BN defers Grand Island bypass plan indefinitely
BN regional chief Ralph Merklin announced the Grand Island bypass project is deferred indefinitely due to numerous priorities and heavy coal traffic. The $10.5 million 7.5 mile route north of town drew local opposition but Merklin said the decision does not alter Lincoln bypass plans.
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Grand Island
Burlington Northern
Ralph Merklin
Gillette
Wyo
Lincoln
Hall County
Hall County Airport Authority
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Merklin
Nebraska rules delay dust abatement impact for grain storage
EPA delays in dust rule effectiveness will allow more crop storage facilities for 1977 grain crops. Chadron prepares Fur Trade celebration July 8 to 10 with Buckskinners tepees, black powder shoot, buffalo barbecue, fireworks, and horse team event. Lincoln driver pleads no contest in vehicle homicide case. District Judge orders presentence investigation with possible jail or fine.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Chadron
National Forest
UPI
Lincoln
Omaha
Douglas County
Alex J. Borchardt
John Murphy
Borchardt
Jerome A. Geiger
Two Fremont Men Die in Alfalfa Plant Incident
In Dodge County Nebraska an alfalfa processing plant worker Henry Roland, 33, Fremont, died after being overcome by inert gas while repairing a grain elevator. Henry's colleague Richard McLey, whose age was not listed, died while attempting to rescue him. A third worker found McLey's body. both bodies were recovered by Fremont and Dodge County rescuers.
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Fremont
Henry Edward Roland
Richard McLey
BMB Inc
Dodge County
Michael Javoronek
Javoronek
Roland
McLey
Federal funds barred to pay for abortions
The House voted 201 to 155 to bar federal money from promoting or paying for abortions. The measure, added to a 61.3 billion Labor HEW appropriations bill, targets Medicaid funded abortions for poor women. The Senate panel will consider a Labor HEW bill allowing federally financed abortions to save a life.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Robert Packwood
Ore
House
Departments of Labor and Health
Education
Welfare
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cavanaugh explains abortion issue vote in Congress
Omaha Representative John Cavanaugh, a Catholic Democrat, says his Friday vote against a federal funds ban on abortion defies his life stance. He cites the removal of a lifesaving exception and calls the move politically awkward though faithful to conscience. Thone and Smith supported the restriction.
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Omaha
John Cavanaugh
Nebraska
Cavanaugh
Charles Thone
Lincoln
Virginia Smith
Chappell
Lincoln Journal
Paul O'Hara
Nebraska Catholic Conference
Prolife
O'Hara
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Lincolnite
Lancaster County
BMB
Gene Bloemker
ALL Saints Lutheran Church
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Rosemont Alliance Church
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U. P
David Harvey
Guinea
West Africa
SUN
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Leastman
Marvin Parker
Doug Birr Nguyen van Phan
St. Marks Lutheran Wisconsin Synod
S.E
Garden View Church
Assemblies of God
Bob Nezarenus
1St Church of Christ, Scientist
L Street
Church of Christ, Scientist
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Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Israel
Moses
Promised Land
Tabernacle
Friends of God
P. O. Box
Decatur
Religions Service OF
Opyiight
Keister
Main Street
Sing Service
Strasburg, Virginia
Amercan Bible
Good Foods, Inc
Cornhusker Bank
Bradfield Drug
John
Pella Products of
Jock Irwin
Weaver Potato Chip Company
Forest Furnace & Air Conditioning
Forest Boyum & Employees
Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery
Assoc
Hinson & Knuth Drywall Co
Nels Eliason
Wilber Knuth and Employees
Nebraska Typewriter Company
John L. Beau
Olympia Typewriters
Walt Bullock
Whitehead Oil Co
Phillipps
Valentino's Pizza
The
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Bob & Ross Metcalf & Associates
Tony & Luigi
Tony Alesio
Havelock Bank
Commercial Federal
Wanek’s of
Crete
Bob Wanek
First Rational Bank & Trust Company
T&m Construction Co
Glenn Manske
Don Davis
City Clock Co., Inc
Wayne M. Burkey
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