Unemployment Falls to 7 Percent as Jobs Grow
The April jobless rate drops to 7 percent the lowest in 29 months with 548000 more employed reaching 90 million. Adult men jobless at 5 percent and teens at 17.8 percent, construction adding 75000 jobs while factories gain 80000 and services 50000.
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Washington
Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Shiskin
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Youth, mom quarreled before York officer was shot
Ricky A. Johnson, 17, faces first degree murder charges for the April 22 shooting death of Patrolman James M. Richardson in York. Witness Gayle Johnson testified at a preliminary hearing that a quarrel with her son over beer led him to leave with a rifle after which shots were fired.
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York
Ricky A. Johnson
James M. Richardson
Gayle Johnson
Robert Cattle Jr
Ricky Johnson
York County
Vince Valentino
Johnson
Richardson
Rex Dickey
Dickey
Ron Dickerson
Carter plan to subsidize Alaska oil output faces four year horizon
The Carter administration proposes subsidies to boost North Slope oil production for four years to keep it competitive with foreign crude. Editorial notes the Lincoln water system should avoid long-term debt while pursuing capital improvements. Nebraska farm plans praised as conservative. State tax projections updated with a slight revenue change to about $504 million for 1977-78.
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Alaska
Counting Sheep as Sleep Aid Backed by Research
Sheila D. Ribardy of De Paul University told the Midwestern Psychological Assn that counting sheep works as thought control for insomniacs. The technique helps turn off racing thoughts and reduces anxiety by distraction.
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Chicago
Midwestern Psychological Assn
Sheila D. Ribardy
de Paul University
Norfolk High Looks Ahead to May 22 Commencement Speaker
Principal Jeff Burkink of Norfolk Senior High says media interest in this year’s graduation has faded since last year. This time the speaker is State Sen. Gerald D. Koch of Ralston, replacing Johnny Carson who spoke last year amid global media coverage.
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Jeff Burkink
Norfolk Senior High School
Norfolk
Gerald D. Koch
Ralston
Johnny Carson
Carter greeted by throngs in ancestral English towns
President Carter, on his first overseas trip, received a rousing reception in Newcastle Sunderland and Washington Old Hall as thousands cheered "Hi Jimmy" and sang Yankee Doodle Dandy. He spoke of an inspiring visit and prepared for a weekend G7 style economic summit in London with James Callaghan.
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London
UPI
Carter
George Washington
Jimmy
England
James Callaghan
New
Castle
Sunderland
Washington Old Hall
Washington
U.S
Bar Association files complaint against Lincoln attorney
The Nebraska State Bar Association seeks Supreme Court discipline for Leonard Dunker over alleged estate mismanagement in the 1969 Kubik estate case. The complaint cites neglect and conflicts of interest, with a lengthy probe by NSBA counsel. The attorney faces potential referee proceedings by the state attorney general.
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Cattle
Erwin Charles Simants
Nebraska Supreme Court
John Brogan
High Court
Bill Kreifel
Nebraska State Bar Assn
NSBA
State
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Leonard Dunker
Saunders County
Bar
Third Judicial District Inquiry Committee
Dunker
William Kubik Sr
Robert Blair
Discipline
Blair
Kubik
Saunders County Court
Reynold M. Kubik
Reynold
William L. Walker
William Kubik Jr
District Court
Rita Jancek
Walker
State Supreme Court
Nebraska
Bar Association Inquiry Committee
U.S
Robert Denney
Denney
Classified Advertising Line for Nebraska Journal-Star
Advertisement offering statewide classified ad placement in the Journal-Star with a toll free number for Nebraska readers and advertisers. Specifies contact to place ads from anywhere in Nebraska.
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Journal-Star
Nebraska
Adv
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