Elbow room for legislators in conflict of interest cases
Lancaster Judge William Blue weighs conflict of interest in Lincoln Lincoln-Lancaster plan case involving City Councilman Steve Cook. Even tainted votes may stand if the overall plan is executed properly, with wider council support cited from prior cases. A forthcoming city charter review may expand council latitude on disqualification rules amid future disputes.
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William Blue
Newt Copple
Lincoln-Lancaster
Cook
Kansas
American Law Review
Judge Blue
Nebraska
Copple
South
Lincoln
Blue
Back to the city movement faces tough choices
HUD Secretary Patricia Harris urges reversing suburban migration. The trend pressures inner-city housing as whites and middle‑class blacks move into urban cores while Seattle and Washington see single workers and high‑income buyers price out families and poor renters. Local tailoring is needed.
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Patricia R. Harris
Conference of American Mayors
Harris
District of Columbia
Washington
Seattle
Where's the political party in a changing era
Democratic State Chairman Dick White questions party viability noting loss of nominee control after primaries and conventions. He cites television exploitation by Kennedy era candidates and suggests parties mainly serve ambitious nominees as neutral vehicles, with Nebraska 1966 and Carter era examples.
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Dick White
White
Miss Nebraska Wheelchair winner and state award recipients
Patricia Gerbers of Auburn named Miss Nebraska Wheelchair. Five Nebraska county extension agents—Mick Evertson Kimball John Linscott Imperial Densee O'Dea Bridgeport and John Shhade Two Lexington youths Deon Fiene and Kelsey Fiene—received the 1977 public information awards. Hero Award recipients from Nebraska Funeral Directors are Deon and Kelsey Fiene for rescuing a man from a burning vehicle. Max Jensen and Shirley Deterding of Lincoln were chosen as Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star bowlers of the year for 1976-77.
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Kimball
John Linscott
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Bridgeport
John Shhade
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Deon Fiene
Kelsey Fiene
Nebraska Funeral Directors
Max Jensen
Shirley Deterding
Lincoln
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Star
Goodbye to New York’s political clout fades from national stage
The piece traces New York’s long run supplying governors who became presidents or national figures from 1899 to 1977. It argues the state’s influence has waned from its peak, with a smaller present horizon of strong political leaders and a drop in population and business leadership.
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New York State
United States
New York
United Press International
Keeping feet of tyrants to the fire William Frye
Western observers note a growing yet fragile momentum for human rights in Eastern Europe. External support aids dissidents, yet overpressure could backfire. officials may restrain reform as mothers are reunited with children and emigration rises.
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Belgrade
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Soviet Union
United States
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Voice of America
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Romania
Moscow
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West
William R. Frye
Public Mind on Eminent Domain for Coal Slurry Pipeline
Letter writer objects to using eminent domain to build a coal slurry pipeline to Arkansas and questions water diversion laws. He accuses energy-minded sales groups linked to Kansas Nebraska Gas Co of pressuring residents and warns of housing seizures under pretense of programs for the elderly.
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Arkansas
Kansas- Nebraska Gas Co
Park chief thanks Lincoln neighbors for park upgrades
Yakima city official thanks Lincoln residents for support while acknowledging park upgrades during his tenure as superintendent of parks. He condemns NEA and NSEA for funding political campaigns and notes state department hiring excesses. He praises park workers and invites signed, verifiable reader letters.
Residents press action on park bindweed spread
A letter complains about bindweed spreading through Roberts Park at 58th and Sumner and argues the city should spray, not the county. The writer cites conflicting duties among city and county officials and laments tax increases and school salary hikes amid broader fiscal concerns.
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Lancaster County
Saline County
Lincoln City
B. Frank Watson
Broderick Crawford Appears in Lincoln Stage Run
Sam Davidson recalls Broderick Crawford in the Lincoln Community Playhouse production of The Gazebo. The Oscar winner, famed for work with the Lunts and Barrymores, performed warmly and cordially amid rehearsals and shows, sharing camaraderie with local cast and audiences.
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Broderick Crawford
the Lunts
the Barrymores
Cornell
Kaufman
Bogart
Cagney
Gable
Lincoln Community Playhouse
Driver Leaves Injured Daughter After Bicycle Accident
Cherita Richardson of Lincoln describes her daughter being struck by a red truck on June 22 at 1bth and Q Streets, the driver leaving the scene as bystanders passed. She questions community indifference and prays for the driver’s children’s safety.
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Cherita Richardson Lincoln
Carter Faces Pressure Over Energy Bill and B-1 Bomber
The text notes President Carter’s critique of Congress over energy policy and cites apparent shifts toward military contractor pressure on the B-1 bomber. It mentions a Harris poll with 42 to 33 public opposition to the B-1, and questions whom Carter is listening to.
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