Co-ops bring health care to the farm
A health screening van sponsored by Farmland Industries and local cooperatives set up Saturday to provide rural families with medical tests not readily available. The van offers over 110 tests in about 35 minutes, with results confidential between patient and physician.
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Farmland Industries
Kimball and
Chappell
American Health Profiles
APH
Nashville, Tenn
Far Mer Co-Op
Farmer's Co-Op Grain
Sidney
Alice Farrell
Midwest
The
American Medical Association
Farrell
Nebraska Legislature backs balanced budget constitutional amendment
The Nebraska Legislature voted 29 7 to endorse a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget and to call a federal convention if Congress stalls. Supporters cite two thirds of states needed for a convention, while opponents warn of power risks and potential rewriting of the U.S. Constitution.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
U.S
Congress
South
Sioux City
John Murphy
Sidney council meeting agenda and airport bid items
The Sidney City Council meets in regular session at 7 30 p m in City Hall Council chambers. The agenda includes bids for a new street flusher truck and a Frontier Airlines landing privileges agreement at Sidney Municipal Airport. The two year renewal was tabled for further study of landing fees. The meeting is open to the public.
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Sidney
Frontier Airlines
Mrs Smith to mail second annual legislative questionnaire
Mrs Smith plans to mail her second annual legislative questionnaire to homes in the Third District. Virginia Smith of Chappell says the survey seeks opinions on 10 major issues likely to come before Congress this session, including Food Stamp reform and detente.
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Virginia Smith
Chappell
Smith campaign swing through Western Nebraska hits Sidney
Mrs. Smith plans to file for re election today in Lincoln and tours Western Nebraska this Saturday. Her noon luncheon at the Sidney Elks Club opens to the public with reservations. a 3 p.m. town hall in Dalton and a Bridgeport evening event follow. She endorses a poll card for households and discusses EPA regulation changes impacting farming, while urging equity in General Revenue Sharing allocations between urban and rural areas with a renewal bill not expected before late May or June.
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Virginia Smith
Sidney
Nebraska
Dalton State Bank
Dalton
Bridgeport
Committee On Government Operations
House of Representatives
Clark: Voc Tech levy refund set in motion
Sen. Robert Clark of Sidney says steps are underway to refund the one mill tax levy that supported community technical colleges in 1973. The levy was ruled unconstitutional in 1974 as counties cannot levy taxes for a state purpose. The Appropriations Committee proposes LB684 requiring county treasurers to act by December 1.
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Neligh
John DeCamp
DeCamp
Miscellaneous Subjects
Omaha
Ernest Chambers
Chambers
Community Technical Colleges
Robert Clark
Sidney
State Supreme Court
Clark
Appropriations Committee
Mild temperatures and state funding actions noted
Unseasonably mild weather was forecast for Nebraska through Tuesday following a weekend of snow and cold, as a high pressure center in Missouri drives the pattern. Legislative notes included $2 million in state funds added to county treasurers to repay taxpayers by March 1977 and LB442 creating a federal grants monitoring system requiring governor approval and monthly Legislative Council reporting.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Missouri
Technical Community College
Clark
Legislative Council Executive Board
Grain thieves suspected in Nebraska and Kansas elevators
Investigators from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation say skilled grain thieves are likely targeting Nebraska farmers and grain elevators as well as Kansas. They describe thieves who steal with augers at remote sites, tamper with elevator scales, or mislead operators, sometimes using magnets to add thousands of pounds.
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North Platte
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Nebraska
Kansas
Jim Malson
Kansas Law Enforcement Agency
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Virginia Becker
Don Hoffman
Pam Nash
R.N
Hoffman
Tom Payne
State Department of Revenue
Legislative Council
Eugene Mahoney
J. Exon
Hastings
Richard Marvel
Mrs. Smith
Voc-Tech Levy
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