02 Aug 1975
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1975
Page
1
Washington reports a government Goodwill plan to ease lid shortages by distributing 2.8 million canning jar lids through Goodwill Industries of America Inc. Minneapolis office. Lids sold by mail order in nine dozen lots for 4 dollars plus 1 dollar postage.
A dense smoke haze on a highway near Cornhusker Public Power and the Richard Blaser farm caused a six car crash. Two drivers were injured, including Charles Stevenson of Norfolk with $1,700 in damages and an injured camper. James McGuane of Platte Center reported a forearm injury and remained at the scene. One driver, Herbert Luchsinger, was admitted after a head and chest injury. Firefighters battled the blaze for 20 minutes as visibility dropped to about 100 feet. the fire started in a windrow on the Blaser farm. The crash remains under investigation.
Readings show 67 at midnight and 83 high on Friday with 70 high year age 59 low year ago. Sunrise times at Silay 6 246 and 8 26 sunset Sunday, Monday sunrise 8 45 sunset 8 45. Rain by 10 ppm noted.
Moisture in Columbus during the first seven months of 1975 totaled 20.21 inches, over three inches above the 16.68 inch norm. June and April contributed 6.73 and 4.74 inches respectively, while July brought about 4.6 inches. A dry spell of 19 days preceded July and a 10 day stretch followed, with 2.54 inches falling July 18 to 22. Temperatures averaged near normal, with a mean of 76.2, high of 87.2, and low of 66.2. No 100 degree reading was recorded this summer.
Columbus plans a 20.91 mill levy for the 1975-78 budget, up .11 from last year, with a total cash need of 8.17 million through July 31, 1976 and a tax requirement around 826,000. The plan funds police, fire, sanitation changes, landfill expansion, capital improvements, and an airport authority budget, with hearings set for a Wednesday night in City Hall.
Deb Gondringer reports that on August 24 a motorcycle helmet law will require all riders to wear head protection while moving. The law, LBS78, sets standards from ANSI and Snell or FMVSS, with a fine of 10 to 100 dollars on conviction. Retailers in Columbus saw little to no sales uptick, with most shops having helmets in stock as before.
Herman Hellbusch recalls the Elk Creek area north of Columbus with berry patches and a fading pioneer landscape. The Hellbusch family, linked to John Henry Hellbusch, once farmed the original homestead in Grand Prairie Township and nearby Bismarck township, while old Creamery and a local store disappeared.
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