Housing Permits Drop as Rates Fall Amid Slump
The Commerce Department reports housing starts in February fell 19 percent from January and 50 percent from a year earlier, with housing permits at a record low. Economists warn the slump may last into summer as rate declines fail to spur demand. The Dow slid, and bankers trimmed prime rates while lawmakers debated tax cuts and energy bills to revive the economy.
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G. G. Labelle
Associated Press
Commerce Department
New York Stock Exchange
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Home Loan Board
Omaha youth dies after hall poisoning at Millard High
Philip Clark 17, son of Mr and Mrs Philip J Clark, died after a chemical poisoning at Millard Senior High School. Acting Douglas County Coroner James Keenan said no autopsy was planned and awaited a police report. Investigators found a note by Clark stating he was low in spirits about a girlfriend and describing the poison he took.
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Omaha
Millard Senior High School
Philip Clark
Phllp J Clark
Douglas
James Keenan Keenan
Keenan
Clark
Military Academy Museum’s Long-Standing Armory Collection
The US Military Academy museum, established in 1854, houses what is likely the largest diversified collection of military arms and accoutrements in the Western hemisphere, reflecting wide-ranging historical weaponry and gear.
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US. Military Academy
Freshman IQ Ranking At Nebraska Colleges Compared
A study by the legislative fiscal analyst's office reports 52.3 percent of freshmen at Kearney State College rank in the upper third of their high school class, with 49.7 percent at Wayne State and 35.7 percent at Chadron State. Peru State and Omaha campus data are missing. At Platt College in Columbus 30 percent sit in the upper third among technical colleges, while UNL reports 51 percent in the upper quarter and its Medical Center claims all students are in the upper third.
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Legislative Fiscal Analyst’s Office
Kearney State College
Hal Colony
Wayne
Chadron
Peru
Technical Community
Platt College
Columbus
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Medical Center
University of Nebraska At
Corn progress flags in South as cold slows planting
The Agriculture Department reports spring planting of corn and other crops ahead in parts of the South but lagging in areas hit by cold and excess moisture. Texas corn planting stood at 25 percent by March 16, just behind last year but above the 18 percent normal. The report notes heavy rains and floods in Tennessee and waterlogged fields in Louisiana slowing grain growth, while Florida and Alabama saw good small grain growth and Kansas and Oklahoma faced dormant winter wheat and dry spots. Officials also announced a new three component equine encephalomyelitis vaccine from Jensen-Salsberg Laboratories, requiring two doses 21 to 23 days apart with annual revaccination.
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Washington
South
Agriculture Department
Texas
Department
Plant Health Inspection Service
Jensen - Salsberg Laboratories
Richardson-Merrell, Inc
Kansas City
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Legislative Calendar From The Associated Press
Monday convened at 10 02 a m passed several bills and failed others with actions in committees across Retirement Judiciary Public Health and Welfare Education Banking Commerce and Insurance on the 47th legislative day Convened at 9 am Tuesday actions included amendments advances and killings of numerous LBs and interim studies for multiple committees including Education Judiciary Public Health and Welfare and Banking Revenue and more to follow on Tuesday.
Treasure Island Gains Role as Navy Pacific Command Center
Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, has become the command center for the U S Navy in the Pacific Theater, serving as a major hubs for operations and strategic planning.
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Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
U.S. Navy
Napoleon Bonaparte Tomb at Invalides, Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb lies in the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. The site was formerly a hospital serving military personnel and veterans.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
Long Military Career of Van Vliet Highlighted by Western Posts
Out of Old Stewart Van Vliet, West Point graduate and major general of volunteers, recounts a frontier career in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and his pivotal roles at Ft Kearny and Ft Laramie. He details constructing posts, procurement adventures, buffalo hunting lore, and later life notes from a 1896 letter preserved in Nebraska archives.
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Stewart van Vliet
West Point
Smeinole
van Vliet
Plains
Ft Kearny
Platte
Ft Laramie
US Secretary of Agriculture
J Sterling Morton
Morton
State Archives
Nebraska
Puff
Mounted Rifles
Platte River
Grand Island
Ft. Leavenworth
Congress
St Louis
Ft Leavenworth
Mother Earth
Laramie River
Ft. Laramie
Ft. Kearny
L Harney
Missouri River
Texas
Prairies
California
Black Hills
Fur Company
Laramie Peak
Babylon
Wyoming
Fort
South Dakota
New York
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