Williams bound over on sex assault charge
Williams bound over to district court on charges including sexual assault and use of a firearm to commit a felony tied to an alleged Aug. 11 rape in a Lincoln apartment. He faces two murder counts and another sexual assault stemming from the same incident. arraignment set for Oct. 27.
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Warren Weber
Robert Williams
Lincoln
Robert Camp
Williams
William Hastings
East Lincoln
Patricia McGarry
Catherine Brooks
Brooks
Camp
Tom Hagel
Hagel
Hastings
Roger LaPage
Nebraska aims to lead global water management efforts
Dr. Millard W. Hall outlined Nebraska's plan to become a world leader in water resources management through the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The program, funded by legislative support, has expanded faculty and funding, with projects like well recharging near Aurora and improved water data by the Conservation and Survey Division, aiming to conserve and distribute water efficiently.
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Nebraska
Millard W. Hall
Hall
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
NU Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Regents
Aurora
Conservation and Survey Division
Hijacked truck found near Victor after cattle bruised
A $55 000 semi-trailer truck loaded with 64 cattle was hijacked from an Interstate 80 truck stop near Brooklyn Iowa about 3:40 a.m. and discovered several hours later partially overturned in a ditch two miles southwest of Victor. Lenny Nelson of Atkinson Nebraska reported the theft and said some cattle were bruised but not seriously injured. State troopers had no suspects.
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Brooklyn
Iowa
UPI
Nelson
Atkinson
Neb
Iowa 21
Victor
Boucher clarifies stance on planting crops in price campaign
George Boucher leads the Nebraska Farmers Strike movement protesting low grain prices. He says he does not urge farmers to abandon planting, though critics misrepresent his position. He notes crops must be planted to create supply for higher prices and plans talks in Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.
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George Boucher
Nebraska
Boucher
Ravenna
Colorado
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Mechanic Tests Patrol Car In Iowa City Prank
Dean Luedtke a 19 year old mechanic took a patrol car he worked on for a drive with a friend. He allegedly sped 25 miles on county highways with lights and siren. Oil leaked causing a fire which he extinguished. He was arraigned on operating a motor vehicle without the owner s consent.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dean Luedtke
Luedtke
Coun
Car win leaves recipient in welfare limbo in Alabama
Mae Ross, 39, won a car in a Montgomery shopping center drawing but lost her $109 monthly welfare check after welfare officials ruled the vehicle’s value above $1,000. She plans to keep the car while her income as a maid with three children is about $40 a week.
Oklahoma Baptists bar sex change operations at Baptist Center
Oklahoma Southern Baptist leaders banned sex change surgeries at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The board voted 54 to 2 in a closed session to forbid the procedures, citing alignment with a religious mission. a committee will study possible divestment of the four Baptist hospitals.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Southern Baptist
Baptist Medical Center
David William Foerster
Baptist Hospital
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Foerster
University of Oklahoma Hospital
General Convention
Oklahoma Baptists
Ingram
Southeast presents Bell Book and Candle at school auditorium
Southeast High School stages Bell Book and Candle at 7 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday directed by Melissa Beall in the school auditorium at 37th and Van Dorn open to the public. First New Games Tournament set for Saturday Oct 22 from 1 to 5 p m at First Plymouth Church 20th and D involves Pee Wee Paradise School donations. Navy birthday celebration planned at Naval Reserve Center Sunday at 3 p m with Mayor Helen Bousalis dedicating a sign and reenlistment. Advisory Committee meetings set for 1 30 p m Thursday and 9 30 a m Oct 21 at Lincoln Regional Center central offices. Gov Exon announces new appointments to humanities and drugs commissions and reappoints members to Equal Opportunity Commission.
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Bell
Southeast High School
37Th
van Dorn
Melissa Beall
First Plymouth Congregational Church
20Th
Pee Wee Paradise
U.S. Navy
Lincoln
Naval Reserve Center
Helen Bousalis
Reserve Center
Public Institutions
Public Welfare
Correctional Services
Lincoln Regional Center
Barry M. Buxton
Nebraska Committee For the Humanities
Zella Mae Hoffman
Kearney
State Commission On
Drugs
J. J. Exon
Exon
Ruth Short
Omaha
Dorothy Holstein
Winnebago
Equal Opportunity Commission
NU raises contract limit to fifty thousand dollars
Omaha banker Kermit Hansen urged lifting the contract decision limit to 50 000 for NU administrators. Regents Prokop Moylan voted no while Simmons noted no prior votes against administrations. The board approved the measure 5 to 2 with post purchase reporting.
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University of Nebraska
Omaha
Kermit Hansen
Regent Hansen
Robert Prokop
Regents
Robert Simmons
Prokop
James Moylan
State PTA to monitor TV violence
The Nebraska Parent Teacher Assn will monitor prime time TV violence this month as part of a national PTA program. Mrs. Marvin Stewart notes a prior Nebraska survey found desensitization to TV violence as the main concern and urges four consecutive weeks of viewing from 7 to 10 p.m. weekdays and 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays with family reactions recorded.
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PTA
Associated Press
Nebraska Parent Teacher Assn
Marvin Stewart
Stewart
Prince Charles 74 Alleges Embezzlement Losses in Belgium
Prince Charles a 74 year old uncle of King Baudouin has filed a complaint alleging he was embezzled out of up to 890000 dollars, according to court sources in Brussels Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
Charles
Baudouin
Louie Wittmus turns cans into windmill at Good Samaritan Center
Louie Wittmus 82 from Wymore rallied the town to recycle beer cans to fund a miniature windmill for the Good Samaritan Center. He collected roughly 6,000 cans in four months, rolling them by wheelchair, smashing them with a sledge, and donating proceeds to the center and Grace Ellis 93 for coin banks. Local helpers include Arnold Wittmus Arbor State Park superintendent and Beatrice Beverage Co. manager Gene Simnitt. Alcoa officials visited after learning of the effort.
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Dean Terrill
Nebraska
Wymore
Louie Wittmus
Louie
Good Samaritan Center
Legion Club
Arnold
Wittmus
Arbor State Park
Beatrice Beverage Co
Gene Simnitt
Alcoa
Aluminum Company
Reclamation
J.B. O'Donnell
Pittsburgh
Oldster
O'Donnell
Good Samaritan
Grace Ellis
Regents delay decision on regional vet med school plan
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents resisted rushing a commitment to a regional veterinary medicine school. Sen. Frank Lewis urged clarity on priorities and independence from biased studies. Regents noted the issue remains under study with no definite priorities and warned about funding tradeoffs between undergraduate and graduate needs.
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Frank Lewis
Lincoln
Lewis
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Old West Regional Commission
Robert Prokop
Martin Kahle
Kearney
Kahle
Regents
Old West Group
Regents Split on Forming Task Force for Roskens Plan
Regents debated Roskens plan to create a task force for improving higher education. Speakers urged balancing remedial opportunities with avoiding elitism while stressing responsibility across schools. Critics called for fair tests and data on student readiness and writing ability.
Oil firms and OPEC push prices above inflation in Vienna
In a three day Vienna meeting Western oil firms and OPEC agreed oil prices should stay ahead of inflation to spur new oil and gas reserves. Algeria proposed a 15 percent rise for 1978, supported by Libya Kuwait Qatar and Royal Dutch Shell.
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Vienna
Austria
OPEC
Algeria
Libya
Kuwait
Qatar
Royal Dutch Shell
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Hansen
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Arnold Irvin
Irvin
Kansas
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Legislative Committee
Sen
Jerome Warner
Schwartzkopf
Committee For
Roskens
William Petrowski
Petrowski
UNO
Hedges
Lincoln Public Schools
Sputnik
U.S
del Weber
Arizona State University Education
Robert Raun
Medical Center
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