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Lincoln Almanac 8B February 8, 1978, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star New Staffer To Provide 290 93,000 83 161F 5,300 84,275 NE NE 211,290 66,165 196S 412 150,000 3,635 3,509 1,399 2.110 ater Rate Explanation Conventions Attendance. 17, 157 120,648 Tour' 115,200, Tour 15,000 12,500 45,427 44,026 77,433 MM 7,384 6.961 101,771 02,152 89,176 125,000 52,986 200,300 111.869 123,520 89,254 aty Parti, libraries 197S 1974 1970 50 46 45 oh 4,500 4,000 2,842,451 2,283,470 1,515,440 928,529 tw 74,245 73,188 65,628 U78, 1,220,764 823,020 Paridag 197S 1974 1970 Parking 14,630 9,579 9,178 12,883 7,776 7,297 1 747 1,803 1,881 179,511 196,628 Police, Fire, Court 197S 1974 1970 305 253 229 194,005 212,722 198,804 (Dollar) 42,854 51,631 32,698 259 244 231 3,906 3,538 2,990 2,010,839 1,786,165 763,116 (Dollars) ....3,533,711 3,166,687 2,223,313 Cases 726 674 656 Fiscal Ficts 1975 1974 1970 Prop (Mil. 560.9 473.6 375.5 (Mil. 366.5 350.6 286.2 (Mil. t) 134.4 123 69.3 (Mil.

98.1 103.6 51.6 (Mil. S) 25 22.7 14.2 (Mil. 12 3 99 61 Levy 96.1 85.1 93.1 27.4 23.4 26.2 51.4 47.2 54.5 12 10.7 10.7 NE NE NE Platte So. NRD 1 .8 .6" Comm Campus 2.4 1 NE 1 1.1 1.1 Service Unit 3 .3 NE Dlst 7 .67 NE 96.2 69 40.2 Bds. (Mil.

S) 13.7 14.1 11.1 S) 82.5 55 29.1 Rating-Gen. Obi AA AA AA City Municipal Improvement 1975 1974 1970 (Mil. 7.1 7.3 NA (Miles 11.9 9.5 NA S) 3 2.2 NA (Miles) 10 25.4 NA J) 7 3.9 NA (Miles) 13 116 NA 2.3 2.1 NA (Miles) 14 14 NA I) 1.1 .95 NA Selt-Wahoo Watershed NE: Non Existent Population, Area 1975 1974 170 Area (Sq. Ml.) 52.9 S2.9 49 9 Population 167,600 165,240 Pop. Density 3,168 3,124 2,995 Births 2,416" 2,869 3,176 Deaths 1,260 1,556 1,466 Natural Increase ..1,156 1,313 1,710 HouMholdi 197S 1974 1970 Dwelling Units 59,943 58,970 51,780 Single Fam 40,402 39,743 37,251 Multiple 19,541 19,227 14,259 Occupied $6,227 55,302 50,484 New Home Permits 973 597 582 Bldg.

Permits 2,552 2,500 1,981 Telephones 142,598 133,183 107,967 Water 47.208F Elec. Customers 59,137 56,045 53,221 Gas Meters 54,866 53,824 48,322 Schools 1975 1974 1970 Public Schools 46 46 46 Budget (Mil. t) 41.7F 35.8F 28.1F Bonds (Mil. S) 9.6F 10.8F 15.1 Per Pupil Cost 1.186F 768F St. -Fed.

Aid (Mil. 11.5F 9.1F 6.5F Enrollment 28,198 28,651 30,035 Sr. High 6,638 6,628 6,186 Jr. High 7,075 7,083 6,748 Elementary 14,485 14,940 17,101 Teachers (Certified) 1,528 1,517 1,351 Nonpublic Schools 14 14 13 Enrollment 3,321 3,237 3,367 Secondary 1,451 1,449 1,303 Elementary 1,870 1,788 2,064 Higher Eduatlon 4 4 3 Enrollment 25,318 23,340 22,927 UNL 22,380 20,810 Wesleyan 1,169 1,117 1,224 882 818 893 Un.Tech 887 513 NE Faculty 1,305 1,665 1,671 UNL 1,094 1,423 1,264 Wesleyan ....80 103 116 Union 66 81 105 Lin. Tech 65 58 NE Health Resources 1975 1974 1970 General Hospitals 4 4 4 Beds 1,002 922 905 Patents 37,652 30,255 Patient Days 264,107 248,088 229,022 Avg.

Pat. Stay 8.3 7 7.7 VA Hospital Beds 207 205 197 Patients 3,812 3,403 2,475 Avg. Stay 17 19 26 Ouf-Patients 32,000 28,551 16,993 Lincoln Reg. Ctr. Beds 317 317 713 Patients (Avg.

Day) 137F 220 485 Nursing Homes 10 12 NA Beds 1,248 1 1,503 NA Civic, Churches 1975 1974 1970 Chamber Members 1,500 1,529 1,665 Budget (Dollars) 291,726 320,668 266,913 Churches 161 158 161 Members W4.638 79,218 77,766 United Fund (Mil. S) 1,485,315 1,390,000 1,100,964 Medical Drives: (Dollars) March of Dimes 58,000 52,778 32,680 Heart 46,481 44,412 Cancer 62.444F 53,089 50,241 Mult. Sclerosis 26,302 22,667 21,059 Am. Lung Assn 26,400 25,443 21,749 Muse. Dystrophy 35,000 20,000 13,500 Attendance 1975 1974 1970 State Fair 587,000 577,500 456,000 NU Home Football 533,368 534,388 403,677 and now is trying to do something about it.

The primary bone of contention in complaints about the rate structure, which went into effect a year ago, is the base demand formula, through which a customer's bill is Increased if more than a predetermined amount of water is used. Individual Rates Under the pricing structure, customers have Individual base rates that are determined by their average water use during the last 12 months. For residential customers, the cost of water in this category is 25 per 100 cubic feet If customers consume more than their base levels, they move into another price category in which the cost of water doubles to 50t per 100 cubic feet. The price structure also includes a provision for a "second demand usage" in which rates increase to 75t per 100 cubic feet. There are escalating rates for commercial and industrial customers.

An effect of the rate structure is that each customer, in effect, has an individual rate structure depending on past consumption. For example, two customers may use the same amount of water for a given period of time and yet have different bills. City Council Chairman Max Denney has emerged as the city's most vocal critic of the current rates and is proposing a new structure that knocks out the base demand formula. He says the formula does nothing but cause confusion, since few persons understand it. The primary purpose of Denney 's proposal is to make the price of water understandable so that people will have some idea of what their water costs will be.

Schedules Same Rate schedules would remain inverted, the rates climbing with various increases in levels of consumption, but the price of water would have nothing to do with previous usage. In other words, a customer would pay for the. amount, of water used, regardless of past consumption. Denney's proposal, which he says will foster conservation, will be introduced during Monday's City Council session, and public session will deal with it the following week when it is on the agenda for a second reading. Council member Sue Bailey says Denney's proposal "tackles some of the issues that need talking about." The most significant, she says, is "whether people can understand the existing ordinance." Mrs.

Bailey says she doesn't know whether she will support Denney's proposal but is willing to review any idea that meets two goals: water conservation and adequate revenues to maintain and expand the water system. Revenue Uncertain The amount of revenue Denney's proposal would generate is unknown at present, although computer runs on the qupstion are under way at City Hall. There are two provisions in his plan that may be unconstitutional or not legally permissible under state or city laws. One is a 10 reduction in water bills for persons on annual incomes of $3,600 or less, and the other is to place owners of water-cooled air-conditioners in residences in a lower rate category during summer months. The city attorney's office is expected to issue a legal opinion Wednesday on those two provisions.

Denney says if they are declared illegal or unconstitutional, he simply will delete them from his plan and push for Council acceptance of the rest of it. 46,689 35,007 13,389 47,472 984 2,746 84,341 40.276F 48,814 45,013 1965 48 18.9F 20.5 493F 1 24,448 5,416 6,143 17,888 1,196 13 4,495 1,978 2,517 3 17,738 15,179 1,480 1,238 NE 1,242 1,054 94 94 NE 1965 4 803 28,827 205,943 7.1 149 1,369 35 10,081 1,450 1,255 NA NA 1965 2,418 213,505 163 89,500 826,939 18,000 30,280 21,672 16,251 19,431 16,200 1965 415,000 322,255 Change 1965-75 28.4 11.7 Change 1965-75 23.1 15.4 45.9 18.4 69.1 17.2 21.1 21.9 Change 1965-75 120.6 140.6 1,050 15.3 22.6 15.1 19 27.7 7.6 33.3 42.7 47.4 -21' 5.1 3.8 Change 1965-75 24.8 -t 30.6 28.2 16.2 38.9 178.4 217.4 Change 1965-75 36.6 16.9 79.6 222.2 53.5 188.1 61.8 35.8 116 Change 1965-75 41.4 65.5 Misle, Novo general manager, says he's sold the last Bricklin display model he had. "But I know where I can get you one," he offered. Mohawk Rental Sales at 240 West has begun renting equipment for construction and industry. Formation of the corporation was announced by Don S.

Bergquist, president of Lincoln Equipment Co. Colin Electric Motor Service is in new quarters at 520 West St. Bob Colin, president, New in Town Stat! Gov. Mansion Historical Society Kennard Children's Zoo State Museum Sheldon Gallery Park Parks Card Holders Budget Downtown Off Meters Police Personnel Arrest Budget Mun. Ct Cases Fire Employes Alarms.

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San. Sewer Cost (Mil. Estimate Fiscal "Formerly By Warren Weber Public Works Director Bob Obering readily concedes that City Hall did a poor job of attempting to explain Lincoln's controversial water rates. To offset this, his office is gearing up for a public relations and educational campaign to clarify and justify the water rate structure. The Public Works Dept.

recently hired a new staff member, a journalism school graduate, to prepare an educational program that will explain the rates and detail ways to conserve water. The new staff member is Mrs. Debbie Kadel, a former reporter for the Omaha World-Herald's Lincoln bureau. Although Obering admits there was a communications gap, he is quick to assert that it wasn't his fault, since he had no control over the city's public utilities section, which includes water and sewer services, until last month. Under Blocker's Control Before January, those two ser-.

vices were under the control of Lee Blocker, former director of the public utilities office. Ko resigned, and when he left in January, Mayor Helen Buusalis integrated the public utilities section into the Public Works Dept. In essence, Obering contends he simply inherited a problem VanValkenburg: Sen. Simpson To Get Support Robert VanValkenburg of Lincoln, who had been considering running for the First District Public Service Commission seat, said Saturday he would support Harold Simpson for the Republican nomination. He said if Simpson, a state senator from Lincoln, hadn't filed he would have.

St i Jeff Phipps ft -6 3 26.5 14.1 37,400 183 24.9 Change 196S-7S 30 66.7 2,200 111.4 164,337 879,294 I 727,331 55,398 424,755 301.9 224 12.5 39.6 34 224.6 Chang 1965-75 75.6 100.5 -18 6,330 6,426 1,904 204,648 Change 1965 177 72.3 179,607 8 297.6 tn.i-n 183 41.5 1,909 723,041 1,147,102 437 104.6 178.1 66.1 Change 230.9 142.9 96.5 44.4 202.7 46.2 112.3 9 177.8 5 1 132 1 90 6.8 25.5 43 7.4 19.5 $.7 110.5 14 .75 33.3 NE 1.1 NE NE 35.2 11.1 24.1 AA 173.3 23.4 242.3 Change 1961 4.4 61.4 10.8 10.2 1.2 150 4.6 108.3 .2 250 3.3 293.9 .3 666.7 9.5 47.3 .5 120 S. Fix Advanced Technology Manager at Lincoln Goodyear Sid Fix has been named manager, advanced technology at the Industrial Rubber Products Dept. at the Lincoln Goodyear plant. J. Stunkel Named to UNA Post John N.

Stunkel, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Stunkel, 1240 Knox, has been elected assistant secretary of Life Insurance of North America and has opened LINA's Chicago regional reinsurance office.

He has served as director of group sales for Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Lincoln and administrative vice president for First Fidelity Life and First National Life, also of Lincoln. Jim Jackson Veep With PennLife Jim Jackson, formerly of Lincoln, is now vice president and counsel for Pennsylvania Life an Insurance holding company headquartered in Santa Montica, Calif. Jackson was formerly director of the Nebraska Insurance Dept. V.

Carlson Retires as Frontier Veep Vern A. Carlson, Phoenix, vice president and assistant to the president, has retired from Frontier Airlines after 30 years of service with the company. ADM Management Shifts Announced Archer Daniels Midland Co. has appointed Raymond T. Strasma as merchandising manager for the Decatur Soybean Complex, and James W.

Lindsay was named president of ADM do Brazil to succeed Strasma. Jack Thlessen was named merchandising manager for Lincoln soybean operations. Folio Post to Kerssenbrock Jody Kerssenbrock, daughter of George Kerssenbrock of Crete, has been elected vice president of Folio Communications, Boston. She is chairperson of the Public Relations Task Force for I 1 Top of the Week MG, Triumph, Austin, Jaguar and Peugeot Misles Buy Standard Downtown Lincoln to ctml here were ftutibuu Journal unit Star j) PocketbookX Imports says the 14,000 square foot structure allows the firm to display and stock motors up to 100 horsepower. The building, formerly Mobile Home Ranch, will represent an investment of nearly $500,000 when fully equipped, Colin said.

The firm has 16 employes. Colin has been notified that his firm was General Hectric's highest volume small motor distributor in the Central Plains area for 1975. Colin's sons are the third generation of a business which he started in the back of Sterling Electric at 231 So. 11th in 1947. "We had an alley door and four employes," he notes.

His father, the late Oscar Colin, serviced motors as a profession. Colin was raised by his aunt and uncle, Emma and John Bartlett, who owned Sterling; she's run that business since 1912. Harris, Gary Johnson, Edward Lewler, Michael Muerl, Patricia Seeoe, Dawn Sunlge, Gregory A. Swain, Stewart Sysel, Dominic Tang and Wing Vet, all Omaha; Robert Hunter, Pepllllon; Jane Williams Judt, Blair: Gregory Knapp, Kearney; Stephen Orr, Kimball; James Regan, Pittsburg, Ronald Scheler, Mlnden, and John Wobig, Valentine. First Creatwest Acquires Berry Co.

In a joint statement, Joe Morten, board chairman of First Greatwest Corp. and president of Joe Morten Son and C.W. Berry, president and principal shareholder of Berry 4 Co. and Central Farm Service Co. of Omans, rwaled last wek acquisition of the Berry companies by the Morten organization.

The Berry companies will continue to operate In Omaha, under the direction of Berry and the present management, as general agents for crop-hail insurance and farm-owners Insurance In Nebraska and Iowa. First Greatwest Corp. is an Insurance holding company headquartered In Lincoln. Berry will take an active role in some First Greatwest companies, Morten said. Banks Cash in on Social Security Banks have captured a big majority of the Social Security checks being deposited directly for Nebraskans in cial institutions by the federal government.

About 97 of the 28,488 Nebraskans participating (some 27,680) in the new direct deposit program chose banks; 792 selected savings and loan associations, and 16 chose credit unions. The Nebraska total represents 13.5 of the possible Social Security participants in the state. 24 Applicants Pass Pharmacist Testing ll Remember when the Misles just sold Chevys? Novo Imports, one of the 0 Street Misle operations, "has bought out Standard Motor Imports and will be handling sales and service of British Leyland products such as MG, Triumph, Austin and Jaguar; also the French Peugeot," says Abram Misle. A grand opening is planned about Feb. 15.

He hasn't received clearance yet on Renault sales, which Stan-' dard also handled. Novo was opened about two years ago at 5020 St. to merchandise and service Mazda and BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) models. Earlier this winter the Misles revealed plans to merchandise the Bricklin, now almost a collector's item because Malcolm Bricklin and the companies he formed to make the car in Canada are in bankruptcy. 3 Nebraska Among 200 Largest Three Nebraska-based savings and loan associations were among the 200 largest such Institutions in America at the end of 1975.

In an annual tabulation, the United States League of Savings Associations noted that the three Nebraska moved up in the rankings, compared with 1974: Commercial Federal Savings Loan Association, headquartered In Omaha, moved to 55th largest from 57th; its assets reached 1702.8 million (merged with Union Savings Loan of Lincoln during the year) a 17.4 increase; its savings capital stands at 1552.7 million a 20.4 increase. First Federal Savings Loan -Association, headquartered in Lincoln, moved to 86th largest from 98th; its assets reached $525.6 million a 10.1 increase; its savings capital moved to $406.8 million a 14.8 increase. State Federal Savings Loan Association, headquartered in Beatrice, moved to 195th largest from 213th; its assets reached 1289.2 million a 19.3 increase; its savings capital totaled $226.1 million a 19.4 growth. The league said that at the end of 1975 there were 30 associations in the billion group, compared with 19 a year ago. Associations with more than $500 million jumped from 77 last year to 95 this year.

The million group included 301 associations compared to 262 the previous year. it Con Parde LuLJ Dan Mulder Dick Piper Harry Ware Lincoln more dynamic than ever, still growing, still bettering the quality of life. An excellent environment for both businesses and families. An area favorable for invetsing both capital and personal energy. A city, a surrounding, and a people to be proud of.

Dain, Kalrrian Quail shares this pride in Lincoln. We're proud to serve in our role of investment banker and investment broker. DKQ is proud, too, of the men and women who work for us and for our clientele. We'd like to single out the above. Registered Representatives in our Lincoln office who were honored recently in San Diego for making DKQ's 1975 Century Club-a mark of the exceptional ser-vice which they have1 rendered to their clients.

The following applicants have qualified for Nebraska pharmacy licenses: Susan L. Sondag and Ronald R. Svanda, Lincoln; Steven Bauwens, James Brelstord, Suianne Crotoot, Alflo Faro, JoAnne Churchlch Gervasl, Stephen Lea Pivot Systems to Be Made at Geneva Geneva Reinke Manufacturing Co. has bought the former KMI Inc. mobile home factory and plans to soon begin making pivot irrigation systems there.

The 50,000 square foot plant was needed because Reinke has been turning sway an average of $60,000 in business a day because It lacks room to increase production, said President Richard Reinke. The Deshler-based firm has a backlog of orders totaling $11 million, he said. Reinke now has five Nebraska plants, with a total of 250,000 sqnare foot of production space. The new plant will employ about 50 persons, adding to the 180 already working for Reinke. Sales are averaging above $2 million a month, Reinke said.

The firm has 72 sales offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dain, Kalman Quail Incorporated If Members New York Stock Exchange NBC CENTER Linc Wider Opportunities for Women. CuMseiitc Set' Three Nebraskans will be among those meeting Feb. 23 to discuss increasing Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas representation on the board of the Mid-America Newspaper Conference.

The three are Phillip A. Berkebile, Nebraska Press and Manny Fischer, Journal-Star Printing Company, both of Lincoln, and James A. Olson, Grand Island Independent, Grand Island. The conference will be at the Marriott Hotel, KCI Airport near Kansas City. Oil.