Heavy court agenda awaits justices return
The Supreme Court returns Oct 3 to hear pivotal cases on individual liberties, women and family rights, and capital punishment. The justices, led by Nixon appointees, weighed abortion funding, pregnancy disability, and Watergate documents ruling, signaling continued emphasis on civil rights and government powers.
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New Daily Tribloom Could Rise in New York
Leonard Saffir, former Buckley aide, says 10 backers pledge 10 million dollars to launch a new morning newspaper in New York City this fall titled The Trib.
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Drought funds run short threaten farmers relief
Scottsbluff county officials warn the Drought and Flood Conservation Program may run out of money as only 100000 of federal funds will be allotted from a 100 million request. Farmers have spent thousands on irrigation work hoping for reimbursement while approval rules delay payouts. County officials consider pooling unused allocations from other counties, though prospects are slim. The Trib, a new morning tabloid, plans fall launch with editors Buckley and former Nixon Ford aides William Simon and William Case.
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Television Schedule Fragments From Evening Lineup
The page lists a mixed evening slate with Mary Hartman Austin City Limits and shows like FBI Grizzly Adams and The Secret of Santa Vittoria. It notes multiple air times across channels and includes morning afternoon blocks for Sesame Street Mister Rogers Electric Company and youth programming.
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Former Chappell women will begin jail terms
Former Chappell woman Alice Hargraves Whelan Ruscio leads a Denver protest outside the federal courthouse as an appellate order requires five defendants to start serving 1975 gambling convictions. Other offenders include Carole Gardner Carol Jean Reeb and Clarence Smaldone with sentences up to four years.
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Mail order deception suspected in Nebraska warning
Nebraska Attorney General Paul Douglas warned residents about Columbia Research Corp a Chicago mail order firm behind a Las Vegas vacation for two offered for 16 with extra promos The AG noted a fraud complaint in California and FTC action against the company and linked one principal to a former president of Market Development Corp urging complaints to be filed with consumer protection.
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Providence Cancels July Fourth Celebration After Budget Crunch
Providence Rhode Island cancels the City’s annual Independence Day event in Roger Williams Park for the first time in 50 years due to a budget crunch rising fireworks costs a potential city workers strike and a weak planning committee. City officials urge residents to pay higher taxes while noting the risk of an unsuccessful event. Up to 35 000 people previously attended Independence Day in the park.
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End of the Rail Mail Era as Postal Service Ends RPO
The Postal Service ends railway post office sorting after 113 years. The last New York to Washington RPO run departs after 1 am with two RPO cars. Clerks say life aboard trains, though tough, was a unique bond and a way of life.
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Peetz News Highlights From June Legion Auxiliary and Local Updates
Shirley Miller reports on Peetz events as Legion Auxiliary meets with 13 members and guests. Debi Watson and Paula Nelson win Poppy Poster prizes for 5th grade. Audrey Schumacher leads 6th grade. Local injuries include Tim Meier in a farm accident and Robbie Reed undergoing surgery in Logan County Hospital. Rev Clare Nelson leaves for Green Valley Arizona to begin new pastorate at United Methodist Church.
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Christine Anderson
Margaret Miller
Robbie Reed
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Lyra Sethaler
Orpha Gillham
Icle Ward
Mary Gillham
Merna Meijer
Edna I Adams
Ruth Meyer
Clare Nelson
Green Valley
Ariz
Nelson
United Methodist Church
Fire Devastation Surpasses Quake Losses in 1906
Following the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 a vast blaze caused far greater damage, with fire casualties and destruction estimated to exceed the tremor by about twentyfold, underscoring the catastrophe's true toll.
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