Frost Grips Lincoln Area As Warm Week Forecast
The first killing frost of the season hit Lincoln early Wednesday with an 8:10 am low of 25. Omaha logged 29, Scottsbluff 18 set a record for the date, and North Platte and Sidney dropped to 17 as a state low. Forecasters expect a warming trend to mid 60s by Wednesday and 70s by Thursday.
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Saltillo Road
Lincoln
National Weather Service
Missouri River
Omaha
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Sidney
Weather Service
Nebraska bar official Blair resigns to become aircraft pilot
Robert C. Blair, chief disciplinary officer for the Nebraska State Bar Association, resigns to join Global Associates as chief aircraft and helicopter pilot on Kwajalein Island. He cites climate and return to island life, details his 40 years, and notes proposed interim counsel Stan Gushard along with ongoing disciplinary matters.
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Nebraska
South Pacific
Blair
Nebraska State Bar Assn
NSBA
Global Associates
U.S. Defense Dept
Kwajalein Island
University of Nebraska
Global
Ernest Chambers
Omaha
Real Estate Commission
Stan Gushard
Gushard
Lincoln Police Dept
Honolulu
Kwajalein
Pat
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln
Israel Accepts Tentative Palestinian Representation at Geneva Talks
The Israeli cabinet unanimously backs the Carter administration’s proposal for Palestinian representation at a revived Geneva peace conference. The PLO remains blocked from negotiations, with Kaddumi insisting no peace without the Palestinians while Dayan vows to keep the West Bank and Gaza under Israeli control. The working paper will be sent to Arab states for review, focusing on conference procedures rather than substantive talks.
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State Dept
Washington
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Arieh Naor
Israel
Faruk Kaddumi
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Palestine
Kaddumi
United States
General Assembly
U.N
Cuban Troops Reported Aiding in Ogaden Conflict
Reports claim Cuban troops are fighting for Ethiopia in the Somali conflict over the Ogaden Desert. Ethiopian forces are described as losing ground.
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Ogaden
Enterprise test flight shows swift, safe return at Edwards
Space Shuttle Enterprise completes its fastest glide yet without a tailcone, landing safely at Edwards Air Force Base after detaching from a 747 carrier. Pilots Joe Engle and Richard Truly guided a near straight in approach reaching speeds around 330 mph on a dry lake bed.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Desert
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Engle
Truly
Earth Orbit
Tecumseh Fire Ruled Arson After Downtown Tavern Blaze
Six weeks after Jack's Place burned, Tecumseh volunteers demand arrest in an arson case with 10 gasoline jugs found, $1,000 reward posted, and 25 to 30 residents exposed on the block. Mayor Blumhorst and Chief Mahoney stress danger to firefighters and lack of evidence pending state reports.
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Tecumseh
Johnson County
State Patrol
Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce
Virgil Blumhorst
Darell Mahoney
Jack Wolken
Mahoney
Nebraska Supreme Court sets Jan 21 1978 execution for Erwin Simants
The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the execution of mass murderer Erwin Charles Simants for January 21, 1978. Simants was convicted of killing six members of the Kellie family in Sutherland and faced potential further delays via postconviction relief, commutation, or habeas corpus appeals. The case follows the 1959 Starkweather execution as Nebraska’s recent capital punishment landmark.
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University of California
Medical School
Davis
Cox
McCree
Colvin
San Francisco
Phurgood Marshall
Nebraska Supreme Court
Erwin Charles Simants
U.S. Supreme Court
Simants
Henry Kellie
Sutherland
High Court
Nebraska
Wedneggay
Robert Parratt
Nebraska Penal
Pardon Board
Arrest Made in Maryland Child Murders
Three Anne Arundel County girls were killed with a suspect arrested in Elvaton Maryland. Deputy Police Chief George Wellhan and state attorney staff declined further comment while a news conference was planned. Informed sources indicated the suspect lived in the Southgate neighborhood near where the bodies were found.
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Anne Arundel County
George Wellhan
State Attorney’s Office
Southgate
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Carter
Supreme Court
Thurston County District Court
Wymore
Ann Lande
Emergencie
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Enterprise
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