Woman Loses Suit Against Five Lincoln Area Officers
A US District Court jury ruled against 23 year old Cindy Cavender and in favor of five policemen including Lancaster County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Splichal and Lincoln Police Detective Ronald Tussing after a July 1975 raid on Cavender's home. Cavender claimed improper entry and search while officers argued the search was lawful with proper identification.
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Lincoln
Cindy Sue Cavender
Portland
Ore
Pat Healey
Lancaster County
Joseph Splichal
Kenneth Jackson
Ronald Tussing
Ronald Osborne
Gary Caradori
Miss Cavender
T St
Debbie Childs
Spiichal
Caradori
Splichal
Jackson
Tussing
Osborne
Kile Johnson
Spiichal and
Richard Sievers
Sievers
Pilot Appointed to Lincoln Airport Authority
Harry J. Amen, president of Lincoln Welding Supply Co., was named to replace Joe Hampton on the Airport Authority by Mayor Helen Bousalis. The appointment, effective July 1, lasts until Hampton’s term ends in May 1979. Amen, 48, is a licensed commercial pilot and nephew of Lincoln banker Paul Amen.
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Harry J. Amen
Lincoln Welding Supply Co
Joe Hampton
Helen Bousalis
Hampton
Airport Authority
Authority
Amen
Lincoln
Paul Amen
Shirley
Mulder Drive
Warrant Issued for Nebraska Linebacker James Wightman
A bench warrant was issued by Lancaster County Judge Robert Camp for University of Nebraska linebacker James Wightman after he failed to appear for a misdemeanor assault and battery trial. The 22 year old senior to be with two years as a Cornhusker starter, was said to be missing after arraignment. Police reported an April 28 incident in Abel Hall where Wightman allegedly struck a student adviser, with another witness noting visible injury and stitches. Wightman has a prior record including a 1975 assault case with probation, and his whereabouts remain unknown as prosecutors seek his return to court.
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University of Nebraskan
James Wightman
Lancaster County
Robert Camp
Wightman
Abel Hall
Ken Sawyer
Sawyer
Lin
Tom Hagel
Omaha
Tom Osborne
Big Red
Oil magnate James Hara dies in Oklahoma
James E. Hara, 59, longtime head of Skelly Oil Co until its merger with Getty Oil, was found dead Wednesday in Tulsa in an apparent self inflicted death. He became a Getty director and senior vice president after the merger.
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Tulsa
Okla
James E. Hara
Skelly Oil Co
Getty Oil Co
Hara
Getty
Iowa man named director of RTSD
Howard E. Gunnerson 55 was named director of the Railroad Transportation Safety District at the district board meeting. He will earn 28887 dollars annually and begin July 15. Gunnerson has 31 years with the Iowa Highway Commission and 10 years as director and chief engineer of the highway division. He replaces John Langsdorf who resigned May 23 to enter private consulting. He says RTSD work will resemble his highway experience.
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Howard E. Gunnerson
Railroad Transportation Safety District
RTSD
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ames
Gunnerson
John Langsdorf
Riedman Named New Executive Director of Nebraska Drugs Commission
Gary P. Riedman of Omaha was named executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Drugs. The 31 year old starts the $16 500 annual post July 1 after Jeffrey Kushner resigned in March to join the Colorado Health Dept. Riedman plans to work with the citizen commission before outlining agency policy. Mimi Waldbaum resigned from the panel amid duties with a new accountability and disclosure commission to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Nebraska Commission On Drugs
Gary P. Riedman
Omaha
Riedman
Marth
Jeffrey Kushner
Colorado Health Dept
Citizen Commission
Commission
Mimi Waldbaum
J. J. Exon
Nebraskan Accountability and Disclosure Commission
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Miss Childs
Healey
Lincoln, Neb
Journal Pilot
Harry Amen
NN Linebacker
Iowa
RR Safety District
The
Associated Press
Lincoln, Nebraska
Ford Ltd
SS Agre
Ford
EPA
Chevy
Los Angeles
Impala
Dean’s Ford, Inc
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