12 Aug 1974
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1974
Page
1
Market shows hogs and calves mixed up to $1 higher with some weight classes firm. Cattle cows and heifers mostly steady to slightly higher with prime and choice offerings noted. Livestock futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange display varied activity in beef and pork contracts with closing prices given for several months and categories.
Becong class rostage page from LohmSat Neb printed daily except Sundays with Meera Day and Necoerial Day noted. Delivery by carrier in Columbo, Freed, for 4 Bate, Beer, Sieg Rt Parc. Address prompts mention peetmatter and Guanes Teteacarn, unclear details.
A Platte County county court list shows residents paying fines Friday and this morning for offenses from speeding and no inspection sticker to intoxication and driving without plates. Notable payees include Connie Cuddeford Genoa speeding $10 John Frette Omaha speeding $15 Roger Stanton California overgrass $25 and Edward T Kuta intoxication $10.
Broad, garbled horoscope for all zodiac signs with mixed advice about practical plans, decisions, and relationships. It mentions Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces with scattered guidance on study, love, and personal goals, but contains many OCR errors and unclear phrases.
Congress plans to push ahead with impeachment debates canceled by Nixon resignation. A shortened summer recess and possible October adjournment are eyed as Ford seeks more legislative action. Key votes loom on health insurance housing and pension measures while NATO and public-record gaps draw attention.
Carl A. Perrin of Schuyler was injured Wednesday at his brother Bill Perrin’s farm home when a brazed gas tank exploded, knocking out four teeth and causing cuts and burns. Fumes had built up and a water douse was attempted before further work. Donations totaled 424.01 in Nance County for a Nebraska Heart Association fund as of June 3.
Three principal assistants led by Ronald Ziegler Stephen Bull and Jack Brennan stay with Nixon at his Pacific retreat as he transitions from president to private citizen. The diversionary act funds six months of staff support and a future office, likely at the Western White House, with a presidential library planned for his papers.
Alexandria AP report describes Gerald T. Ford the accountant living near President Ford receiving 50 plus calls daily since Nixon resignation. Citizens abroad and locals alike ring asking who should be VP pick with callers from Paris Luxembourg and US states. He jokes about the mix up but says the switchboard overflows as the country debates inflation and future leadership, while he contemplates changing his number.
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