The Lighter Side on Defense Spending and a Supersonic Helicopter
A satirical mock hearing mocks defense contractors and Army plans for a supersonic helicopter. The piece parodies bids, crashes, and absurdities as representatives pretend to engage in a meeting that ends with the discipline and an abrupt adjournment.
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Dick West Washington
UPL
General Dynamics
Lockheed
Grumman
Pentagon
Af Army
Army
Vietnam
Subscription rates and address change notice
Pob issued each evening except Simday with washase paid at Columbus Nebraska. Delivered by carrier in Columbus 31.00 per month. Mail rates in Platte Acone Butlers Colfax Merrick Nacce Pay counties 17.09 per year. By mail elec where in Nebraska card over rates 315.00 per year. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Subscribers shall promptly notify the focal postmaster and the Colmes Te'earam giving The CW as well as the new address.
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Simday
Columbus
Nebraska
Platte
Acone
Butlers Colfax
Merrick
Nacce
Elec
Focal
Ine
Colmes Te'earam
Melting snows boost Nebraska power and irrigation systems
Runoff from mountain snowmelt in western and central Nebraska benefits power generation and irrigation canals. The USBR releases large water volumes from Guernsey Wyoming to meet anticipated runoff, forecasting 175 percent of average. Lake McConaughy storage may fill, allowing higher hydroelectric output with no fuel costs. Capacity duration depends on rainfall through June 1.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Public Power District
NPPS
United States Bureau of Reclamation
USBR
Guernsey
Wyo
Robert L. Petersen
Nppd Platte
USBIL
McConauchy
Petersen
Anuempatea
Lake McConaughy
Nppd Assisant
Hamer Loutzenheiser
North Platte
Bunyan in Poetry Opera and Ballet Across Time
United Press International notes the mythical giant lumberman has inspired poems by Frost Sandburg and Wilbur an operetta by Auden and Britten and a ballet suite by Bergsma reflecting the enduring literary and artistic fascination with the figure of Paul Bunyan.
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United Press International
Aut Bunyan
Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
Richard Wilbur
W. H. Auden
Benjamin Britten
William Bergsma
New process could save paper mills millions of dollars
A four year study by Great Lakes Co and five North American firms unveils a new grinding method to produce stronger groundwood pulp with 60 percent less chemical furnish. The process could trim costs for mills by about 3 million dollars annually and reduce pollution by limiting pulp waste dumped into rivers and lakes. Participants include Norton Co. of Canada, Norton Co. Worcester, Kachring Walrous, Ltd, and Montague Machine Co. Turner Falls, Mass.
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Worter
Mass
UPI
United States
Canada
Great Lakes Co
Thunder Hay
Ont
Great Lakes
Norton Co. of Canada, Ltd
Hamilton
Cnt
Norton Co
Worcester
Kachring- Walerous, Ltd
Brantford
Montague Machine Co
Turner Falls
Lincoln library may end contract with state agency
Lincoln Public Library Board may terminate its agreement with the State Library Commission that served as a depository and film distribution center for Nebraska. The move follows the commission’s plan to reduce funding next year, prompting further talks before a final decision.
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Lincoln Library
Lincoln
UPI
Lincoln Public Library Board
State Library Commission
Charles Dalrymple
Nebraska
Hoard
Pate Young
United Methodist Rally in Central City to Feature Miss Harris
United Methodist East Central District Council on Ministries will host a district rally at Central City United Methodist Church on Sunday April 15. Registration starts 2 30 pm music by Genoa youth group before a 3 pm program. Miss Harris will discuss Our Mission Now and answers from the audience follow the presentation. The event runs until 6 pm.
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United Methodist
Emmet
Neb
Miss Harris
Morningside College
Louix City
Iowa
Scuritt College
Nashville
MacTyeire Girls' School
Shanghai
Women's Division
Student Volunteer Movement
New York
Harris
How Boxing Began in England with Figg and Broughton
James Figg dominated English prize fighting from 1719 to 1740, defeating many challengers and establishing the sport’s early spectacle. One of his successors, Jack Broughton, later helped make boxing a national sport with evolving rules and public bouts.
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James Figg
England
Jack Broughton
Burial Feasts noted in early Christian catacombs
A passage cites Encyclopaedia Britannica on early Christian catacombs used for funeral feasts on burial days or anniversaries, reflecting ritual practices and memory customs from antiquity.
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Encysclopaedia Britannica
Poodle In Freeway Chase Traps Detroit Traffic
A driver stopped in the Lodge Freeway center lane to fetch a miniature white poodle that had leaped from the car. Several hundred motorists followed, and drivers in the first five rows also exited to join the pursuit, creating a three mile jam.
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Detroit
UPI
Lodge
Oldest U S Senator Theodore I Green Retires at 92
Rhode Island statesman Theodore I Green, who became the oldest man to serve in the U S Senate, retired in 1960 at the age of 92 after a long career representing Rhode Island in the upper chamber.
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U.S. Senate
Theodore I’. Green
Rhode Island
Ilp
Senate
Mohader Drug Store Weight Loss Offer
An advertisement promotes Mohader as a weight loss aid claiming no dangerous drugs and no nervousness. It promises a 70 day supply for 23 and 40 dollars with a money back guarantee and mentions MonaDex sold with a similar guarantee by Miessler's Drug Store at 2509 13th Street.
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Mowader
Miessler's
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