President urges governors to support revenue sharing
President Ford urged governors to back a renewal of federal revenue sharing and warned that the U S economic recovery could falter if Congress does not extend the program. He cited a national need to avoid greater centralization and urged Congress to act on block grants for community services Medicaid and education.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
National Governors’ Conference
George Washington
Ray
Revenue sharing odds hinge on congressional flip
Omaha officials say continuation of federal revenue sharing is a 50 50 bet as the current authorization nears expiry. About 200 million will have flowed to Nebraska this year with cities using funds for projects like recreation centers pools and storm sewers. Without it Omaha and others may raise local taxes to cover shortfalls. A lobbying push in Washington is planned March 14 16 by the National League of Cities.
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Congress
Robert Ray
Omaha
Betty Abbott
League of Nebraska Municipalities
Nebraska
North Platte
Grand Island
Abbott
Washington
National League of Cities
Signs of trouble as teens and alcohol use rise
A two page examination notes how teens may experiment with alcohol and the signs of potential abuse. It cites withdrawal from family, secretive behavior, dropping grades, and altered personalities as warning indicators, while noting genetics and biology in alcoholism.
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Alton Blakeslee
Brian Sullivan
Frank Seixas
The
National Council On Alcoholism
Seixas
Patricia O’gorman
NCA
Pamphlets at Social Security Office Explain Benefits
Your local Social Security office offers a free pamphlet titled Your Social Security outlining benefits and eligibility across programs. It also provides free charts estimating retirement income to help plan finances.
Nebraska Home Economics Teacher of the Year search begins
A Nebraska Teacher of the Year program opens nominations with March 1, 1976 deadline. Individuals or groups may nominate, and a state committee will select the honoree for exceptional contributions to individuals families and community. The winner enters a national contest, co sponsored by the American Home Economics Association and Family Circle Magazine, with nomination forms available at P O Box 82889 Lincoln Nebraska 68501.
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Nebraska
American Home Economics Association
The
Family Circle Magazine
Lincoln
Blizzard Means Grief to Kansas Wheat Fields
A blizzard across western Kansas brought snow but little benefit to most wheat. Farmers in the southern third suffered damage from drifting snow and wind, with reports of soil and crop harm. A survey by Kansas Wheat Growers Association leaders was planned to assess the losses while cooler, windy weather and warm forecasts persisted.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Earl Hayes
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Hayes
Tom Ostrander
Wellington
Cowley County
John Bridges
Meade County
Dewey Davis
Meade County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Meade
National Weather Service
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NEBR
Helen Jeppesen
Sidney Elks Club
Bill & Dale
Ainge Coop
Farmor Co-Op
Potter
Dalton
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