Special election on proposed civic center proceeds
The Lincoln City Council voted 4 to 3 to resubmit the civic center proposal to voters in November. The James Stuart family agreed to donate part of the Stuart Building and Stuart Theater to the University of Nebraska Foundation, affecting debate over timing and downtown space needs. Supporters call the project a unique investment in Lincoln’s future while opponents worry over election costs and future use of the Stuart Theater.
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Tom Lansworth
Civic Center
Lincoln Performing Arts
James Stuart
Stuart
13Th & P Sts
University of Nebraska Foundation
Richard Baker
Steve Cook
Bob Jeambey
John Robinson
Joe Hampton
Leo Scherer
Bob Sikyta
Old City Hall
Old Federal
O. P
9Th
Hampton
Sikyta
Police Dept
10Th and
M Sts
Stuart Theater
Lincoln Symphony
K. J. Faulkner
Civic Center Corp
NU Foundation
Faulkner
Lincoln
Roy Young
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Sam Davidson
Community Arts Council
Ron Hull
Jack Thompson
Jack Singer
Claire Ave
LES to refund overpayments to Lincoln Electric System customers
LES administrators said ratepayers paid more than needed and a $2 million surplus will lead to refunds. The average household could receive 11 to 15 dollars. final board approval is pending next month. About 110000 checks would cost $25,000 to process and mail.
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Lincoln Electric System
LES
Walt Canney
Canney
LES Administrative Board
Downtown Advisory Committee formalized as city body
The City Council unanimously approved making the Downtown Advisory Committee a permanent city governance body with 13 voting and three nonvoting ex officio members. The DAC, linked to the Lincoln Center beautification plan, will convene in a public building and includes downtown property owners, businessmen, the University of Nebraska, government, and community members. The council also approved a special improvement district as a first step toward a system of skywalks in the central business district, with initial segments planned from Brandeis to Centrum and from Centrum to Magee's and Miller & Paine Store connections.
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Downtown Advisory Committee
DAC
Lincoln Center
The
University of Nebraska
First National Bank
Brandeis
Centrum
Magee’s
Miller & Paine
Pershing Auditorium Expansion Talks Pause After Council Discussion
Councilman Bob Sikyta calls for expanding Pershing Auditorium to stay competitive with the University of Nebraska Sports Complex. Mayor Helen Bousalis cautions land purchases and improvements are public policy decisions for the Council. Councilman Bob Jeambey urges DAC funding of 3000 to 5000 dollars to study the issue. No action was taken.
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Bob Sikyta
City Hall
Pershing
Sikyta
University of Nebraska
Helen Bousalis
Bob Jeambey
Downtown Advisory Committee
DAC
Sikuta
Jeambey
City considers 'American-made' bid rule after tire protests
Councilman Bob Sikuta asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance favoring American made products in bidding. The move followed a Goodyear dealer protest over purchases of Michelin and Bridgestone tires for police cars. Lincoln Goodyear workers joined a council meeting to press foreign product concerns. Officials question when the proposal could be introduced and note it may need a City Charter amendment.
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Bob Sikuta
Goodyear Tire
Michelin
Bridgestone
France
Japan
Lincoln Goodyear
Sikyta
William Austin
Bethesda hospital to become Lincoln Area Health Education Center
City Council approved a special permit for the former Bethesda hospital at 4600 Valley Rd to convert it into the Lincoln Area Health Education Center. The facility will house a family practice center and various education programs for health professionals run by the Lincoln Medical Education Foundation.
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Bethesda Hospital
Valley Rd
The
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation
Council Ap
Lincoln Area
Downtown study proposed by city department
The Urban Development Department plans to hire a consultant to study downtown commercial real estate. The $15,395 cost was tentatively approved by the City Council on Monday. Mayor Helen Bousalis says the study will assess land use and development potential downtown.
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City Coun
Cil
Helen Bousalis
Woman arraigned in boyfriend shooting case
Georgia Ann North, 24, was arraigned Monday on charges of shooting with intent to kill, wound or maim Norbert Wolf after a Sunday incident. The couple lived at 5352 Meredeth. Bond set at 5000 dollars. preliminary hearing in county court scheduled for August 2.
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Lincoln
Georgia Ann North
Norbert Wolf
Lincoln campus earns decade accreditation renewal
UNL receives ten year accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. Chancellor Roy A. Young announced the maximum term for which accreditation is granted, noting continued approval at undergraduate professional and doctoral levels. The School of Technical Agriculture at Curtis remains included. The team praised progress since 1971 but urged ongoing improvements in teaching research and public service.
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University of Nebraska- Lincoln
North Central Association of Colleges and Universities
Roy A. Young
Association
Lincoln
School of Technical Agriculture
Curtis
Hide processing plant to be built near Dakota City
Denison Hide Co a subsidiary of Iowa Beef Processors will construct a 45000 square foot processing plant next to Iowa Beef's Dakota City Nebraska complex. The facility will process 7000 cattle hides daily and cost over 2 million dollars.
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Dakota City
UPI
Denison Hide Co
Iowa Beef Processors, Inc
Iowa Beef
Dakota City, Neb
Stuart Building Skyscraper Then and Now Landmark Theater
The Stuart Building erected in 1928 near 13th and P Streets combined offices with the Stuart Theater a Lincoln landmark seating 1850. In 1972 the theater was altered by the Dubinsky brothers reducing seats to 940 and hiding the stage. A Save the Stuart Theater campaign urged restoration with a potential cost of 500000.
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Stuart
Charles Stuart
Stuart Theater
13Th and
P Sts
Lincoln
State Capitol
Sharp
Lincoln Benefit Life
Dubinsky Brothers
Lincolnites
Irwin Dubinsky
Grasshopper Plague Hits Northwest Nebraska Counties
In Dawes and Sioux counties the grasshopper infestation harms homes gardens and farms in towns like Whitney Deadhorse and Cottonwood Creek. Dyer family reports extensive damage while experts note 100 Nebraska grasshopper types and say spraying may start next spring with 10 000 acres needed for federal aid.
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Belmont
Ron Dyer
Crawford
Dyers
Nebraska
Dawes
Sioux
Whitney
Deadhorse
Cottonwood Creek
Don Hull
Keith
Bell
Lincoln City Council backs capped liquor licenses debate
The Lincoln City Council weighs a four license ceiling for beer amid backpedaling on an earlier policy. Council members Cook and Hampton push limits while Fiesta Cantina license faces a split vote. the State Liquor Control Commission holds final licensing authority.
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Citizens Group
Lincoln
Steve Cook
Joe Hampton
Cook
Fiesta Cantina
No. Corner
Richard Baker
John Robinson
Bob Sikyta
Bob Jeambey
Hampton
Scherer
Arnold
Havelock
State Liquor Control Commission
Former policeman may run for sheriff
A former Lincoln police officer, suspended two years ago, says he may run for sheriff if Assistant Police Chief Dale Adams also runs. Stuart Wetzler, 33, an insurance salesman, states his bid would block Adams. The article notes the suspension was for unspecified grounds.
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Warren Weber
Lincoln
Stuart Wetzler
Dale Adams
Wetzler
Adams
Police Dept
Merle Karnopp
Lancaster County
Two plead innocent in cattle fraud case in Lincoln
Two of five defendants indicted in a federal cattle sales fraud scheme pleaded innocent in Lincoln U.S. District Court. Lavoy and Janis Orner of Spirit Lake Iowa were released on their own recognizance. They face 12 counts along with Dr. Robert W. White veterinarian Algie Olson and Terry Hass. White and Hass face Aug. 1 arraignments. Olson’s date is not set. The case alleges schemes to defraud cattle feeders across Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota.
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Lincoln
U.S
Lavoy
Janis Orner
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Orners
Robert W. White
Algie Leonard Olson
Independence
Terry Lynn Hass
Ithaca
Nebraska
Minnesota
City to seek bond refinancing savings for state
The City Council heard a plan to refinance bonds issued seven years ago for the Educational Television Commission and Game and Parks Commission buildings near the UNL east campus. Finance director Jim Mallon said the new issue could cut interest, saving about $200,000 a year for 13 years until payoff.
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Jim Mallon
Mallon
Exon objects to Knutzen charges over tax hike
Gov. J. J. Exon rebutted claims by Omaha Public Schools superintendent Owen Knutzen that the tax rise is driven by misstatements. Exon said the 3 to 3.5 percent sales tax increase reflects more state aid to education and warned a successful petition to block $20 million in aid could roll back the hike.
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J.J. Exon
Omaha Public Schools
Owen Knutzen
Knutzen
Exon
Omaha
Fils
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