Longer session sought to save school aid bill
Strategy floated to extend the legislative session to preserve a $20 million school aid increase. Sen. John DeCamp pitched a crisis to gain 40 votes for extending beyond the 90 days, with a special session offering more flex for lawmakers and the governor's subject limits. If not, LB532 could pass on Wednesday during a regular session and shape general state operations.
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John DeCamp
Neligh
J. J. Exon
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President Carter Returns to Plains He Reaffirms Rural Roots
President Carter and Rosalynn visited Plains Georgia where he declared he is still a farmer at heart. He toured the main street greeting residents and tourists while praising how the town handles a surge of visitors and wealth seekers. A bystander was briefly pushed into a hardware store window but uninjured.
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Plains
Third World nations condemn U S for lack of economic aid
At the Paris international economic conference the Group of 19 developing nations denounced Western offers as far below needs and pressed for immediate, concrete increases in aid. Venezuelan Minister Manuel Perez-Guerrero led the critique while U S Secretary Cyrus Vance urged a new world system and pledged billions in aid and price-stabilizing measures. Senator Javits urged measured responses to avoid eroding American support.
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Paris
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Third World Nations
United States
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Cyrus Vance
Perez-Guerrero
International Conference Center
Vance
Carter
Jacob K. Javits
Court upholds union seniority systems amid Civil Rights Act concerns
The Supreme Court 7 to 2 rules union seniority structures legal despite possible race or sex discrimination, stating Congress did not bar seniority honoring existing rights. Dissent by Brennan and Marshall notes departures on hiring practices and industry norms. Additional rulings involve jobless benefits, United Airlines no marriage rule, and other labor and constitutional questions.
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Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Congress
William Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Teamsters Union
T.I.M.E.D.C
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio
Chicago
United Airlines
Carolyn Evans
Weather and assorted briefs from the Nebraska paper
Inside Weather notes mild tonight and sunny warm Wednesday with a high near 78 and a low about 57. Cuba and the United States discuss a diplomat exchange short of full relations. Editorials discuss Nebraska criminal code revision. Rod Meier builds a stock car after graduating Northeast High School. Gustave Lueshen, 89, has farmed Pilger area since youth. Bread prices rise while farmer profits lag and egg prices trend up again.
Disbarment of G B Cook by U S Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court disbarred G Bradford Cook former SEC chairman. Nebraska had suspended him for three years over gross misconduct tied to false testimony before a New York grand jury about Vesco. He had denied speaking on Vesco matters before the SEC complaint.
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UPI
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G. Bradford Cook
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Nebraska Supreme Court
Federal Tribunal
Federal High Court
Cook
Nebraska Court
Nebraska
New York
Robert Vesco
Vesco
Maurice Stans
Richard Nixon
University of Nebraska
Wagon Train Heights residents rail at FmHA loans
Hickman homeowners argue FmHA low cost housing policies hurt by high electric bills and poor insulation. They accuse contractor misrepresentation and demand scrutiny of standards under the Wagon Train Heights project funded with about 3 million dollars. Local leaders including Rep. Thone pledge investigation and possible policy fixes.
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Wagon Train Heights
Kathy Thiel
Wagon Train
Thiel
Wagon Train Heights Homeowners Association
First District
Charles Thone
Farmers Home Administration
FHHA
Lake Hoage
John Hanlon
Thone
Lincoln
Fmha
Nebraska
David Hunter
Hickman
Hunter
Hanlon
Omaha
Sam Schwartzkopf
Washington
Crete
Norman Behrens
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