Nebraska Law Hearings Weigh Picketing and Gambling Reforms
A Nebraska Judiciary Committee hearing on the new criminal code featured advocates from the State AFL-CIO urging removal of picketing limits at plant entrances and distance rules. Witnesses pressed for stricter sexual offense, prostitution, animal abuse, and child abuse laws, with proposals on determinate sentencing and gambling revisions to shape code effective July 1, 1978.
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Nebraska
Afl-Cio
Omaha
William Brennan
Judiciary Committee
Brennan
Neugh
John DeCamp
Wally Barnett
Ak-Sar-Ben crowns Gifford and Landen as 83rd royalty
Dr. Harold Gifford Jr., 71, and Shirley Ann Landen, 21, named the 83rd Ak-Sar-Ben king and queen at the coronation. Gifford, an ophthalmologist, donated 1800 acres to Fontenelle Forest Nature Center. Landen, daughter of Clarence L. Landen Jr., is a Tulane student pursuing medical tech interests.
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Omaha
Harold Gifford Jr
Shirley Ann Landen
Ak-Sar-Ben
Gifford
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
Miss Landen
Clarence L. Landen Jr
Security National Bank
McCann Industries
Clarence Landen Sr
Tulane University
New Orleans
Nebraska Community Improvement winners announced across state
The Nebraska Community Improvement Program honored towns including Litchfield Stratton Henderson Crete and Alliance with first place awards at a Pershing Auditorium banquet led by Lt. Gov. Gerald Whelan. The Arts and Humanities Council of Florence won the neighborhood prize and 20 communities earned All Nebraska designation.
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Litchfield
Stratton
Henderson
Crete
Alliance
Nebraska
Gerald Whelan
Pershing Auditorium
Arts and Humanities Council of
Florence
Omaha
All-Nebraska
Ainsworth
Aurora
Beatrice
Columbus
Falls City
Grand Island
Hartington
Hastings
Holdrege
LaVista
Lexington
McCook
Minden
Norfolk
North Platte
Ord
Ralston
Scottsbluff
South Sioux City
Strang
Dawson
Comstock
Haigler
Wallace
Dorchester
Utica
Odell
Scotia
Stapleton
Scribner
Tilden
Clarkson
Osmond
Stromsburg
Ashland
Auburn
Broken Bow
Wymore
Colubus
Sioux City
Park East Inc
Near South Neighborhood Association
Lincoln
Rockbrook
Creative Playground Committee
Court Keeps Omaha school plan. remands for review
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed intentional segregation in Omaha Public Schools and sent the district’s Integration Plan back to Judge Albert Schatz for review while keeping the current busing plan in effect for the rest of the school year. The court ruled the issue of segregation intent cannot be revisited by Schatz.
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Omaha
UPI
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals
Dis
Schatz
Gerald Laughlin
Laughlin
Robert Broom
Appeals Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Vaccaro urges targeted college recruitment in Nebraska
John Vaccaro of the College Entrance Examination Board warns Nebraska registrars and admissions officers to market colleges to specific student segments. He notes enrollments will dip by the mid 1980s but firms can avoid disarray by focusing on distinct markets and increasing financial aid as parental paying power declines. Vaccaro cites survey data on student preferences and Nebraska’s higher education standings.
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John Vaccaro
College Entrance Examination Board
Vaccaro
Nebraska Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Nebraska
Top Nebraska students urged for attention by UNL leader
Sam Jensen of Omaha, president of the UNL Alumni Association, told the 1977 homecoming board meeting that top-flight students should receive more attention. He urged recruiting top high school seniors, noting support from UNL Chancellor Roy Young and successful pilot admissions programs.
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Sam Jensen
Omaha
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Alumnussn
Jensen
Nebraska
UNL
Roy Young
Nebraska Marine Faces Return to Japan for Trial
UPI reports Pfc Richard Lynn Wilson of Auburn, 19, indicted by Japan for allegedly mailing about 700 grams of marijuana to Okinawa. His lawyers seek a temporary restraining order to block return. Sen Curtis appeals to President Carter to prevent what they call a grave injustice.
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Omaha
UPI
United States
Nebraska
Okinawa
Pte
Richard Lynn Wilson
Auburn
U.S
Albert G. Schatz
Washington
Carl I. Curtis
R-Neb
Jimmy Carter
Schatz
Wilson
U.S. Naval Investigative Service
Pfc
Willson
U.S. Atty
Thomas Thalken
Japan
Nebraska Nursing Seminar and Alumni Events Across Omaha
A pacemaker seminar for Nebraska nurses is planned at the Ramada Inn West in Omaha. Dr. Joseph M. Holthaus will speak at Creighton University’s medical alumni dinner on Oct. 30 at the Omaha Hilton. Creighton honors Gunnar Horn with a Byline Award for his decades of teaching.
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Nebraska
Ramada Inn West
1680
Pacific St
Omaha
The
Nebraska Heart Assn
Joseph M. Holthaus
Creighton University
School of Medicine
Omaha Hilton Hotel
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
Gunnar Horn
Horn
Benson High School
Lincoln figures lead cancer group and kidney drive
Dr Kenneth Keith and Dr Craig Urbauer of Lincoln join the Nebraska division board of the American Cancer Society. Helen Van Sickle of the Lincoln VA Hospital is honored for kidney disease work and organizing kidney foundations. University of Nebraska Lincoln awards 1200 degrees at Dec 22 Sports Center ceremony. John Miles of the UN speaks at UN Day dinner in Lincoln and Omaha. Homecoming display prizes go to Kappa Alpha Theta Theta sorority and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity with Star Wars theme. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Theta Xi receive best display prizes.
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Kenneth Keith
Craig Urbauer
Lincoln
Nebraska
The
American Cancer Society
Helen van Sickle
Lincoln Veterans Administration Hospital
van Sickle
Nebraska State Kidney Foundation
National Foundation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Irith
Sts
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Theta Xi
Pine Lake suit seeks half of bill for street work
The Pine Lake Corporation sues Lancaster District Court to block city charges for widening 84th Street. It claims the city seeks to have developers pay for a 500 foot four lane expansion adjoining the Pine Lake Sixth Addition. A final council vote on the plat is pending, with Pine Lake seeking removal of the payment clause or conditional approval.
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Pine Lake Suit
Pine Lake Corporation
Lancaster
84Th Street
Pine Lake
City-County Planning Commission
Pine Lake Road
Pine Lake Sixth Addition
Wyoming groups seek halt to Laramie River Station permit
Two agricultural groups ask the Wyoming Supreme Court to void the 1.5 billion Laramie River Station construction permit near Wheatland. They contend the Industrial Siting Council erred by approving on a conditional basis after one hearing, seeking a second review before construction proceeds.
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Wyoming Court
Laramie River Station
Cheyenne
UPS
Wyoming Supreme Court
Laramie River
Wheatland
Wyo
Laramie
Thai man sentenced 72 years for chicken egg argument killing
A Thai man in Bangkok received a 72 year prison sentence after fatally shooting his friend during a dispute about which came first the chicken or the egg. The case centered on a heated argument that escalated to lethal violence.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Obesity Treatments Stymied by Limited Long Term Success
A panel of obesity experts says modern medicine rarely achieves lasting weight loss. Diets and fasting offer limited results, while drugs risk dependence and liquid protein plans have caused deaths. Extreme measures like jaw wiring and bypass surgeries carry high risks with uncertain long term gains.
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Washington
UPI
George Bray
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Calif
Bray
Friedrich Gries
Dusseldorf
West Germany
Uganda workers refuse Idi Amin T shirt order
Ugandan officials ordered 60 000 T shirts bearing President Idi Amin from Printing International in Sittard Netherlands but workers protested and refused to produce them. A company spokesman said they would not act as a small cog in Amin’s propaganda machine.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Printing International
Sittard
Netherlands
Amin
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