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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1977
Page
6
Former President Richard Nixon and his wife made a rare public appearance at Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos. A staffer said Mrs Nixon looks tan and fit despite recent weakness from a stroke, while Principal Margaret Skilling-Sibner praised her appearance.
Creston residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Herman and Roger of Trivoli J. Sunday visits extended to Madison friends. Elwin Langhoff retires after 45 years in teaching, formerly Creston, now in McCook with wife. Marie Schmidt and Stanley Szafraniec of Omaha visited Elva Claussen. Hereka Keemband and Frank Rahen of Germany visited Mrs. Osterthun. Kenneth Paul family returned from Denver. Arlyn Wurdeman and son called on Paul Gorman with Verna Miranda from Tulare California.
Washington API reports David Berkowitz, charged in New York City's Son of Sam murders, spent three years in the Army with a year in Korea. He was reprimanded once for missing a convoy, later promoted back to Specialist 4. His primary skill was rifleman and he earned two medals, though a veteran called them routine. Enlisted June 23, 1971 in New York. trained at Fort Dix and Fort Polk.
In 1971 foliage houseplants sold for 38 million dollars. Preliminary 1976 figures show 260 million dollars in sales, a near sixfold rise. Horticulturist Dr. Doug Crater of the University of Georgia notes owners increased from about 10 plants to 25 or 30 in five years.
U.S. District Judge Robert V. Denney awarded 8000 in damages to Duane E. White of Bellevue after his ex wife Joan Edwards hired private detective Hart Wells and Midwest Bureau of Investigation to tap their home phone. Edwards and Weiss faced cross suits over damages and liability. The case references a 1975 appellate ruling on wiretap liability and a 1976 reversal about federal wiretap statute applicability.
Washington officials and industry figures testified before Senator Russell Long on federal energy tax plans, arguing the draft would push utilities toward coal and uranium while risking wasteful scrapping of existing oil and gas plants. Floyd Lewis of Middle South Utilities warned against regulatory overkill, citing costly equipment retirements. Jacksonville mayor Wans Tanzler tied oil price spikes to fuel-switch incentives, urging caution on new electricity costs.
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