Wagon Train of Bicentennial Ride Feasts and Hard Times
In DES MOINES IOWA AP two cooks feed the cross country American Bicentennial Wagon Train heading toward Valley Forge with fried chicken beans rolls and dessert while guards supply water. A portable toilet and insulated ice chests add comforts their 1964 stagecoach predecessors lacked. The voyage began in Washington state, wintered in Kearney Nebraska and moves toward La Crosse Wisconsin. Descriptions contrast the 1964 trip with six stagecoachers enduring hard travel and sparse meals.
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Des Mointes
Iowa
Valley Forge
Army National Guard
John
Denver
Deadwood
S.D
South Dakota
America
Washington State
Kearney
Neb
Minnesota
Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Wis
Wyoming
Burglary charges filed as investigations wrap up
A wave of criminal charges follows a March burglary spree in Cheyenne County with most missing property recovered. Named defendants include Bruce Meick Valerie Meick John Lindstrom Gary Beck Lonnie Rocontes and the Kocontes family. Preliminary hearings are set for April 28 with several already released on bond.
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Janda Tobin
Cheyenne County
Sidney
James Deaver
Linden St
Deaver
Calvin Cutright
12Th Ave
Jan Headley
Illinois St
Loretta Sweet
7Th Ave
Charlotte Kenton
Maple St. Wheelers
East Highway 30
Fix
Jones Center
Janda-Tobin
Bruce L. Meick
Valerie K Meick
Meicks
Lindstrom
Kocontes
Cheyenne
Iowa
Unicam adjourns today after speed limit bill
Lincoln AP reports the 84th Nebraska Legislature adjourned at 11 02 am after approving LB202 to repeal a section letting speed limits expire. Gov Exon addressed lawmakers as major bills awaited action, and the session extended two days to avoid a veto override.
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Lincoln
Gov J. Exon
Exon
Nebraska
Unicameras
Sheridan County probe finds no police brutality by Gordon PD
A 26 witness inquiry by Gordon officials found two misconduct incidents. one excessive force, one dog shooting still under investigation. Report cites officer attitudes and recommends new training, civilian review, and better recruitment of Indians, with changes to police procedures and community relations.
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Gordon (Ap
Sheridan County
Atty Michael V
Smith
Department
Sheridan County Lakota Association
The
American Indian Movement
John Perez
US Department of Justice
Citizens Complaint Review Board
Police Academy
Grand Island
Rain moves east over Nebraska tonight and Saturday
The National Weather Service forecasts showers spreading eastward across Nebraska tonight and continuing into Saturday forenoon. A cooler west and warmer east is expected tonight as the system moves through.
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Nebraska
National Weather Service
Sunshine petitioners to decide next step in Omaha
Backers of the Sunshine Initiative plan a Saturday meeting in Omaha to decide the fate of their open government drive. About 3,000 petitions distributed. the coalition weighs LB987 as alternative to the Sunshine Act LB9s7, with amendments loosening disclosure. If rejected, the group will push its own measure for November. Governor Exon weighs LB967 and LB182 campaigns laws and has not decided on signing either.
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OMAHA
Joe Hoagland
Coalition For Open Rhiees
Hoagland
Gov. J. Exon
Exon
Grand Island
Ralph Kelly
William Hoppner
I 80 signs blocked by state officials this year
State Engineer Thomas Doyle said a Justice Department opinion blocks construction of Interstate 80 signs this year. Public funds cannot be used. the $25 annual fee from businesses would not cover costs, estimated at 2,500 to 3,000 dollars per interchange, and signboards would require private funding and maintenance.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Thomas Doyle
State Justice Department
State Roads Department
Atty
Paul Douglas
Charles Chace
Nebraska Petroleum Marketers Association
Doyle
Chace
Douglas
Dyas Plans Town Meeting Across Nebraska Primary Race
Democratic Senate hopeful Hess Dyas of Lincoln schedules a Sidney town meeting Thursday to discuss goals as a U.S. senator. He will stop in Chappell and Lodgepole midday, with additional Sidney details to follow, as he campaigns in the May 11 primary against Omaha Mayor Edward Zorinsky and Lenore Etchinson.
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Hess Dyas
Lincoln
Sidney
Dyas
United States
Potter
Dix
Kimball
Chappell
Lodgepole
Omaha
Edward Zorinsky
Lenore Etchinson
Papillion
Exon Warns Spending Pace Woes In Farewell Speech
Lincoln AP Exon warned legislators that continuing current spending trends could push Nebraska's general fund to 1 billion dollars a year soon and to 10 billion by the end of the century. He noted revenue growth may lag expenditure growth and urged tax policy consideration alongside spending. The governor praised retiring lawmakers and reflected on the session's compromises and failures, citing medical malpractice reform as a key issue.
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Lincoln
Exon
Nebraska
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Homer
Nina Rocontes
Maple St
Litter-Lift Systems, Inc
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Unicam
Sheriff's Office
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Steve Janis
Nebraska Indian Commission
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Robert Mackey
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