Inn boom across Lincoln hotels as tourism soars
Lincoln hotels report a record tourist year with sold-out rooms all summer at the Hilton and Best Western Airport Inn. Convention traffic and events like the Junior Olympics boosted occupancy while interstates and promotions drew out-of-state visitors, and industry leaders anticipate continued travel despite rising gas prices.
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Gene Kelly
Mary Jo Cobb
Best Western Airport
Jin Rodney
Lincoln Hilton
Rodney
Hilton
Gary Bartels
Clayton House
O Street
Radisson Cornhusker
Lincoln
Cornhusker Motor Club
Jan Mietzner
Lincoln Public Schools enrolment climbs to 26 796
School enrolment in Lincoln is up about 250 from initial term figures with a current total of 26 796. Superintendent John Prasch notes two of four high schools show increases, led by Lincoln High School due to transfers from the closed Whittier Junior High. Official state reports are due September 23.
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Lincoln Public Schools
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Prasch
State Education Dept
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G I man charged with embezzling funds in Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska. Donald W. Fischer, of Grand Island, was charged in Hall County District Court with embezzling more than $71,000 from Dayly Realty and Insurance Co between 1969 and 1976. He allegedly issued checks for fictitious services and deposited them to his account. Fischer is no longer employed by the firm and will appear in district court on September 12. In Moscow, Chief Justice Warren Burger arrived in Leningrad for a visit to the Soviet Union per Tass.
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Rosenow
Bartels
Grand Island
UPI
Donald W. Fischer
Hall County
Dayly Realty and Insurance Co
Fischer
Moscow
Warren Burger
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Tass
Lincoln lodging clearinghouse channels rooms via dial-in
A red phone at the Colonial Inn rings as the Lincoln Lodging Assn operates a single number 464-2192 to tell visitors hotel vacancies. The service directs travelers to Grand Island or Omaha on busy weekends while Lincoln hotels report no vacancies.
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Colonial Inn
Lincoln Lodging Assn
Clearing House
Grand Island
Omaha
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