WNTC Sets Spring Registration Date Jan 12
Western Nebraska Technical College announces spring registration for January 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Classes begin January 13 at 8:30 a.m. The college offers two-year programs toward an Associate of Applied Arts degree in fields like auto body, aviation maintenance, electronics, and building trades, plus one-year diplomas and one-semester courses. A new center pivot irrigation program expands offerings to meet industry demand. For admissions and financial aid, contact the Admissions Office in Sidney.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Suesday
Sidney
Nebraska schools praised for discipline despite risks
Nebraska education officials say state schools generally handle discipline well due to community ties, though problems persist and could worsen without vigilance. Omaha Central High notes racial tensions once led to violence, prompting student council expansion, minority representation, and new courses to channel leadership.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Education
Robert Hudson
Johns Hopkins University
Hudson
Omaha Central High School
Gaylord Moller
Central
Hair stylist George Saab retires after 45 years in Sidney
George Saab ends a long career spanning from flattops to uniperms at Centre Hair Styling in Sidney. He started in 1928, trained in Lincoln, worked at multiple shops including the Commercial Hotel Barbershop and Globe, and shifted with fashion before closing his last cut this Wednesday. Saab plans to sell the shop as a single unit.
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Sidney
Saab
Saalj
Nora “Racehorse
Johnson
Clayton Radcliffe
Commercial ‘Hotel
Commercial Hotel
Tri-City
Barber College
Lincoln
Dalton
Glenn Andrews
Radcliffe
Osborn
Charlie Richards
Atlas
Oberfelder Building
10Th Ave
Armed Services
Bing Miller
Miller and Saal
Miller
Globe Barbershop
Pete Sittner
Sittner-Saab
Dude Jelinek
South Sidney
Jones Center
Legion Park
Chicago
Times
Minimum wage raised to $2.30 in new year
The federal minimum wage jumps to $2.30 on January 1 marking raises for about four million workers including farm workers domestics local government employees and retail clerks. The law covers 57.4 million workers with over 53 million already earning above the new minimum.
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Washington
America
Labor Department
Congress
Weather and wage law notes mix with midwest forecast
Eastern Nebraska faces light snow and ice on slick roads as a moist low pressure area lingers over the region. Central and western areas see partly cloudy to clear skies with highs in the 40s west and 30s east, while early morning temperatures run in the 20s. The piece also outlines the 1967 wage act provisions, detailing coverage and scheduled increases for nonfarm workers including farm laborers, hotel staff, and government employees, with wage hikes to 2.20 and beyond starting January 1 of the coming years.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Iowa
Utah
Nebraska Panhandle
Income tax forms arrive as 84 million mailings begin
The Postal Service starts delivering income tax forms to homes and businesses nationwide, a potential record mailing of 84 million copies. Many taxpayers must wait for employer statements next month before filing, with a due date of April 15, 1976. New forms include credits for personal exemptions and earned income and a Census Bureau data section.
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Associated Press
Postal Service
Census Bureau
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Ford
Gallatin
Tenn
Green Bay
Wis
Warsaw
Ind
Postal Management
Legislature weighs gag rules on pretrial press secrecy
Lincoln legislator Roland Luedtke says the 1977 session will likely avoid action on gag orders in high profile pretrial cases. He notes the issue is constitutional and could be overridden by Supreme Court rules, with attention turning to recodifying the criminal code and possible penalties, weapon enhancements, and capital punishment debates.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Roland Leudtke
Judiciary Committee
Luedtke
Erwin Charles Simants
US Supreme Court
High Court
Leudtke
Judicial Council
Liedtke
Conservation program may get full financing
The Agriculture Department is poised to release 90 million dollars for the Agricultural Conservation Program next year, meeting a full amount approved by Congress. The final clearance rests with the White House budget office but is expected to be a routine step. The program, offering 50 to 75 percent cost sharing on approved on-farm conservation projects, has faced efforts to abolish or cut funding in past administrations.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Conservation Program
Congress
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Ford Administration
House
Nebraska agriculture in 1975 a year of drought and price woes
The 1975 Nebraska farming year saw blizzards and drought reduce cattle gains while near record corn production battled falling prices. Grain shipments to the Soviet Union faced embargoes, hog prices spiked briefly, and checkoff programs expanded amid an aflatoxin scare that proved largely unfounded.
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Eric Kramer
Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Agriculture
Great Plains
Nebraska
Soviet Union
Afl-Cio
George Meany
American Beef Packers, Inc
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