Nebraska debate over LB666 and private college aid explained
Opponents and supporters clash as Nebraska moves LB666 to the November ballot. The measure would allow state matching funds for private college student aid and permit districts to contract with private services for the handicapped, sparking debates on church state separation and the scope of government support for private institutions.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
NAIC
Nebraska Supreme Court
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Ernest Cambers
Omaha
Chambers
U.S. Catholic Conference
Nebraska Medical Association
Nebraska Hospital Association
John DeCamp
Neligh
Gev
Gerald Whelan
False alarm over Child Advocacy Act fuels memo scare
Editorial notes the uproar over the 1975 Child and Family Services Act is a hoax. U.S. News and World Report calls it a false alarm and Mondale defends the bill, denying claims of parental loss of control, religious training limits, or child rights against parents.
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Congress
Howard Flieger
U.S. News and World Report
Congressional Record
North Platte Public Library
Walter Mondale
D.-Minn
Senate
Representative Brademas
House of Representatives
Sen. Mondale
British Advisory Center of Education
National Council of Civil Liberties
Curtis
Child and Family Services Act
Sen Mondale
US News and World Report
North Platte
Balanced budget push draws Nebraska vote in bid for constitutional convention
Nebraska joins eight states in petitioning Congress to convene a constitutional convention to craft a balanced federal budget amendment as lawmakers reject biennial sessions and weigh malpractice insurance reform, court challenges to public funding for chambers of commerce, and retirement plans for long-time leader Jules Burbach amid a regional veterinary college study.
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Capitol News
Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Congress
Nebraska
John Murphy
South Sioux City
Murphy
JJ Exon
Eugene Mahoney
Omaha
Constitutional Revision and Recreation Committee
Mahoney
Burbach
Jules Burbach
Hartington
Tiemann
James Exon
Exon
Old West Regional Commission
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Agriculture and Environment Committee
University of Nebraska
Magnet launches as Cheyenne county newspaper
Way Back When notes the 1086 Lodgepole Magnet edited by E Mount appearing last Saturday as Cheyenne county’s fourth paper. The six column folio aims to magnetize readers and dollars. Peter Smith, local hardware merchant, went to Omaha and returned Thursday with Mrs Smith, surprising friends.
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Lodgepole Magnet
E. Mount
Cheyenne County
Peter Smith
Omaha
Smith
Afterthoughts Revisited on Newspaper Publicity Rules
A 1973 column discusses newsroom communication, public relations, and how papers balance coverage with reader interest. It stresses providing timely information, avoiding favoritism, and coordinating with organizations to shape timely, fair coverage while inviting publicity spokesmen to meetings.
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Ozone Club
Jess
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Ft. Sidney
By Jerry Palen
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James Chase
Douglas County
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Tower Court
Chase
Og County
Supreme Court
Cedar County
Ed Zorinsky
US Senate
Frank Partsch
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