Ruling pushes Simants lawyers to seek new halts to execution
The U S Supreme Court refused to review Nebraska death penalty law leaving Erwin Simants’ 1976 six murders case ongoing. Attorneys Vyhnalek and Bystrom weigh new appeals including rehearing postconviction writ habeas corpus and board of pardons options while awaiting a possible date for execution.
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States discuss tuition agreements for cross border study
Wayne Nebraska hearing with five states shows broad support for cooperation in education. Senators Lewis Cullan and Bereuter note need to provide in demand services like veterinary medicine optometry architecture library and computer services across borders with revenue sharing for students studying outside or inside the state. Representatives from Kansas Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota attended Wayne State College to discuss in state tuition for inbound and outbound students.
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Iowa
Minnesota
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Utica
Hastings liquor law blocked by injunction
District Judge Fred Irons granted a temporary injunction that blocks Hastings city attorney from enforcing a liquor ordinance against Mayor Robert Allen and five dealers. The ordinance limits to one public entrance for liquor establishments while the six dealers contend it is vague denies due process and restricts business.
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Hastings
UPI
Fred Irons
Robert Allen
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Duane Stromer
Allen
Stromer
Omaha Schools Get Integration Aid and Magnet Project
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare provides Omaha Public Schools with over 800000 in grants for integration related programs. The district will receive 522830 this school year for emergency integration aid and 366314 for a magnet school project to promote voluntary integration through enhanced courses.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Omaha Public Schools
Slaying of Urban League Aide Robert Davis Motive Robbery
Omaha police say robbery was the apparent motive in the shooting death of Urban League educational coordinator Robert L. Davis. Teen suspect Ronald Fort, 17, faces first degree murder and auto theft charges and was ordered held without bond until an Oct. 11 hearing.
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Urban League
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Ronald Fort
William Ryan
Fort
Davis
Carter Lake
Ryan
West Omaha
Council Bluffs
Mills County
Iowa
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Lincoln
Federal judge halts Winnebago elections over ballot dispute
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order delaying Winnebago tribal elections after lawyers argued two challengers’ names were left off the ballot. The council postpones hearings until Oct. 11 to address the ballot placement dispute involving Peter La Pointe and Charles Earth.
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Omaha
UPI
Louis LaRose
U.S
Richard Robinson
LaRose
Robinson
Peter J. la Pointe
Charles A. (George) Earth
Stagey Pager
la Pointe and Earth
Winnebago
Cedarborough Nursing Home reconsideration in Hastings project
Greater Nebraska Health Systems Agency says Cedarborough Nursing Home in Hastings, scrapped in June, is under reconsideration due to potential bed needs if Adams County Care Center closes. A public hearing is set for Oct 13 in Grand Island with final board action planned Oct 21 in Scottsbluff. The $850000 project would serve Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties with $750000 federal loan and $100000 private funds.
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Greater Nebraska Health Systems Agency
Cedarborough Nursing Home
Hastings
Herb Spears
State Health Dept
Spears
Cedarborough
Adams County
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Webster
Scottsbluff
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