Public education funding clash over handicapped programs
The Lincoln Journal debates state rules on special education funding. It notes Nebraskans may choose private schooling but bear costs, while districts may contract with private providers for handicapped services. The piece supports public offerings if available and argues against mandatory public financing for non-public options when public programs exist.
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Department of Education
State Department of Education
Public Treasury
Nebraska
Directors Face Personal Liability After Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling
A Nebraska Supreme Court decision last week holds five debenture buyers won against a holding company overseen by Elm Creek State Bank. Directors who knew or should have known the sale’s purpose can be personally liable for fraudulent corporate action, negating the protection of the corporate veil.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Elm Creek State Bank
Supreme Court
Dants
Departures of Lincoln park chief and UNL virologist announced
Hilligus will leave after 52 years as Lincoln park superintendent for Yakima Washington in a comparable post. Dr Charles A Mebus will head a United States Department of Agriculture animal disease laboratory and is regarded as a leading virologist whose calf scours vaccine benefits Lincoln Nebraska and the livestock industry.
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Dick Hilligus
Charles A. Mebus Hilligus
Lincolns Park System
Yakima
Wash
Lincoln
Hilligus
Mebus
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
United States Dept. of Agriculture
White rat immune to all disease claims shock medical science
Prof. Heinrich Applebaum unveils a pair of bred white rats that survive extreme testing including diet cola, cigarettes, carbon monoxide, and engine vibration. He predicts a drug industry bonanza as data on sickness in rats becomes obsolete and patents flood in. The claim ends with anticipation of wealth and a Nobel Prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Applebaum
National Institute of Generic Drug Statistics
Canal treaty in trouble as Congress warned
Two top leaders warned President Carter that any new Panama Canal treaty faces stiff opposition in both chambers. Senate majority leader Byrd said a vote today would defeat changes to U.S. control. House minority leader Rhodes added that subsidiary issues like land transfers must be approved, signaling broad congressional alarm and potential defeat.
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Rowland Evans
Congress
Carter
Senate
House
Robert Byrd
John Rhodes
White House
Byrd
State Department
U.S
Rhodes
Panama Canal
U.s.-Panama
Innocuous royalty and the modern presidency compared
The piece contrasts the British monarchy and the American presidency, arguing royalty remains harmlessly ceremonial while the presidency carries dangerous concentration of power. It cites Bagehot, notes celebrity culture, and warns against imbalances between branches, calling the modern presidency a tameable monster.
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Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bagehot
Elizabeth II Remembered For Leadership And Resolve
The piece compares Queen Elizabeth II to Churchill, highlighting her resolve under pressure and moral leadership. It recalls her WWII broadcasts urging resilience, noting her 25th reign anniversary and the public tributes she earns as a symbol of steadiness and service.
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J. F. Ter Horst
Elizabeth II
Churchill
Guildhall
London
Elizabeth
Universal Press Syndicate
Public Accountability After a Street Suffering Boy Incident
A reader questions bystander inaction on June 1 at the intersection of 16th and E Street as a 13 year old boy on a bike cried for help. They accuse neighbors of indifference while praising two locals who aided and another woman who helped transport the boy to hospital.
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Prince of Wales
16Th and
E Street
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