Mrs. Walvoord Creates Award Winning Shlop and Shmear Paintings
Mrs. Darlene Walvoord uses tempera paint, sponge and paper towel to craft award winning rural scenes. She learned the technique from Inge Chase in Norfolk three years ago and transformed her home into an art gallery while working on paintings and other crafts.
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Inge Chase
Thurmond
Shlop and Shmear
Russians may have bought to cover 1977 grain shortfall
Columbia Missouri reports a USDA official says the Soviet Union may have purchased up to 20 million metric tons of grain to cover a poor 1977 harvest. Bell A former assistant secretary noted two thirds to three quarters of purchases likely came from the United States.
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Soviet Union
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Richard E. Bell
United States
Bell
Perry Foundation
Russia
USDA
Nixon
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Arkansas
Antifreeze supplies stable amid fluctuating prices
The winter antifreeze outlook remains bright with plentiful supplies and steady prices. Historical data show 1973 prices as low as 1.59 per gallon, rising to 4 and 5 dollars the next year, then stabilizing without repeating prior jumps.
Salt Is A Blend Of Sodium And Chlorine
A concise definition identifies table salt as a compound formed from sodium and chlorine. The mineral is widely used in food seasoning and preservation, with common chemical formula NaCl.
Motorcycle enthusiast follows tiretracks of Evel Knievel
Lincolnite Nila Knafel, 215 W Furnas, pursues chopper culture to solve fuel shortages. She studies motorcycle technology at Southeast Community College as the only female in class, plans to boost power with an oversize piston, and views motorcycles as a practical future.
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Knafel
Southeast Community College
Evel
McCook rally draws 2500 in Nebraska farm strike push
About 2,500 farmers gathered in McCook on Sunday to support the upcoming farm strike slated for December 14. Organizers billed it as the largest rally in the state, with participants from Nebraska and seven neighboring states marching through McCook to demand higher prices and threaten withholding goods from markets on the strike date.
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McCook
American Agriculture Movement
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
New Mexico
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska and Iowa Dams Rated High Hazard by Corps
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports 72 Nebraska and 28 Iowa dams have a high hazard rating. It notes these dams are not in danger of collapsing. The corps lists 424 Nebraska and 40 Iowa dams as significant hazard.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Nebraska
Iowa
Corps
Difficult period for agricultural bankers in 1977 conference
More than 1,500 agricultural bankers are set to attend the 26th annual National Agricultural Bankers Conference in Kansas City November 13 through 16. The ABA division sponsors the event, with chairman C N Finson noting the session will address tough farm lending amid low commodity prices and tight cash flows.
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National Agricultural Bankers Conference
Kansas City
Agricultural Bankers Division
The
American Bankers Assn
ABA
C. N. Finson
Johnson Joins U S Senate Race As Republican Candidate
State Auditor Ray A C Johnson 54 announces he will seek the U S Senate on the Republican ticket. He is a Creighton University graduate and CPA entering a formal bid encouraged by Republicans statewide.
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Ray A.C. Johnson
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Creighton University
UNL Volleyball Star Juggles Studies On Road
Sue Luedtke, UNL volleyball captain and Big Eight champion, travels with the team leaving little time to study. The Lincoln East graduate, a physical education major, aims to coach in Lincoln after graduation. She notes professors sometimes do not understand travel excuses, while Pettit and Sullivan differ in coaching style and team focus.
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Lincoln East
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Myron Oehlerking
Nebraska
Pat Sullivan
Terry Pettit
Sulivan
Pettit
Sullivan
UNL
University of Nebraska
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