Belgrade opens Helsinki talks amid detente warning
Belgrade hosts a 35 nation preparatory conference for the Helsinki accords with Milos Minic warning of sinister forces aiming to undermine East West detente. Police expelled 17 Western Jewish women planning a Soviet Jewish demonstration outside the session. Dissidents Azbel and Mnyukh received emigration visas as talks begin with working groups forming for six week agenda planning. U.S. Albert Scherer Jr. and Soviet Yury Vorontsov discuss the human rights agenda and potential fall session date.
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Albert Scherer Jr
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Commonwealth condemns Amin regime in historic move
Commonwealth leaders unanimously denounced Uganda's government led by Idi Amin for mass killings of Ugandans. The decision, reached after secret sessions, did not name Amin personally and aimed to pressure reforms while backing a peaceful transition to black majority rule.
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Tornadoes Lash Nebraska Panhandle With Property Damage
High winds hail and twisters swept across the Nebraska panhandle Tuesday evening causing property damage and minor injuries. Tornadoes touched down near Alliance Minatare Bayard and southwest of Gering with a 30 minute ground chase near Bayard.
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Gateway Shopping Center shaped by George B. Cook
Veteran insurance man George B. Cook led the Gateway Shopping Center project in the late 1950s and early 1960s despite City Hall and downtown opposition. The site, financed by Bankers Life Nebraska, propelled Cook to wealth and influence, earning him a place among Lincoln’s 12 most powerful people.
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Lincoln civic leaders shape a united community vision
The piece portrays Lincoln leaders as a cooperative group rather than a fixed power structure. Cook argues that any resident can join efforts if a project is worthwhile and praises Lincoln’s citizen-led drive over Omaha’s rival factions. He notes his 1968 role as Nixon’s Nebraska campaign manager.
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Richard Nixon
Nebraska
Ancient lodge unearthed near Gretna in Thousand Oaks site
Nebraska State Historical Society archaeologists uncover a A D 1000 earth lodge on a hilltop seven miles south of Gretna. They dig three feet down, found burned beam fragments, blackened plaster, pottery shards, arrowheads, and flint likely from near Nehawka. Occupants belonged to the Nebraska Culture.
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Gretna
Thousand Oaks
Nebraska State Historical Society
Gayle Carlson
Carlson
Nehawka
Mayors hear Kreps promise more urban aid announced
Weather shows a hot humid Thursday with a high near 91 and low 62. Several pages list editorials on press harassment and police actions, updates on unemployment and legal matters, and notices across Lincoln and Nebraska including a hotel blast case and a daughter carrying a political legacy.
Lincoln Symphony Concerts Tomor row Ady Toll Free
Two free concerts tomorrow feature the Lincoln Symphony conducted by Dr. Robert Emile. A brown bag noon event at the Foundation Garden and a 7 p.m. program at the Children's Zoo offer family entertainment. Readers may call the Journal-Star classifieds line at 800 742 7385 statewide for ad placement.
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