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A2 Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1993 Frrmonnrilxtne 4 I Arrest Nebraska forecast Thursday, Feb. 25 Accu-Waatbar forecast tor daytima condition and high temperature Local Tonight, snow likely. Two to 3 inches possible. Low 10 to 15 above.

East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Thursday, snow diminishing in the afternoon. High around 20. Total new snow on the ground 3 to 4 inches.

Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Local temperatures Unofficial hourly temperature lot downtown remonl art temporary unavailable Out to mow of the of'iCd of tht Fremont Department of UiiktwJ S'" divtuon. Sunset today, 6:08 p.m.; sunrise Thursday, 7:05 a.m. Sunset Thursday, 6:09 p.m. Local precipitation total for 1993: 2.02 inches.

Normal precipitation for this date: 1.49 inches. Fremont received no precipitation Tuesday. IGrandJslandjsJ 4 COLO. 7 KAN. Ml I Showers storms Ram Ffumaa Sunny Pt.

Cloudy Cloudy Va Aaaocmtad Pram GnptacaNat i 983 Aocu-Weather, he From Page A1 murder invcuigaiion. lie wai subsequently charged with Aruon'i murder. A car that Webb had traded for in Fremont was found at Houston International Aiiport on Jan. 20, 1987. He had purchased an airline ticket to the Central American country of Belize.

Someone used the ticket, but there was no proof it was Webb. Rc-cnactmenu of the murder were shown on the television shows "America's Most Wanted" and "Unsolved Mysteries." A caller provided information to authorities, who verified that the person in Florida was Gregory Webb, Winkler said. It was unknown if the caller would receive a reward. Nebraska State Patrol investigator Jerry Kricgcr was present during the anest, Winkler said. Kricgcr had been the lead investigator on the case and "had worked very diligently on it the last six years," he said.

Webb is now being held in the Volusia County (Fla.) jail. "Its been a long, long time and a lot of hard work," Winkler said. Some residents of Lyons have expressed concern over the cost of a murder trial for sparsely populated Burt County. Burt County Attorney Nora Goll said it is premature to discuss how much a trial may cost the county. "The cost has.

not been considered a priority at this time, she said. Canarsky said the cost would be left to the county, which may have to borrow the money. Everyones so worried about the cost, and no ones worried about this girl being dead, he said. Whatever happened to justice? Snow is expected in the Fremont area early Thursday as temperatures reach a high around 20. National forecast The Accu-Weather forecast tor noon, Thu rsday, Feb.

25. Banda aaptmt high lemperetire tonaa lor I ha day. State Winter storm watch southeast tonight. Tonight, snow. Some areas along southern border may have around 6 inches of new snow.

Lows from around 5 above west to teens east. Thursday, snow ending with decreasing cloudiness west. Highs in the teens north to the mid-20s southeast. Louise Riehart The funeral for Louise Riehart, 88, 202S Bramblcwood Lane, will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont.

Riehart died Monday, Feb. 22, 1993, at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County. Louise Janssen was bom Dec. 14, 1904, in Hoskins and grew up on a farm in the Winsidc-Hoskins area. She moved to Norfolk and then to Fremont in 1952.

She worked in several cafes and restaurants in Norfolk and Fremont. She "was a member of Gtxid Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont, Janssen married Earnest Prince Oct. 2, 1922, in Pierce. He preceded her in dead). She married Erven Riehart April 25, 1957, in Lake Manawa, Riehart Iowa.

He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Marvin Prince of Fremont and Reuben lrincc of Norfolk; two daughters, Shirley Cook of Norfolk and Ihyllis Slack of Fremont; two brothers, Alfred of Norfolk and Irvin of Fremont; five sisters, Elsie Dirks of Coleridge, Rosclla Smith of Randolph, Lucille Engclhaupt of Spencer, Helen Walker of Blunt, S.D., and Goldie Luikcns of Norfolk; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, three brothers, a sister and a grandson. The Rev. Timothy Gierke will officiate Thursdays service.

Visitation is in progress until 9 tonight and an hour before the service at the church. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrcst Memorial Park in Norfolk. Clara Schafersman HOOPER Clara A. Schafersman, 89, of Hooper died Tuesday, Feb.

23, 1993, at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County. Schafersman was bom July 28, 1903, in Washington County. She graduated from Hooper High School in 1920 and attended Wayne State College for two years. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln and got her I master's degree there at a later date. She taught at Magnet, Wymorc, Clarkson and in Dcs Moines, Iowa, for nine years, then returned to Hooper, where she was a teacher at Hooper High School for 23 years, 1945-1968, thereafter retiring in 1968.

She was a charter member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in I Hooper. She was a member of Hooper Womens Club, Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Midland Women, a past member of Area Retired Teachers Association, a past member of the church council, served on several church committees and taught Sunday school. Survivors include a brother, George of Hooper. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran I Church in Hooper.

The Rev. Curtis Benson will officiate. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Thursday at Wame-Johnson Funeral Home in Hooper. Burial will be at Hooper Cemetery.

A memorial has been established to the church. Robert Benke Robert W. Benke, 63, of Plattsmouth, formerly of Cedar Bluffs, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993, at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County in Fremont. Funeral arrangements are pending at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.

Pearl Gaines ARLINGTON Pearl L. Gaines, 90, of Arlington died Tues- day, Feb. 23, 1993, at A.J. Merrick Manor in Fremont. Funofal arrangements are pending at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral llomcAn Arlington.

Joanne Andersen Joanne Andersen, 64, 807 S. Broad died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993, at Lutheran Hospital in Norfolk. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont. Iva Bouer Iva Bouer, 1645 Mayfair' died Wednesday, Feb.

24, 1993, at the home of her daughter in Roswell, Ga. Funeral arrangements are pending at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Extended Friday, cold. Lows 5 below to near 10 above. Highs mid-teens to mid-20s.

Saturday, a little warmer. Lows zero to 15 above. Highs mid-20s to lower 30s. Sunday, a chance of snow. Lows in the teens.

Highs mid-20s to mid-30s. El 0 El 0 SS dQ HGH LOW SHOWFflS AA tN T-STOfdUS FlUBfVES SNOW KB SUNNY PT ClOUOY CLOUDY Lyons Heavy snow will fall over a large area from eastern Kansas to Ohio Thursday. Rain will fall farther south from eastern Oklahoma to northern Georgia, with showers and thunderstorms moving through the Deep South. The Northeast will be dry and chilly, and the West will be chilly with some sunshine. Grants and reduce the cost before the next council meeting March 9.

Approve changing the land use of 23 acres cast of Hy-Vee Food Store from agricultural to commercial to make way for construction of a larger Wal-Mart Discount City store. The council also approved the companys preliminary plat showing the design of the proposed Wal-Mart store. Fourth Ward Councilman Dave Heineman abstained from voting on the two requests. Approve the preliminary plat and a request for a Planned Unit Development for Towne Square Subdivision, a 32-unit town home development near Ninth and Hancock streets. Approve installing satellite equipment at the Fremont Municipal Airport.

The equipment, which the city will pay about $70 a month to maintain, will transmit weather conditions to pilots, City Administrator Jack Sutton said. Local funds wont be used to purchase the equipment. Approve a new design for a landscaped berm to separate Hormel Foods Corp. and Transit Mills Inc. Approve St.

Patricks Family Fun Festival Committees request to close Fourth Street from to Union streets from 5-9 p.m. June 5 and 8 a.m.-lO p.m. June 6. From Page A1 paycheck would be ready. Piper said he had someone else get his final paycheck.

Webb apparently was not seen in Lyons after that, and authorities said he was working in a small Florida town when he was arrested Tuesday. Piper said because neither Anton nor Webb had family ties in Lyons, there were no constant reminders of the murder, and townspeople turned their attention to other matters. Scott Phillips, who has been Lyons police chief for. two years, said although he did- not know Webb, there still was a stigma in becoming chief. I think people are leery no matter where (a new police officer) goes.

A case like this doesnt help a bit, he said. But it has been six years since it happened, so time does help. Leland Going, who Theories From Page A1 climb to about 6.5 percent, Churchill said. If awarded by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, the grants would help Fabrication Services begin making dog collars and Medical Armor begin producing cut-resistant gloves in Fremont. The development council is seeking funds to build a $600,000 facility along west U.S.

Highway 30 to nurture high-tech enterprises. Combined, the projects are estimated to create 32 jobs. Second public hearings will be conducted to discuss the proposed projects if Fremont receives the grants. Also Tuesday, the council approved policy changes allowing some Fremonters who have their utilities shut off for non-payment to face smaller security deposits to resume service. The policy takes effect Monday.

The revisions include cutting in half the, amount of deposit required from first-time residential offenders. Currently, customers who have their utilities disconnected for non-payment must pay double the highest bill to resume service. The new policy also tightens deposit requirements for commercial customers. Second Ward Councilman Gary Palmer didnt attend Tuesdays meeting. The council also voted to: Continue a request for a $50,000 consultant-led study to update the citys water system master plan.

City staff were urged to narrow the studys scope CIA: North Koreans may possess bomb WASHINGTON (AP) North Koreas attempts to hide North Korea has manufactured its nuclear program from the In- when Anton body was found in enough material to produce at temational Atomic Energy Age- another county, he said, least one nuclear weapon but is ncy. 6 was mayor during most of Webbs tenure as police chief, said the publicity hasnt hurt the town. Television crews, newspaper reporters and magazines have all been through the town since December 1986, Mayor Floyd Benson said the go on the run to protect his own life from Antons murderers, he said. Anton had been running from the underground. Going said, after squealing on her husband, an alleged drug dealer.

People thought she was squeaky clean, but she wasnt, he said. Residents say -Anton attended the Catholic church in Lyons. Going said although Webb had no friends in Lyons, he was a fair police officer and was well respected in the community. murder case didnt do the town any good. But we cant let one man spoil it for the rest.

North Koreas standoff with the IAEA could end up before the U.N. Security Council. DOLUREPAIR hiding its production from inter national inspectors, the new director of the CIA said today. R. James Woolsey said North Koreas plutonium production capabilities are our most grave current concern among a host of countries seeking to obtain or that already have nuclear weapons.

Woolsey, in his first testimony before Congress since being sworn in earlier this month, offered the first official confirmation of growing reports about Dottle Stronger, CTP Tax Professionals Personal -Business -Farm Quarterly Reports Bookkeeping 301 East 6th SL we offer Suite 101 727-7507 From Page A1 roscopic traces of blood in both apartments and on the stairway, according to previously published reports. Terry Wilkins, who said he lived two houses away from the faded pink duplex, said the house remained empty for several years after the incident, but is now occupied. The tenants were said to be working out of town or on vacation this week. Wilkins, who said he thought Webb was a nice guy, is one of several people who theorize that an acquaintance of Webb who allegedly committed suicide after the murder had some involvement in the case. The Decatur man committed suicide in the Omaha area within six months of the murder, Burt County Sheriff Leonard Canarsky said.

Canarsky, who worked with Webb for 15 years on the Oakland Police Department and while Webb was a Burt County sheriffs deputy, said, Theyve got to point the finger at somebody. Leland Going, owner of Lyons Lumber said he probably knew (Webb) better than anyone else in town. Going, who was mayor during most of Webbs tenure as chief, theorizes that Webb knew who murdered Anton. Webb may have been forced to Admissions Tammy Lawrence of Wahoo and Francis Soukup of North Bend. Dismissals Christine Henry and daughter of Fremont and Tammy Lawrence and son of Wahoo.

Births Johnny and Tammy Lawrence of Wahoo, a son bom Sunday. 6 Audit Bureau of OrcuUtkwn 1993. 135 North Main 721-5000 Fremont, Neb. 68025 Jim Holland: Publisher Thonw. J.

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