What happened in the Midlands on this day? Here's a sampling from the World-Herald archives.
MORE SHOPS FOR 76TH, DODGE
Feb. 22, 1962: A 150,000-square-foot shopping building would be built at 76th and Dodge Streets, Mrs. Rose Blumkin, one of the property owners and head of the Nebraska Furniture Mart, announced. A spokesman for Mrs. Blumkin said "four major, national concerns" are interested in locating there. Other firms, he said, would be "fitted into the remaining space." "Interest in the area certainly speaks well of Omaha as a trade center," Mrs. Blumkin's spokesman said. "We have had inquiries from all over the country as well as from a number of local firms interested in locating there."
1934: Douglas County's Civil Works Administration program, designed to keep 5,622 men at work, was approved by the state emergency works board at Lincoln. Except for a 60-cent an hour maximum wage on Douglas County road work, the approved program showed 90 cents an hour as the estimated maximum wage and 40 cents an hour throughout as the minimum.
1992: Emergency medical technicians and a doctor testified in support of a plan to let Nebraska courts consider blood and urine tests for suspected drunken drivers who are taken to hospitals in border states. Sen. Elroy Hefner of Coleridge told the Judiciary Committee his measure, Legislative Bill 872, addresses a problem faced by police in northeast Nebraska, where injured people are often taken to hospitals in South Dakota or Iowa. Nebraska courts don't accept blood tests taken in other states. The lack of test results allows a drunken driver to walk free from charges in fatal accidents, Hefner said.
2003: Students who live in the new dormitory proposed for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln wouldn't need to rely on cafeteria food. The apartment-style housing that UNL wants to build at 16th and Y Streets will include full kitchens with stove, sink and dishwasher. The proposed $24.8 million project would be UNL's first apartments for unmarried students. The dorm would primarily be for juniors, seniors and graduate students. The 488-bed dormitory would be financed with revenue bonds and would be repaid through students' room fees.
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