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SECTION III
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

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National Government

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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

     Nebraska, as one of the states in our federal union, is represented in all three of the branches of our national government. Although the seat of the government is located in Washington, D. C., many of its functions are performed in the individual states or commonwealths.

     Nebraska is represented in the national congress by two senators and three representatives. Under the federal constitution, each state is entitled to two senators, hence there has been no change in this number since the acquisition of statehood. The number of representatives, however, being apportioned on the basis of population, has varied from one to six. From 1867 to 1883, the state had only one representative; from 1883 to 1893, it had three; from 1893 to 1933, six; from 1933 to 1043, five; from 1943 to 1963, four; and since 1963 it has had three.

     The map on page 265 indicates the present division of the state into congressional districts. All congressional districts in the state follow county lines and the districts, with the counties embraced therein, are listed below.

     1. Richardson, Nemaha, Otoe, Johnson, Pawnee, Gage, Lancaster, Saunders, Saline, Jefferson, Thayer, Fillmore, Seward, York, Polk, Butler, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Thurston, Wayne, Pierce, Cedar, Knox, Dixon, Dakota Counties.

      2. Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Washington Counties.

     3. Hamilton, Clay, Nuckolls, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Wheeler, Greeley, Howard, Hall, Adams, Webster, Kearney, Franklin, Phelps, Harlan, Gosper, Furnas, Buffalo, Sherman, Valley, Garfield, Keya Paha, Rock, Brown, Blaine, Loup, Custer, Dawson, Lincoln, Frontier, Red Willow, Hayes, Hitchcock, Chase, Dundy, Logan, Thomas, Cherry, Hooker, McPherson, Grant, Arthur, Keith, Perkins, Deuel, Garden, Sheridan, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux Counties.

     The executive branch of the national government, headed by the President and Vice President, includes the twelve cabinet departments, and some sixty boards, commissions, authorities, corporations, and administrations. On June 30, 1966, there were 2,726,155 persons employed by this branch of the government. Many of the departments and other agencies maintain branches or offices in Nebraska, with 14,927 employees working there on December 31, 1965.

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     The cabinet is a creation of custom and tradition, going back to the First President and functions at the pleasure of the President. Its purpose is to advise the President, on any matter concerning which he wishes such advice. The Vice President participates in all cabinet meetings.

     The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) was established within the Executive Office of the President by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity. In 1964 Congress provided $800 million for the Poverty Program.

     The Poverty Program has the following objectives: (1) Improving regional economies in cooperation with states; (2) Rehabilitating urban and rural communities; (3) Expanding educational and job opportunities for youth; (4) Promoting adult education and training; and (5) Providing community help for the growing numbers of aged poor.

     Community Action Programs enable communities to attack their local poverty problems in a positive and coordinated manner. Ten community action agencies are functioning in the state in the cities of Fairbury, Loup City, Omaha, Grand Island, Lincoln, Kearney, Gering, Chadron, Humboldt, and Macy.

     Job Corps provides residential centers for out-of-work, out-of school young men and women 16 through 21 years of age, who lack the education and skills necessary to obtain jobs. There is a Job

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Corps Center for Women located at Omaha, a Center for Men at Lincoln, and two conservation Job Corps Centers for Men located at McCook and Pine Ridge.

     The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program gives adults of 18 years of age and over the opportunity to join the fight on poverty for at least a year.

     The North Central Regional Office located in Kansas City, Missouri, administers the programs of the OEO in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Utah.

Don Thomason, Regional Office Director, 215 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108.

Samuel J. Cornelius, OEO State Technical Assistant on the Staff of the Governor of Nebraska, State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska.

     The activities of the Department of State relate mainly to the conduct of American foreign relations. The foreign consular officers accredited by the Department of State, who serve Nebraska, are as follows:

Afghanistan, Salahuddin Tarzi, Honorary Consul, New York.¹
Argentina, Miss Lucrecia Istueta Landajo, Consul, Chicago.
Australia, Reginald Richard Sholl, Consul General, New York.
Austria, Georg Gerstberger, Consul, Chicago.
Belgium, Leon Ronse, Consul General, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bolivia, Alfredo del Rio Jiménez, Consul General, New York.¹
Brazil, Alcindo Carlos Guanabara, Consul, Chicago.
Bulgaria, The Legation of the People's Republic of Bulgaria at Washington, D. C., has charge of Bulgarian consular functions in the United States.
Burma, U Aung Tin, Vice Consul, New York.¹
Canada, Stanley Vincent Allen, Consul General, Chicago.
Chile, Héctor Burr Veyl, Consul, San Francisco.
China, Tze-Tun Sia, Consul General, Chicago.
Columbia, Ignacio Amaris, Consul General, Rochester, Minnesota; for Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS FOR NEBRASKA-Continued

Costa Rica, Dwight Hightower, Honorary Consul General, Chicago; for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Cuba, The Embassy of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic at Washington, D.C., has charge of the interests of Cuban Nationals in the United States.
Czechoslovakia, The Embassy of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic at Washington, D. C., has charge of the interests of Czechoslovakian Nationals in the United States.
Denmark, Lorenz Petersen, Consul General, Chicago.
Dominican Republic, Charles Leopold Rubenstein, Honorary Consul, San Francisco.
Ecuador, Miss Leticia Guerrero-Valenzuela, Consul, New York.¹
El Salvador, Miguel Angel Méndez Chacón, Consul General, New Orleans.
Estonia, Ernst Jaakson, Acting Consul General, New York.¹
Finland, Paul Verner Erkki Gustafsson, Consul General, New York.
France, Victor André Gares, Consul General, Denver.
Germany, Eugen Betz, Consul General, Chicago.
Great Britain, Norman Maddeford Hallett, Consul, Kansas City, Missouri.
Greece, John E. Tsaoussi, Consul General, Chicago.
Guatemala, Hernan Morales Dardon, Consul General, New Orleans.
Haiti, André Elie, Consul General, New York.¹
Honduras, Francis Doll, Jr., Honorary Consul, St. Louis.¹
Hungary, Sándor Antal, Consul, Washington, D. C.
Iceland, Hannes Kjartansson, Consul General, New York.¹
India, Mohammad Yunus, Consul General, San Francisco.
Indonesia, Mr. Suhardiman, Consul General, New York.¹
Iran, Parviz Sepahbodi, Consul General, New York.¹
Iraq, Ahmed Al-Gailani, Consul General, New York.¹
Ireland, Brian 0. Ceallaigh, Consul General, Chicago.
Israel, Jacob Barmore, Consul General, Chicago.
Italy, (New Consul not yet appointed at Denver).
Japan, Yasuhiko Nara, Consul General, Chicago.
Jordan, Merwan Kassim, Consul General, New York.¹
Korea, Jae Yong Chang, Consul General, New York.¹
Latvia, Arnolds Spekke, Consul General, Washington, D. C.²
Lebanon, Khalil Haddad, Consul General, Detroit.
Liberia, David M. Thomas, Consul General, New York.¹
Lithuania, Petras Dauzvardis, Consul General, Chicago.²
Luxembourg, Pierre Wurth, Consul General, New York.^{1 2}
Mexico, Rubén M. Gaxiola, Consul General, Chicago.

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FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS FOR NEBRASKA-Continued

Monaco, Frank Gardner Steiner, Consul General (Honorary) Chicago; for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Morocco, Fadel Benmani, Consul, New York;' provisional recognition accorded August 1, 1963.
Netherlands, W. H. J. M. Lambooy, Consul General, Chicago.
New Zealand, Richard Basil Taylor, Consul General, New York.
Nicaragua, Guillermo Lang, Consul General, New York City.
Nigeria, Olujinmi Jolaoso, Consul General, New York.
Norway, Axel Ivar Lucien Moltke-Hansen, Consul General, Minneapolis. Pakistan, Mirza Rashid Ahmad, Consul General, San Francisco.
Panama, Alejandro Remón Cantera, Consul General, New York.¹
Paraguay, Manuel Avila, Consul General, New York.¹
Persia, (See Iran).
Peru, Gustavo Barreda Moller, Consul General, Chicago.
Philippines, Generoso P. Provido, Consul General, Chicago; provisional recognition accorded August 10, 1962.
Poland, Adolf Kita, Consul General, Chicago.
Portugal, Pedro Mourão de Mendonca Corte Real da Silva Pinto, Consul General, New York.
Romania, The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Romania at Washington, D. C., has charge of the interests of Romanian Nationals in the United States.
San Marino, Ferdinando Cinelli, Consul (Honorary), Detroit.
Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Al-Sowayel, Consul General, Washington, D. C. Sierra Leone (New Consul General at New York not yet appointed).
South Africa, Charles Brothers Hilson Fincham, Consul General, New York.
Spain, Carlos Villanueva, Consul General, Chicago.
Sudan, (New Consul General at New York not yet recognized).
Sweden, Bo Gunnar J:son Järnstedt, Consul General, Chicago.
Switzerland, Rudolf Schärer, Consul, St. Louis.
Tanzania, (At present Tanzania has no consular officer at New York who is recognized by the U. S. Government).
Thailand, Mark C. Stevens, Honorary Consul, Detroit.¹
Tunisia, (At present Tunisia has no consular officer at Washington, D. C., who is recognized by the U. S. Government).
Turkey, Muammer Tuncer, Consul General, Chicago.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, The Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at Washington, D. C., has charge of the interests of the Soviet Nationals in the United States.
United Arab Republic, Amin Samy. Consul General, Chicago; ^{1 2} for Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

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FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS FOR NEBRASKA-Concluded

Uruguay, Humberto Viglione, Consul, San Francisco. Venezuela, Alfonso Godoy Chalbaud, Consul General, Chicago. Yugoslavia, Nikola Krajinovic, Consul General, Chicago.

     The Department of the Treasury was created in 1789, to superintend and manage the national finances. The department controls the coinage and printing of money. The Coast Guard, the Bureau of Narcotics, and the Secret Service are under the supervision and jurisdiction of the department. Its scope has been broadened until it now embraces a number of diversified bureaus, divisions, and offices, seven of which have offices in Nebraska.

     The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in connection with its other duties, examines national banks. For this purpose it maintains two offices in Nebraska.

National Bank Examiners for the State of Nebraska: Federal Office Building; Omaha, Nebraska

      J. A. Haslam, Examiner in Charge; R. D. Marples; D. L. Mitchell; J. A. Pett; W. C. Savidge.

First National Bank Building, Grand Island, Nebraska

      K. N. Prochaska, Examiner in Charge; J. E. Christensen; F. A. Guggenmos, III; J. A. Koenig.

     The Bureau of Customs collects duties and internal revenue taxes on imports; admeasures and documents vessels operating on the navigable waters of the United States and in foreign trade; and enforces certain laws governing the shipment of merchandise and the movement of persons across our international borders.

      W. M. Visuri, Port Director of Customs, 715 Federal Office Building, Omaha.

      The Internal Revenue Service is charged with the enforcement of the internal revenue laws. It maintains seven regional offices, fifty-eight district offices, and eight electronic data processing centers. The Midwest Regional Office is located in Chicago. The headquarters office for the Omaha District which services the State of Nebraska is located in Omaha.

      Richard P. Vinal, District Director, Federal Office Building, 106 South 15th Street, Omaha 68102.

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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division

      The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service, under the supervision of an Assistant Regional Commissioner, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the internal revenue laws relating to alcohol, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, and the National and Federal Firearms Acts. More specifically, the division is charged with the supervision and regulation of the liquor industry, the determination and assertion of liquor taxes and penalties, and the investigation, detection and prevention of willful and fraudulent violations of law relating to alcoholic liquors, firearms and tobacco. There is a brunch office in Omaha.

      William E. Bergfelder, Supervisor in Charge, 503 Federal Building, 208 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri.

      John G. Krogman, Assistant Supervisor in Charge, 508 Federal Building, 208 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri.

      William A. Collawn, Assistant Regional Commissioner, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois.

      The U. S. Bureau of Narcotics supervises the administration of the federal narcotic and marihuana laws and of the Opium Poppy Control Act of 1942. It cooperates with the several states in the suppression of the abuse of narcotic drugs.

      Branch office at 3414 New Federal Building, Omaha, Nebraska, 68101.

      The purpose of the United States Savings Bonds program is to keep the national debt widely spread. In managing the national debt, the Treasury is continuously moving an increasing part of it into the hands of long term non-bank investors through the sale of United States Savings Bonds. Ownership of a substantial part of the national debt by a large number of people is a stabilizing influence on our national economy and institutions. The program is also necessary to combat inflation thereby stabilizing the dollar; to produce a more responsible federal government; and to instill the habit of thrift in the American people.

      There is one field office in Omaha, through which sales materials are disseminated, and personal contact is maintained with banking, business, labor, farm, school, newspapers, radio and television stations, and other community leaders whose volunteer services are enlisted to further the sales of savings bonds at banks, savings and loan associations, post offices, and other issuing agencies, and at places of employment on the popular payroll savings plan.

      Neville R. Phillips, State Director, Omaha.

      A. Clifford Anderson, Area Manager, Omaha.

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      Emmett J. Carmody, Area Manager, Omaha.

      Ralph Queen, Area Manager, Omaha.

      Dewey D. Nemetz, Area Manager, Omaha.

      Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Secret Service, Treasury Department, is authorized to protect the person of the President of the United States, the members of his immediate family, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, and the Vice President elect; protect a former President, and his wife during his lifetime and the person of a widow and minor children of a former president for a period of four years after he leaves or dies in office, unless such protection is declined; detect and arrest any person committing any offense against the laws of the United States relating to coins, obligations, and securities of the United States and of foreign governments; and to prosecute or to bring charges in certain violations pertaining to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, federal land banks, joint-stock land banks and national farm loan associations; execute warrants issued under the authority of the United States; carry firearms; offer and pay rewards for services or information looking toward the apprehension of criminals; and perform such other functions and duties as are authorized by law. The State of Nebraska is under the jurisdiction of the Omaha office.

      Richard A. Roth, Special Agent in Charge, 2102 New Federal Building, Omaha.

      The Department of Defense is the successor agency to the National Military Establishment created by the National Security Act of 1947. It was established as an executive department of the government by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949. The department was created as a part of a comprehensive program designed to provide for the future security of the United States through the establishment of integrated policies and procedures for the departments, agencies and functions of the government relating to the national security. This legislation also provided that there be within the Department of Defense three military departments: the Army, the Navy (including naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps), and the Air Force, each separately organized under its own secretary and functioning under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense. Further, it provided for a more effective, efficient, and economical administration in the Department of Defense; and for the unified, strategic direction of the combatant forces, for their operation under a unified command, and for their integration into an efficient team of

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