What happened in the Midlands on this day? Here's a sampling from the World-Herald archives.
BUTLER TO ASK FOR MORE CABS
Feb. 8, 1937: Mayor Butler told Samuel Houser, president of the Yellow Cab company, in council chamber he would go before the state railway commission in person and demand that more taxicabs be allow in Omaha. The mayor said he called four companies after the light snow and couldn't get a cab. "You have consistently opposed requests of other companies to have more cabs here," said the mayor. "Why can't Omaha have as good taxicab service as other cities?" Houser said it was because of "sweatshop" conditions in the cab business here.
1966: The Sorensen Administration recommended that C. Harold Ostler be reinstated as police chief. Under the plan, Chief L.K. Smith would move to a new job with the title of co-ordinator of police community relations. The suggestion met mixed reactions among members of the Personnel Board at a special meeting. "The City of Omaha is under a cloud as to who is chief of police," City Attorney Herbert M. Fitle told the board. "This situation is neither fair to the public nor to the individuals involved," he said.
1991: The 20-year master plan for the newest campus of the University of Nebraska envisioned an extensive expansion across a major highway. Kearney State College would become the University of Nebraska-Kearney July 1, and its governance would switch from the State College Board of Trustees to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The plan was not set in stone but is a map to planning the direction of the campus' future, said Earl Rademacher, Kearney State vice president for administration and finance. Rademacher said parts of the plan already are becoming reality.
1999: The Niobrara National Scenic River would get more federal funds under President Clinton's budget proposal, Sen. Bob Kerrey said. Clinton proposed a $452,000 increase in fiscal year 2000 for the scenic river in northern Nebraska, Kerrey said. The proposal included additional funds for the National Park Service's Niobrara-Missouri National Scenic Riverways office in O'Neill. Park officials said that funding would help provide for a small ranger force to help patrol the river. Under the plan, $150,000 a year also would be given to the Niobrara Council, the 15-member group that helps the Park Service manage the river.
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