YRs Plan Condemnation of Sculptures in Nebraska
Central Committee of the Nebraska Federation of Young Republicans will meet in Halsey for a two day session. Resolutions urge Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas resignation and oppose 10 Bicentennial sculptures at Interstate 80 rest stops. Buswell pins retirement age 70 for federal judges and removal of disabled judges as possible laws. Over 100 attendees expected to discuss the 1976 primaries and general election.
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Omaha
Central Committee
The
Nebraska Federation of Young Republicans
Phil Buswell
Halsey
Supreme Court
William O Douglas
Interstate 80
Buswell
Douglas
Congress
Nebraska
Fair set for Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo 1975
Pre fair events begin next week with 4-H demonstrations and contests at St Patrick's High School and the 4-H building. The fairgrounds host entry day August 14 followed by horse shows, lamb and swine judging, open class events, a Jean Shepard stage show, RCA Rodeo and the Quail Dobbs Car Act. The schedule includes livestock judging, parades, racing, a free barbecue, and a tractor-pulling contest amid exhibits from Cheyenne County schools.
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Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
St Patrick's High School
St. Patrick's High School
St Patrick’s
St. Patrick’s Auditorium
Fairgrounds
Jean Shepard
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Sidney
Cheyenne County Extension Office
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Cheyenne County
Francis Runge
Ron McMillen
Charles Lafler
Bill Garber
Jan Berry
Ken Peetz
Dan Markel
Ray Kuehn
Walt Skrdiant
Bellevue Senator Seeks Comprehensive School Finance Plan
Lincoln AP Bellevue Sen Frank Lewis, chair of the Education Committee, aims to introduce a comprehensive school district finance and reorganization bill in the next legislative session. A joint study with the Revenue Committee will craft proposals. Lewis hints finance as the key to restructuring, noting many small districts are inefficient for serving handicapped students and that districts should be a vehicle for education, not a fixed size.
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Lincoln
Bellevue
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Education Committee
Nebraska
Cherry County
Smoother streets and future overlays in City district
City Street Dept. crews applied all stock overlays to rough Newton Street sections to smooth holes too small to patch. More projects planned next week at other sites. Commander Mel Jackson notes the method improves wear spots while officials discuss school district reorganization and equity in Nebraska.
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City Street Dept
Mel Jackson
Newton St
12Th
14Th Ave
Jackson
Cooler weekend ahead with scattered Nebraska showers
The Weather Service projected a cool weekend for eastern Nebraska with a chance of showers from a west to east moving front. Thundershowers were reported in parts of the state overnight, Chadron recorded 1.26 inches, and highs ranged from the upper 80s to mid 90s across regions.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Northwestern
Weather Service
Chadron
Valentine
North Platte
Omaha
Mercury
Sidney
Entomologist Counters EPA Pesticide Ban Debate
Lincoln AP A University of Nebraska entomologist argues the EPA plan to ban chlordane and heptachlor rests on emotion rather than facts. Robert E Roselle says no immediate hazard from decades of use and notes large substitutes costs for farmers.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Extension
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert E Roselle
EPA
Roselle
Historic meeting seals controversial European charter signing
Delegates from 35 nations sign a 100 page charter at Finlandia Hall after 30 months of talks. The document accepts postwar frontiers while pledging civil rights and freer information flow. President Ford warns peace requires action beyond words and vows clear commitments.
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Helsinki
Finland
Europe
North America
Finlandia Hall
Ford
Germany
Geneva
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