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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1976
Page
3
The piece notes elections in a Southeast Asian country after a 1973 toppled dictatorship. King Bhumibol dissolved parliament in January, 25 parties exist, and canvassers face gunfire. A candidate could pay about 100 for a contract to kill.
Ten groups in the Episcopal orbit issue an open letter opposing women’s ordination as the church prepares for the General Convention in Minneapolis. They cite changes in the Book of Common Prayer and moral-ethical values as threats to church life. The open letter addresses bishops and widens debate among clergy and laity in a three million member denomination.
The page blends a 1976 astrology column with a church ordination dispute. It notes Taurus to Libra daily motives and a critique of General Convention on women's ordination, signed by multiple church groups, suggesting potential schism if approval occurs in Minneapolis.
ABC unveils fall lineup with four comedies, two variety shows, one cop, and one detective drama. Stars include Bill Cosby Tony Randall Nancy Walker and Farrah Fawcett Majors. several pilots are cancelled. Starsky and Hutch moves to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Western projects fail to land. Bingo helpers report at Colonial Manor in Clarkson with local volunteers.
In Melbourne a UPI report notes an Australian department store sponsored ten daily matches between a U.S. calculator executive and Shanghai born Johnson Lowe. The ancient abacus, used by Lowe for air cargo estimates, defeats the calculator in most rounds despite the device’s speed.
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