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DEVELOPING: WHITECLAY-ALCOHOL, T25-LA LAFAYETTE-NEBRASKA
ADDS: SEWING FOR BABIES
WHITECLAY-ALCOHOL
LINCOLN—Nebraska lawmakers who took an eye-opening trip to alcohol-drenched Whiteclay earlier this year are trying to address problems that have vexed politicians, activists and American Indians who live near the town for decades. On Friday, lawmakers plan to hold a hearing to discuss how to keep the town that borders the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from inflaming alcohol problems on the reservation. By Nate Jenkins.
SEWING FOR BABIES
BEATRICE—Each stitch taken by the Beatrice Sewing for Babies club is a labor of love. They provide one of the most basic human needs—warmth and comfort—to children of parents struggling to make ends meat. In the past 11 years, with the help of donations of cash and materials, the group has sewn between 4,000 and 6,000 pieces of baby clothing and other baby essentials each year. A Nebraskaland Feature by Gloria Masoner of the Beatrice Daily Sun.
BUSINESS:
— ETHANOL LAWSUIT—The owner of an ethanol plant near Sutherland has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle concerns about pollution at the plant under previous owners. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
— CONAGRA SHAREHOLDERS—ConAgra Foods shareholders gathering in Omaha Friday afternoon to hear an update on the company. Eds: Lead prospects uncertain from 1:30 p.m. start.
SPORTS:
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LINCOLN—Nebraska is having a big party at Memorial Stadium, and the Cornhuskers want everyone except Louisiana-Lafayette to have a good time. The game against the Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday night will mark the 300th consecutive sellout at Nebraska since 1962, the longest streak in NCAA football history. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— ROAD BABY—An infant who escaped from an relative’s apartment was returned unharmed to his parents after he was saved by a passing motorist from crawling into a busy Omaha street.
— PLANE LOSES PRESSURE—A Continental Airlines flight from Houston landed safely at Eppley Airfield in Omaha after the pilot reported losing cabin pressure.
— PRICE SWITCH—A 50-year-old Illinois man has been given 20-to-60 months in a Nebraska prison for switching price tags at an outdoors goods store in Sidney.
— MISSING MAN-THEFT—A 54-year-old man who disappeared from Kearney for nine days in January and turned up in Kansas has pleaded guilty to stealing from his now former employer.
— UNIVERSITY HAZING—Another University of Nebraska-Lincoln student has been convicted in a fraternity hazing case.
— DEAD DOGS DUMPED—An Iowa woman who dumped 23 dead or dying dogs in a south-central Nebraska cornfield last year was given four years of probation and was barred from owning a pet for five years.
— CHADRON SEX ASSAULTS—A 20-year-old Chadron man has been accused of sexually assaulting three girls.
— MIA FOUND-BURIAL—The remains of a northeast Nebraska native missing for more than 40 years will be buried between his parents’ graves in Laurel.
— SIDNEY CHIEF RESIGNS—The police chief in the western Nebraska town of Sidney has announced his decision to resign.
— SMITH-RURAL AIRPORTS—U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith is calling on Congress to pass long-term reauthorization of federal funding that helps rural airports.
— NEB YOUTH TRAINING—The state Labor Department is inviting some young people to apply for extra education and job training.
The AP, Omaha.
