol
Dennis Landrie
Landrie
Steinmark
U.S
Albert Schatz
Kearney
Donald Weaver
Schatz
Portland Faces Odd Fertilizer War Over Zoo Waste
Portland residents see a quirky feud as ZooDoo from Washington Park Zoo and OMSI-Poo from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry fuel fundraisers. The rivalry centers on using animal waste as fertilizer to support local institutions.
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Washington Park Zoo
The
Oregon Museum of Science and Indistry
Coors Beer Sales Begin in Lincoln Monday
Lincoln will begin selling Coors beer on Monday under the Lincoln distributorship led by Robert Easley and his son George.
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Coors
Lincoln
Lincoln Coors Distributorship
Robert Easley
George
Ford to Teach Political Science in Nebraska Campuses
Former President Gerald Ford will teach political science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Sept. 21 and 22 and at Lincoln campuses on Sept. 22 and 23. He will arrive in Omaha Sept. 20 and may return to campuses in spring semester. The NOW ERA Walkathon in Lincoln Aug. 27 supports ERA ratification and marks the 1920 suffrage anniversary. A Public Welfare Dept hearing Thursday will discuss Medicaid funding for abortions and a proposed policy restricting taxpayer abortion funding to life endangerment or rape/incest cases.
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Gerald Ford
Omaha
Lincoln
Ford
University of Nebraska At
National Organization For Women
NOW
Nebraska Union
Capitol
Public Welfare Dept
Department
State Office
Lincoln board weighs 6 percent top admin raise and car plan
Lincoln Board of Education will consider a 6% raise for top administrators and a shift to compact district cars with a lease option. Also on the agenda are a transportation study, a revised transfer policy, and summer school costs for severely handicapped students. Afterward ESU 18 will vote on a 112800 budget. Gene Gage named secretary of University of Mid-America board. former head of American-Scandinavian Foundation. Citizens to Preserve Wilderness Park hosts a garage sale July 30–31 at 1620 Devoe Dr with antiques clothing plants and baked goods.
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Lincoln Board of Education
Education Service Unit 18
Gene G. Gage
University of Mid-America
Board of Trustees
Gage
American-Scandinavian Foundation
New York City
Wildreness Park Inc
Devoe Dr
Penitentiary’s 36‑cell unit to gain humane changes
Deputy Warden Thomas Mason outlines steps to improve the adjustment center known as the hole. He will revise feeding schedules, provide ice and fresh fruit, add fans, extend yard time, and adjust lighting to 150 watts day and 40 at night to boost livability while maintaining security.
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Mary Marlette
Thomas Mason
Mason
Motion to abolish PSC position fails
An effort to end a $17 000 high level staff post in the Public Service Commission failed as Commissioner Eric Rasmussen did not gain support to rescind creating the assistant executive secretary role. The post was added in a recent reorganization by Commissioner Harold Simpson. Lincoln Senator Wally Barnett had planned to apply but changed his mind. The duties include payroll budget and public relations.
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Lincoln
Foundation
John Frey
Public Service Commission
Eric Rasmussen
Harold Simpson
Wally Barnett
Commission
Derailment Wrecks 14 Burlington Northern Cars Near Axtell
A Burlington Northern freight train derailed about 2.5 miles east of Axtell Friday night spilling 14 cars. No injuries reported and the spokesman expected track restoration by Saturday evening.
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Axtell
UPI
Burlington Northern
Here
Inmate Revived After Suicide Attempt at Nebraska Prison
An inmate at the Nebraska Penal Complex was revived by doctors after a suicide attempt in his cell. Deputy Warden Tom Mason said the inmate, unnamed, was not in personal crisis and had domestic issues with his common law wife. Cellmates alerted guards at 4:20 a.m. Saturday. the inmate was nonresponsive but revived and remains in stable condition at Lincoln General Hospital.
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Nebraska Penal Complex
Tom Mason
Lincoln General Hospital
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