Do's and don'ts for fireworks safety guidance
The Office of Consumer Affairs outlines common sense safety tips for use of fireworks. Do place devices on level surfaces and outdoors only. Don't hold them in the hand unless directions allow. Children should use them only under close adult supervision and wait 10 seconds after a dud fuse before approaching. Public displays require staying in designated areas.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Tax hike likely as Nebraskans face budget gaps in 1976
Lincoln hearings and a warning from Lincoln businessman Bill Harris indicate Nebraska must raise sales and income taxes or cut the budget to cover a looming shortfall. Officials project the 1977 general fund may exceed 447 million dollars due to unpaid credits, carryovers, and deficiency needs. Harris urged a rapid tax increase and warned of financial chaos without action.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Glenn Goodrich
Rochford
Hastings
Richard Marvel
Appropriations Committee
Attorney General
Exon
Marvel
Legislative
Lincoln
Harris
University of Nebraska
City rolls out first 90 gallon trash cans in South Sidney
South Sidney residents receive 90 gallon wheeled containers for curbside pickup as the city tests a new system using two packer trucks. Alleys get 300 gallon non wheeled containers shared among multiple homes while overall monthly fees could have risen from 4 to 5 dollars.
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Country Club Heights
South
Sidney
City of
Sanitation Department
Maynard Dilso
Sculptor arrives in Sidney for Fourth of July sculpture dedication
Hans Van de Bovenkamp arrives in Sidney to assemble Roadway Confluence a 35 foot sculpture. He plans a July 4 dedication at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp with Lt Gov Gerald T Whelan presiding. He will stay about 10 days as artist in residence with his son Eric.
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Hans van de Bovenkamp
Sidney
Sidneys
van de Bovenkamp
New York City
Eric
Gerald T Whelan
Milford
Bradford Graves
George Baker
Nebraska
Kearney
Steve Urry
Reagan narrows gap as delegates align amid GOP worries
Ronald Reagan nears 1000 pledged delegates while Ford builds lead with Minnesota Montana Idaho New Mexico Wyoming shifts boosting Reagan to 976 committed delegates. Nebraska I 80 Sculpture Corp plans July 4 dedications across sites with multiple artists unveiling Works and balloons. Dedications will continue in autumn for remaining pieces.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Republican National Committee
Minnesota
Reagan
Montana
Idaho
New Mexico
Wyoming
California
Redington Bicentennial Tour Showcases Local History
Redington celebrated its 90th birthday with a 40 mile Bicentennial historical tour led by Robert Holmes and attended by over 100 people. The caravan visited the Redington Cemetery Glendale School Louis and Joe Newkirk Ranch Chalk Creek Cemetery and the Laing Building among other sites while an old fashioned worship service and exhibits at Camp Rock concluded the day. History expert Paul Henderson joined the group to provide context about the Morrill County town and its landmarks.
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Con Marshall Redington
Robert Holmes
Redington
Laura
Morrill County
Paul Henderson
Bridgeport
Camp Rock
Holmes
Louis
Joe Newkirk
Lucy Bushee Gordon
Newkirks
Douglas
Gordon
Nebraska
Laing
Guy
Sim Laing
Chalk Creek Cemetery
John Waitman
Sidney- Deadwood
Sidney
Ft Sedgwick
Henderson
Congress moves to block payroll tax hike this week
Congress plans a stopgap bill to prevent a payroll withholding tax increase as last year's tax cuts expire. The measure aims to avert a $245 rise for a four person family earning $6 000, $204 for a couple at $10 000, $151 for a single at $10 000, and $180 for a four member family at $15 000.
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