Energy saving starts in state in Home Energy Savers Program
Nebraska State Energy Office launches a pilot Home Energy Savers Program with the Federal Energy Administration to educate homeowners on energy efficiency. Larry Riegel outlined free information by mail and call in, highlighting attic insulation, caulking, weatherstripping, and turning off lights.
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State Energy Office
SEO
Federal Energy Administration
Larry Riegel
Sidney
Monica McNish
NETV
Riegel
Chadron and
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Valentine
Broken Bow
Ord
Ford Carter Both Claim Victory In First 1976 Presidential Debate
Philadelphia AP report notes both candidates claimed victory after the first 1976 debate though an AP poll of 1,065 viewers found Ford slightly ahead with 34.4 percent to 31.8 percent for Carter. Undecided voters dropped from 11.9 to 7.1 percent. 33.8 percent could not choose a winner.
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Philadelphia
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Walnut Street Theater
Carter
Chilton Research Services
Radnor, Pa
Hearst Faces Possible 35 Year Sentence in Bank Robbery Case
U.S. District Judge Orrick to sentence Patricia Hearst after a six month conviction for armed bank robbery. The case follows her controversial transformation from student to convicted felon amid legal sessions in San Francisco Bay Area courts.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
William H. Orrick Jr
San Francisco Bay
Debate coaches favor Ford in televised matchup
Four of five college debate coaches rated President Ford ahead in the nationally televised debate with Jimmy Carter with one coach favoring Carter. The panel scored the event using a collegiate style point system.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Associated Press
Sidney scrapbook enters Nebraska Community Improvement program
The Sidney Community Betterment scrapbook, 5 percent thick and weighing 14 pounds, was mailed today. Co‑chairs Marsha Thorpe and Sandy Winter, with members Sheila Dickes Barb Nolde and Boy Scout Kurt Sterling, helped. Catherine Borgens designed the cover. Judging for special and community awards starts Sept 27 and Oct 11–13, with 12 out of state judges assessing 192 communities and 12 Omaha Lincoln neighborhoods. Winners announced Nov 5 in Lincoln.
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Sidney
Nebraska Community Improvement Program
Peggy Langley
Marsha Thorpe
Sandy Wintermore
Sheila Dickes
Barb Nolde
Kurt Sterling
Catherine Borgens
Alliance
Community Betterment Committee
Rex Swanson
Lincoln
Omaha
Wheat grower leaders fault Ford policy in inflation drive
Leaders of Nebraska and Wyoming Wheat Growers Associations criticized the Ford Administration for not acting on higher loan rates and grain resale programs. They argued increased wheat loans would help producers, not bread prices, and cited negative U.S. balance of payments from weak agricultural exports.
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Ogallala
Nebraska
Wyoming
Ford Administration
Albin
Wyo
National Association of Wheat Growers
the of Agriculture
White House
U.S
Swine flu immunization plans laid out for Panhandle
Norma Otero of Scottsbluff says swine flu vaccines will reach the Panhandle around Oct 11 and be given first to high priority sites. Immunizations run from north to south starting in Cheyenne County with extended evening hours. Staff from the State Health Department administer via air gun with a physician present. consent forms required. shots are free. The program theme is Roll Up Your Sleeve, America.
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Cheyenne County
Tim Meehan
Terry Spiker
Jennifer Ann Jurgens
Sheila Frerichs
Bradd Jurgens
Colton
Panhandle
Norma Otero
Scottsbluff
The
Telegraph
Otero
Cheyenne
State Department of Health
Cattlemen Call for Reduced Herds to Fix Market
Panhandle ranchers meeting to curb sagging beef prices urge shrinking cow numbers as long-term relief, rejecting government programs and targeting zero meat imports. NSGA leader Maddox backs tighter import acts while members warn many Nebraska cattlemen face financial strain and some risk leaving the business.
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Panhandle
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
NSGA
Jack Maddox
Wauneta
Maddox
Nebraska
Charles Kodence
Hemingford
U.S
Cal Coulter
Redington
Disagreement Over 5-State Vet School Plan
South Dakota officials differ on the need for a Northern Great Plains College of Veterinary Medicine. Gov. Kneip says the issue may surface at an Old West Regional Commission meeting while Mahlon Vorhies questions funding and demand. He notes about 200 vets in the state and many graduates return after study.
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Northern Great Plains College of ‘Veterinary Medicine
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota State University
Mahlon Vorhies
Kneip
Vorhies
South
Lady Bird Johnson distressed by Carter remarks
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson said she was distressed hurt and perplexed by Jimmy Carter's Playboy interview comments about her late husband. Carter apologized and Mrs Johnson spoke as she toured the LBJ Library with Rosalynn Carter, responding to reporters.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Rosalynn
Mrs. Carter
Richard M. Nixon
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