What happened in the Midlands on this day? Here's a sampling from the World-Herald archives.
PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN OPPOSED
Feb. 2, 1971: The Omaha School Board's pay-as-you-go plan to build two elementary schools in northwest Omaha was opposed by a group that helped defeat the proposed $20 million bond issue in the previous year. Mrs. Harold M. Treen Jr. presented the board with a protest from the Citizens for Quality Education. She said the group wants new or expanded schools in a central location that could serve both northwest Omaha and the inner city and help unify the city.
1940: The county government set in operation a new receiving department at the courthouse under supervision of Rudolph Robertson, county purchasing agent. It was designed to eliminate forever the old practice of ordering "a ton of coal," "$500 worth of groceries," "auto parts" or anything of that sort as was done in previous administrations when county administrative costs ran sky high.
1989: A Nebraska man who admitted it "wasn't the right thing to do" has been ordered to pay $2,630 to cover the cost of a police investigation of a false report of his murder. The man, 34, of Wilber, Neb., pleaded guilty to a charge of preparing false evidence and agreed Wednesday to pay the cost of the investigation. He also was given a deferred one-year prison sentence. He said he faked his death during the Christmas season because he was depressed over a lengthy separation from his wife. "It wasn't the right thing to do," he said.
1999: The Douglas County Board delayed payment of a $4,512 bill from a convention of county officials because the money was spent on a hospitality room, food and alcohol. Board members would seek advice from County Attorney Jim Jansen about whether it was appropriate to use tax dollars for entertainment purposes.
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