Quaker aid to Nebraska Indians shaped by Grant era
Evelynn Schutz recounts how Central City Quakers answered President elect Grant's call in 1869 to help Native communities on Nebraska reservations. They organized supplies, housing and education while serving as Indian agents, and challenged by shifting politics after 1877.
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Nebraska Bureau
Central City
Society of Friends
Quakers
Evelynn Schutz
Ulysses S. Grant
Nebraska
Eastern Friends
Hayes
Indian Affairs
Kelsey
Isaiah Lightner
Teenagers favor rugged movie idols over romantic types
A Gallup Youth Survey of 1,069 teens, conducted April 16 to 24, shows top choices skew older. Robert Redford leads both boys and girls, followed by Barbra Streisand and Sylvester Stallone, with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood among the top male figures.
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Princeton
N.J
Robert Redford
John Wayne
Barbra Streisand
Clint Eastwood
Farah Fawcett
Sylvester Stallone
Gallup
Redford
Wayne
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Paul Newman
Burt Reynolds
Jerry Lewis
Charles Bronson
Rocky
Wayne Eastwood
Stallone
Bronson Reynolds
Redford Newman
Streisand
Chariton Heston
Newman
Lewis
Dustin Hoffman
Elvis Presley
Eastwood
Hickman budget cut traced to assessor error
Hickman trustees must trim the proposed budget by about six thousand dollars after a county assessor miscalculated the tax roll. Village chairman David Hunter says a $200 000 mistake included a subdivision outside village limits, which the assessor's office identified this year. Hunter seeks an explanation and apology from County Assessor Fritz Meyer.
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Hickman
Meyer
Hunter
Floodways rules flaw is studied
Nebraska officials say a wording flaw in floodway regulations will be corrected after an appeal over a permit for a vacation cabin along the Missouri River. State Water Resources Dept deputy director Michael Jess outlined the fix and a public hearing set for August 1 in Lincoln. Senator Neil Simon noted the development gives King Lake residents renewed hope to rebuild in the floodway after a recent fire.
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Omaha
Michael Jess
State Water Resources Dept
Missouri River
Bellevue
Jess
Lincoln
Neil Simon
King Lake
Department
Stereo sought as clue in Omaha waitress slaying
Omaha police center on the June 11 death of Jane McManus 26 in Elmwood Park. Her nude body was found after she was stabbed repeatedly. Investigators believe a stolen stereo missing from the scene holds the key. Detectives have questioned over 400 people and seek two men for questioning.
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Omaha
Elmwood Park
Jane McManus
Wisner man killed when gas truck rolls and burns
Raymond Bohnenkamp aged 55 of Wisner died Friday after the gas delivery truck he drove left a county road five miles north of Wisner. He was alone in the northbound truck when it rolled over and burned according to authorities.
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Wisner
Raymond Bohnenkamp
Bohnenkamp
Checkoff revival eyed after failed beef promotion vote
Cattle industry leaders say a $30 million to $40 million beef checkoff plan may be revived later while urging stronger funding for the National Livestock and Meat Board. Allan Grant and Wray Finney call for expanded research and promotion as David Stroud predicts another referendum could come after more time.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Allan Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Livestock and Meat Board
Wray Finney
American National Cattlemen's Association
Cattlemen
Meat Board
Finney
David Stroud
Chicago
Brothers sentenced for Coors beer theft in Lincoln
Clifford Pulec and his brother Bob Pulec were sentenced to 10 days in jail and three years probation plus restitution for stealing 279 cases of Coors beer from an interstate shipment. A federal jury found them guilty in June. the beer was sold on a Lincoln parking lot as part of a 2000 case shipment between Oklahoma and New Jersey. The jail time may be served on five consecutive weekends starting in August.
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Clifford Pulec
Bob
Lincoln
Oklahoma
New Jersey
U.S
Warren Urbam
Lincoln City
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