Zorinsky taps Nebraskans to relay opinions to Washington
U S Senator Edward Zorinsky forms a non partisan advisory committee to channel Nebraskans views on issues to Congress. Jane Rauner named contact for the North Platte area and serves on a 16 member panel with an executive board. Members include Jim Wolf John Knight Henry Schorn Bruce Peters Fred Cassman Tom Ryan Evelyn Mundt and others from Albion Omaha Fremont Lincoln Scottsbluff and beyond.
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Jane Rauner
Washington
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Congress
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Albion
John Knight
Omaha
Henry Schorn
Bruce Peters
Fremont
Fred Cassman
Tom Ryan
Lincoln
Evelyn Mundt
Scottsbluff
Elizabeth Mitchell
Ogalala
John Sullivan
Wallace
Wayne Henderickson
Kearney
George Ferguson
Grand Island
Doug Sanford
Valentine
E.J McBride
Blue Hill
Terrance Pesek
Elkhorn
Dan Morgan
Burwell
Larry Haynes
Chadron
Phil Hart
Stan Lambert
Ewing
Tom Kennedy
Newman Grove
Sid Salzman
Ainsworth
John Murphy
North Platte
Merle Anderson
Hastings
Two Sidney Juveniles Charged in Vandalism
Two Sidney juveniles face felonious destruction of property charges after a 2 to 3 am vandalism spree. Windows were shattered at Clark Chevrolet Ellisons Rexall Drug and the District 10 Probation office. Tires slashed at Clark Chevrolet, Sidney Ford-Mercury garage, and a police cruiser at the station.
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Clark Chevrolet
Ellisons
Rexall Drug
District 10 Probation Office
Nienhaeser Construction Co
Free Movie Draws 1600 For Fox Theater Grand Opening
A packed Saturday at the Fox Theater celebrated the remodeled facility with a free movie. American National Bank courtesy funded the event. Evelyn Jorgenson, bank director, said about 1,600 people toured the new facilities.
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Fox Theater
American National Bank
Evelyn Jorgenson
Scottsbluff sewer project delayed further by EPA review
Scottsbluff mayor says federal environmental impact study for a new $4 million sewage treatment plant will not be ready until January or February delaying plans by about five months. The city would fund 125 percent of the project, with state and federal aid to follow, as officials sought to begin construction next year.
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UPI
Donald Overman
Overman
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EPA
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Gering
DEC
North Platte River
Bridgeport Couple Wins Free Weekend at Cheyenne County Fair
Bridgeport couple Mr. and Mrs. Terry Eck won a free weekend at the Cheyenne County Fair announced by Fair Board member Mike McKee. The Ecks will stay in the Colonel's suite at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel August 20 weekend, receive free breakfast, and be honored at the Sunday parade, grandstand shows, barbecue, and rodeo. This is the fair's first year offering a complimentary weekend with strong response.
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Bridgeport
Cheyenne County Fair
Mike McKee
Fair Board
Ecks
Colonel
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
McKee
Berkowitz Indicted for Moskowitz Slaying in Bensonhurst
Brooklyn grand jury indicts David Berkowitz known as Son of Sam for murder and related charges in the July 31 stalking ambush of Stacy Moskowitz in Brooklyn. He faces arraignment and potential 25 years to life if convicted as seven prior attacks are reviewed by Queens and Bronx juries.
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UPI
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Sam
Brooklyn
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Berkowitz
Yonkers
N.Y
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Robert Violante
Eugene Gold
New York Daily News Today
Iris Gerhardt
Jesus
Daily News
Iris
Cary Klausner
Star Club award and builder appointment reported
Inside Scoop notes a Star Club award, a builder appointment, and a cooperative agreement among other items. Dalton queen candidates were introduced at a tea last week. Also mentions farm and ranch market feature and spinner winners. Damage from a Friday night pickup truck theft and wreck estimated at 3000 dollars. Seventy four golfers competed in the Ft Sidney Amateur over the weekend.
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Dalton
Ft. Sidney
Firefights Firing Up In California Wildfires Bear Trap Long Canyon
World news digest reports California wildfires flaring with Bear Trap and Long Canyon among the latest threats as crews battle to protect wilderness in a severe fire season. In Washington, Humphrey critiques Carter urban renewal plans as smaller than promised, urging stronger executive action. A separate study highlights a persistent world food crisis despite gains in production, stressing inadequacies in the poorest nations. Transportation officials pledge tighter oversight for future pipelines after noting quality-control problems in Alaska. Lincoln reports Nebraska's July unemployment at 3.8 percent with total labor force around 730,500 and Omaha area joblessness at 5.9 percent, down from June.
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United Press International
California
Joint State Federal Fire Control Center
Sacramento
Bear Trap
Long Canyon
Lincoln
UPI
State Labor Department
Omaha
Grasshoppers Threaten Nebraska Winter Wheat Across Panhandle
Nebraska Extension entomologist Dr. David Keith warns heavy grasshopper populations threaten winter wheat seedings especially in the Panhandle. He recommends systemic Thimet 15G insecticide in furrows at planting, with margins treated about 40 feet where damage concentrates.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Panhandle
David Keith
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Keith
Acreage cutback likely under new farm set aside plan
Washington reports administration farm officials expect a tougher set aside program for the 1978 wheat crop as part of a broader acreage reduction. If farmers ignore rules, they risk losing price supports on wheat and possibly other crops under cross compliance provisions in the pending farm bill.
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UPI
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Agriculture Department
Bob Bergland
Carter
Senate House Conference Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
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