Invites Sky for Wilderness Park Trail Dedication
Interior Secretary Cecil B. Andrus is invited but not yet confirmed for the dedication ceremony at Wilderness Park Hiking Trail. Lincoln Foundation and other local figures were reportedly omitted, prompting apologies and a new invitation push ahead of Friday’s 2 p.m. event at Pioneers Blvd. entrance.
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John Birtwell
Cecil B. Andrus
Wilderness Park
Andrus
Nebraska
J.J. Exon
Helen Bousalis
Lancaster County
Bruce Hamilton
Bob Colin
Purchase
Colin
John Frey
Lincoln Foundation
Park Fund
Frey
Mike Merwick
City Parks and Recreation Dept
Merwick
Parks and Recreation Dept
Pioneers Blvd
LES seeks end to in lieu of tax payments study
The Lincoln Electric System LES asks the Charter Revision Commission to revisit a 1966 requirement that 5 percent of gross revenues go to local government and schools. Critics call it a hidden tax, while LES warns of higher bills or property tax hikes if abolished. The commission previously failed to push a charter amendment, and LES now requests renewed review.
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Les
Warren Weber
Charter Revision Commission
Lincoln Electric System
Charter Commission
Lincoln School
Former Lincoln Mayor May Seek City Hall Return
Councilwatch notes former Lincoln mayor Sam Schwartzkopf now an employee of the State Roads Dept attends meetings as a possible mayoral candidate in the 1979 city election. Also considering runs are ex-council member Max Denney and current mayor Helen Bousalis weighs a second term.
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Lincoln
Sam Schwartzkopf
Schwartzkopf
City Hall
State Roads Dept
Helen Bousalis
Public Service Commission
Max Denney
Bousalis
Indians win stay on land during appeal near Onawa Iowa
A three judge panel of the 8th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Macy tribal Indians may remain on about 2900 acres of Blackbird Bend land along the Missouri River pending appeal. Briefs are due by June 10 with arguments set for the week of June 13 in St Paul Minnesota.
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Omaha
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Missouri River
Onawa
Iowa
Donald P. Lay
Roy L. Stephenson
William H. Webster
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minn
Blackbird Bend
Macy Tribal Reservation
U.S. District Court
Madge Andrew Bogue
William Veder
Washington
Teens' hearing set in G I slaying case
A preliminary hearing for two 16 year old Grand Island youths, George Lanzendorf and Bernard Schaeffer, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of hardware store manager Donald Beery Jr., is scheduled for Thursday June 2. They are held without bond in Hall County jail and a transfer to juvenile court may be considered.
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Grand Island
Donald Beery Jr
George Lanzendorf
Bernard Schaeffer
Hall County
William Blackburn
Lanzendorf
Schaeffer
Tom Wagoner
Trumbull Doniphan Giltner district consolidation eyed
Preliminary surveys in the Trumbull Doniphan and Giltner school districts show majority support for consolidation. Of 990 surveys mailed, 512 were returned with 55 percent in Doniphan, 75 percent in Trumbull, and 58 percent in Giltner favoring continued efforts. A June meeting is expected to decide if a vote will be held. Thompson notes a neutral midpoint might be fair for all districts.
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Doniphan
UPI
Trumbull
Giltner
Poniphan Sup
Bon Thompson Gard Strandards
Thompson
Land transfers between Bloomfield and Wausa school districts approved
The State Committee for School District Reorganization approved a quarter acre transfer from Bloomfield to Wausa and another quarter acre from Wausa to Bloomfield in Knox County to ease boundaries. Two petitions and one election proposal were denied, including moving secondary students to North Bend High School and transferring 160 acres between Arthur County districts. A proposal to dissolve Murray District and attach it to Plattsmouth was also denied.
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State Committee For
Bloomfield
Wausa
Knox County
North Bend
Dodge County
Arthur County
Murray
Plattsmouth
Cass County
Unicam passes tax bills to shift farm burden over time
The Unicameras approved LB518 to end most personal property taxes on farm equipment inventories and livestock over three years. It creates a Sales and Income Tax Relief Fund with 58.6 million for 1978 79 and 62.2 million for 1979 80, up to 70 million in 1980 81, while LB131 would require annual real estate revaluations to keep values updated and could cut relief funds if a county misses the revaluation deadline.
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Ed Howard
Unicameras
Agriculture and Environment Committee
Nebraska
Omaha
Dave Newell
State Tax Commissioner
State Board of Equalization
Chambers protests food tax bill rewrite
Nebraska figure Chambers challenges tactics used to alter LB431 and LB220A claiming constitutional issues. He notes stripping words and substituting new language changes tax credits and transfers, referencing a federal court view on legislative deadlines and process.
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Chambers
Certified Public Accountants
San Ernest Chambers
Omaha
Attorney General’s Office
Ilso
Nebraska
Paul Douglas
Lincoln Public Schools to Hold Combined Baccalaureate Sunday
The Combined Baccalaureate for Lincoln Public Schools is set for 8 p.m. Sunday at Pershing Auditorium with 1 950 graduates from four high schools. Rev Robert Jeambey and other ministers will address the group. A recital at Engel Hall on the Union College campus was postponed and will be rescheduled. The World of Work summer session at McPhee Elementary will run June 13 to July 22 from 8 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. daily. Wire editors elect Rose Sipe as Nebraska AP Wire Editors president. Mark Bowden named vice president. next convention in Scottsbluff.
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Lincoln
Pershing Auditorium
Thes
Robert Jeambey
Innterchurch Ministries
Nebraska
Engel Hall
Union Qollege
McPheelementary School
15Th St
McPhee
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln Public Schooh
Wire
Sipe Rose Sipe
Lincoln Journal
Nebraska Associated Press
Omaha
Mark Bowden
North Platte Telegraph
Scottsbluff
McCandless Suit Won't Be Appealed by City
The City Council will not appeal a court ruling allowing Sanders McCandless to run for the City Council. McCandless, 23, sued after being fired for violating the city charter's ban on employees seeking public office. He lost the April 5 primary. a judge ruled the provision unconstitutional. The Charter Revision Commission may consider eliminating the provision.
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Charles Humble
Sanders McCandless
McCandless
Dist
William Blue
Subcommittee Recommends Staff Change for Council
The budget subcommittee proposes promoting secretary Eileen Stone to administrative assistant and adding a part time secretary to assist her during Monday sessions. It also suggests dropping a plan to hire an outside consultant in upcoming budget sessions.
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City Council
Eileen Stone
Bob Jeambey
Bob Sikyta
Council
Council committee assignments and changes noted
The City Council announces new term committee seats. Leo Scherer joins the Regional Crime Commission and Community Development Task Force. Joe Hampton serves on Railroad Transportation Safety District and Cable TV subcommittee, with an MML alternates role. John Robinson joins the Community Arts Council and Pre Trial Diversion Committee. Bob Sikyta chairs the Mayor's Bicycle Committee. Bob Jeambey joins the Downtown Advisory Committee. Hampton defeats Robinson for the railroad safety post after Max Denney steps down.
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Leo Scherer
Regional Crime Commission
Joe Hampton
Railroad Transportation Safety Dist
Nebraska League of Municipalities
John Robinson
Community Arts Council
Robinson
Railroad Safety Board
Max Denney
Hampton
Zorinsky Defends Record Against Carpenter Criticism
Senator Edward Zorinsky responded to former State Senator Terry Carpenter's remarks calling him an SOB and a foul ball. He argued the comments mislead the public and cited a personal dispute over TV time as a trigger. He also urged local governments to enforce pollution rules and praised a gasohol funding amendment.
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Associated Press
Edward Zorinsky
Dneb
Terry Carpenter
Nebraska
Zorinsky
Carpenter
Lincoln Journal
Nebraska Associated Press
Senate
Kingswood Estates Residents Seek Tax Rollback in 1975 Reassessment Challenge
Omaha property owners in Kingswood Estates filed a class action challenging their 1975 reassessments. They seek rollbacks to pre 1975 valuations. Douglas County Board recently ordered rollbacks for Ak-Sar-Ben and Elmwood Park and will consider extending rollbacks to Kingswood Estates and six other areas as Commissioner Michael Albert proposes.
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Omaha
API
Kingswood Estates
Addition Monday
Douglas County Board
Ak-Sar-Ben
Elmwood Park
Michael Albert
Albert
Dawes County Planning Group Sees Updated Comprehensive Plan
Dawes County Planning Commission likely to forward a revised comprehensive plan to the county board in its current form unless major changes are requested. Testimony centered on protecting Donna Dufek’s adjacent Box Butte reservoir property from possible condemnation for recreation by state agencies. Senator Sam Cullan seeks AG opinion on whether Dawes and Box Butte counties can delay plan implementation pending LB186 legislation.
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Planning Commission
Sam Cullan
Hemingford
Attorney General’s Office
Dawes
Box Butte
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SES
Yars
City Atty
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Council Bluffs
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Veder
Peters
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Unicam
Union College
Downtown Advisory Committee
DAC
Sen. Zorinsky
Carter
Agriculture Committee
Congress
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Westminster Lawn
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