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Tuesday, 5 24 77 Page 9 The Lincoln Star beats Robinson Hampton Fire guts downtown Cobalt, Can. rioctrnvinff a half rinztn town destroying a half dozen towns and for railroad board rkou rafiaHo kP a wind several stores, iwo service sutuons ana post whipped fire that apparently started in houses were among the buildings gutted By Gordon Winters hv the flames. an abandoned store swept through this council he wanted to steo down to allow Star Staff Writer Freshman Councilman Joe Hampton won appointment to the board of the Railroad Transportation Safety District Monday. Scherer to take advantage of his expertise in the area. Scherer also replaced Sue Bailey on the Region II Crime Commission.

Sikyta replaced in winning the appointment to the board on Jh a ner on the Mayor's Bicvcle Committee. villages. Much of the cobalt produced in Canada comes from this town on Highway 11. It was the site of a mining stampede in 1905 following the discovery of silver in the area. Geologist W.

G. Miller named the town after cobalt was found in the silver ore. The town's population grew to 30,000, with 50 mines shipping ore, but the depression hit hard and all of the mines were closed from 1935 to, 1946. A few mines resumed operations when there were increased demands for cobalt. 4 4 3 council vote, Hampton pushed aside John SL'EaS Robinson, who also wanted tn fin th nnt jamby her on the Downtown Ad Robinson, who also wanted to fill the spot No serious injuries were reported but hospital officials said 10 people were treated for shock.

Five water bombing planes were called in from northern Ontario where they were being used against forest fires. Ontario officials said there are at least 34 forest fires burning along the Ontario Quebec border area because of the long drought and high temperatures. In 1922, a forest fire raged through the Cobalt area, killing 44 persons and small Ontario mining town Monoay, destroying some 60 buildings, authorities reported. They said 500 firemen, including volunteers from surrounding towns, and water bombing planes contained the blaze but some buildings were still burning after nightfall. The fire destroyed most of the business section of this town of about 2,100 near the border with Quebec.

Fire fighters said a hotel, school, mm KM visory Committee, Robinson replaced her on the Community Arts Council, and Hampton replaced her on the Cablevision Advisory Committee. Robinson replaced Denney on the Pre trail Diverson Committee. The council also decided not to appoint a member to the Pet Ordinance Advisory Committee and there was talk of disbanding the committee, which meets quarter On other items the council took this action Approved appointment of Richard Eitenhauer as member of the Lincoln Lancaster County Air Pollution Advisory Board to fill unexpired term of Richard Benischek. Approval of application of Lois Pegram to develop a community unit plan near 7th and Superior streets. Approved agreement between city and county creating a joint Lincoln Lancaster, Civil Defense Agency.

Approved request of Georgia Pacific Corp. to use south half of public space in street between 5th and 6th streets. Set interest rates at 7 for special assessments in group I. vacated by Max Denney, who did not run for re election. Hampton told the council he wanted the RTSD spot because "It's time to start making decisions" on the railroad track relocation matters with which the board The worst that could happen to the project, he said, is for it "to fall on its face." The plans for the relocation have1 been criticized frequently by the South Salt Creek Neighborhood Organization.

Voting for Robinson for the RTSD board were Robinson, Leo Scherer and Bob Jeambey. Voting for Hampton were Hampton, Steve Cook, Bob Sikyta and Dick Baker. In other reshuffling of committee assignments, because of new council members faking office, Scherer replaced Bob Sikyta on the Community Development Task Force. Scherer was the first director of the Urban Development Department, of which the task force is an advisory group. Sikyta told the JX HA SUPER SANDWICHES I Ia DAD D.miC DCCC in (o 3 HAM N' CHEESE YOUR CHOICE Of SWISS OR CHEDDAR (otsnTreots) City employe right to campaign stands 141 14th 70th Adams The Lincoln City Council decided Monday and the council agreed.

The suit that killed the charter provision was filed by meter reader Sanders McCandless after he was fired when he filed as a City Council candidate. McCandless lost in the city primary. He had regained his job earlier by court order. not to appeal a court ruling that struck down a city charter provision barring city employes from campaigning for city office. City Atty.

Charles Humble told the council that chanced were slim an appeal would succeed. He suggested the matter be con sidered by the Charter Revision Committee Money equals votes formula is accurate except for Bailey United PrtM lntrnctitnl Crown Prince Fahd Saudi Premier. Saudi to see Carter United Press International Saudi Arabian Prime Minister Crown Prince Fahd flew to Washington Monday to discuss Middle East issues with President Carter, who assured Egypt in a letter the same day of continued U.S. efforts to promote an Arab Israeli peace settlement Diplomatic sources said in Alexandria, Egypt, that President Anwar Sadat received from U.S. Ambassador Hermann F.

Eilts Carter's letter, which contained 'an assurance" that the United States will continue to play its Mideast peacemaker role. Sadat received the letter a day after Carter said in a major policy address Sunday that he expects Israel to abide by its U.N. commitments to return occupied Arab lands. Fahd, leading a top level delegation including Foreign Minister Prince Saudi and Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, will spend two days in Washington to speak for Palestinians as well as the i Arab states. Fahd and his ministers had just concluded a four day unofficial visit to Britain for talks with Prime Minister James Callaghan.

Embezzlement charges have been dropped Embezzlement charges against a 27 year old Lincoln man have been dropped in exchange for his entering the Lancaster County Pre Trial Diversion Program. Brian A. Gutknecht, 2950 No. 9th was charged in February with embezzling more than $5,000 from the offices of Avco Finance Co. where be worked as an assistant manager.

He reportedly left the business voluntarily last August, after which a company audit revealed missing funds. Gutknecht subsequently was arrested in Fargo, N.D. Chief Deputy County Atty. Bernie McGinn said the. charges were dropped after Gutknecht was accepted by the Pre Trail Diversion Program, a goal oriented counseling program for first offenders.

As part of his entry, the prosecutor added, Gutknecht agreed to make restitution for the missing funds. expense per vote of 71 cents. Mrs. Sue Bailey, who placed fourth in balloting, breaks the otherwise undisturbed relationship between spending and vote totals. She had the least financing of all six candidates.

She received $5,384 and spent $5,363 during the campaign. She received 12,455 votes in the general election, which gives her an expense per vote of 43 cents, the lowest of all candidates. Dorothy Walker, who placed fifth in balloting, received $6,613 and spent $6,591. She received 9,221 votes, which gives her an expense per vote of 71 cents. T.

R. Allan, who placed last in balloting, received $5,606, which consisted mostly of loans from himself to his campaign, and spent $5,369. His expense per vote of 84 cents was the highest of all candidates. He received 6,366 votes. With the exception of defeated incumbent Sue Bailey, candidates in the city election collected votes in the same order in which they spent money.

Leading the vote totals and the finance totals was investor businessman Joe Hampton, who received $11,601 and spent $11,013. In other terms Hampton, who received 13, 192 votes in the May 3 general elction, spent about 83 cents for every vote he garnered. Next in vote totals were tavern owner Leo Scherer. Throughout the entire campaign including primary he received $8,836 and spent $8,796. Dividing the expense sum by his vote total of 12,949 gives 67 cents per vote.

Third in balloting and third in financing was John Robinson, who received $6,149 and spent $6,987, which puts his campaign in the He still owes attorney Paul Gaiter a cam paign loan. His vote total of 12,730 gives him an DAILY DRAWINGS Win a Panasonic Microwave Oven FRED We're giving one away every business day in May. just come in and register. Microwave Winners May 16 L. V.

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