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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1971
Page
3
A hard core of inmates defies police after hours of rioting in Turin's 14 year old new jail. About 500 inmates rioted at the peak. 100 were moved to other prisons. One warder collapsed from gas. a prisoner was wounded by a bomb blast. Police used tear gas and a machine gun to block escapes as guards fought to restore order.
Albion group names officers for the year with Mrs. Joe Voboril as president and Mrs. Ronald Falk as vice president. LeRoy Mangus secretary and Gregory Packard treasurer, plus board members Lynn Iverson and Robert McDuffee.
The Pillars of Hercules are not mountains but promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar. Their modern names are the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and Jebel Musa in Africa.
Four Folkestone residents traveled to Frances to hunt snails for the upcoming International Snail Race in Folkestone. They cited a British snail shortage and hope to lure competitors from France to boost the event.
Valmont Industries of Valley reported higher earnings for the quarter ended March 11. Net income rose to 202,200 dollars from 174,833 the prior year, with earnings of 11 cents per share, up one cent from the same period in 1970.
Government crop observers in Lincoln say Nebraska winter wheat prospects are generally good with minimal winter kill losses. High winds and moisture shortages in local areas caused some damage up to 20 percent, with pale western cubworm damage reported in Cheyenne, Keith and Perkins counties. Field work and sugar beet plantings gain momentum with up to 25 percent completed in some districts. Warmer weather eases field problems and benefits livestock, as feedlots report easier feeding, calving, lambing, and weight gains.
Three Douglas County welfare workers George P. Kelly Edward C. Hubbard and Gerald Morrison were told not to report for work until after an April 21 court appearance tied to an incident last Thursday in a Sarpy County tavern.
Brenner Furniture presents Kroehler sofas featuring Berculon upholstery fabrics with enhanced durability and fade resistance. Performance tested fabrics are advertised as guaranteed and long lasting, with customers invited to see them today.
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