farmer Marian Lenzen draws national media to rural woes
Marian Lenzen and her husband farm near Sidney Nebraska gaining attention from NBC PBS and Time op ed coverage after a New York Times piece on New York City debt and farmer hardship. Lenzen says farmers face unique challenges and will continue speaking out despite criticism.
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New York Times
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Marian Lenzen
Jerome
Speersey
Lenzen
NBC
Omaha World-Herald
Midlands
Denver Post
Empire
Sidney Hi-Life
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The
Farmer
Times
New York City Down the Drain Say Nebraskans
Sidney Nebraska letters warn against federal bailouts for New York City arguing urban fiscal woes harm agriculture and small towns. The writer criticizes New York Congressmen for favoring farm price supports over farmers and questions the link between wheat prices and bread costs.
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New York City
United States
N.Y.C
Atlantic
Midlands
New York State
New York
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Ford
Congressmen
Nyc
Sidney Council to approve Kansas Nebraska gas rate rise
Sidney council, after three meetings, signals approval of a 25 percent gas rate hike by Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. The change would raise average homeowner bills by about 3 dollars monthly and take effect January 1, 1976.
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Jim Asbury
Sidney
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Asbury
Hastings
K-N
Council
Vince Maliszewski
Huntsman
Here
Maliszewski
Supreme Court sends gag rule case back to Nebraska
Justice Blackmun returns the Nebraska gag rule dispute to the state supreme court if action cannot be taken by December 1. The case centers on press restrictions in the Erwin Simants murder case and raises First and Fourteenth Amendment issues about prior restraints on media reporting.
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Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska
Blackmun
Lincoln County
Erwin Charles Simants
Lincoln County District Court
Hugh Stuart Simants
Henry Kellie
Sutherland
State Supreme Court
U.S Supreme Court
Ronald Ruff
Stuart
Supreme Court of Nebraska
James Keley
Omaha
Bid Made for Amtrak Route Across Midwest
Congressmen and business leaders from Iowa and Nebraska discussed a bid by the Western Association of Railroad Passengers for an experimental Amtrak run through central Iowa as an alternative to other proposed routes. Attendees included Rep Tom Harkin and several other Democrats and Republicans, with Amtrak officials in attendance but offering no specifics on agency preferences.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Western Association of Railroad
Amtrak
Tom Harkin
Diowa
Transportation Department
National Rail Passenger Corp
Carroll
Mild weekend forecast for Nebraska from weather service
The National Weather Service predicts a pleasant weekend for Nebraska with mild, dry conditions. A stationary trough along the Rockies yields a southwest wind, with Friday night temperatures in the 20s to mid 30s and Saturday highs mainly in the 60s. Alliance hit 67 degrees Thursday, while North Platte reported a low around 17.
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National Weather Service
Nebraska
Rockies
Alliance
North Platte
State seeks protection from subpoenas in mental retardation funding case
Attorney General Paul Douglas asks U S District Judge Albert Schatz for a protective order to bar federal marshals from delivering subpoenas to five Nebraska state officials. Subpoenas seek sworn depositions and documents on Title XX plans and 1975 76 budget requests amid funding concerns for community based mental retardation programs.
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Albert G. Schatz
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Fundin
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al Ihms
Don Leuenberger
Social Services
Larry Nedrow
Ronald Carmel
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Washington
Thrasher
Beatrice State Home
Beatrice
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