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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
1
In Atlanta on her seventh birthday Miss Lillian Carter autographed copies of her new book Away from Home Letters to My Family in a department store. She told her son he must buy a copy and not expect a free one as she promotes the memoir about her Peace Corps years in India.
Hastings Power Supply Committee reviewed three or four possible locations for a coal fired 70 MW plant. Chairman Bill Gettman said recommendations on a site will come within two weeks and stressed the need to select a site to keep engineers on schedule. Two sites lie near Union Pacific lines. Consultant Herb Temme aims to meet a bonding agent soon to discuss financing. Engineers expect commercial operation by May 1981 with testing by December 1960.
Lincoln lawyer Toney Redman was chosen by a Nebraska Senate select committee to serve as counsel for the probe into the State Patrol's criminal and drug divisions. The panel voted 5 to 1, with Redman slated to join if he can secure leave from the Lancaster County Public Defender's office. if not, Herb Friedman may be hired.
Grand Island City Council voted 6-1 to place the proposed 10 megawatt coal fired plant two miles south of the city limits after a public hearing attended by about 200 people, with nearly 1,000 signing a petition opposing the site and city rate hikes cited to cover an estimated $80 million project cost.
Real estate transfers show numerous deeds filed by the Columbus deeds office involving buyers and sellers across multiple additions and subdivisions. Names include Terence L J Carel, David L and Virginia L Dootey, Joseph Stephen Chin, Cheryl D Hanke, Richard H Coen, Dean C Hanke, Richard J Sliva, William J Tworek, Gus A Roelle, Gary Schaefer, Lois L Carstensen, Danals H Muth, Dale A Hansen, James R Snyder, Gerald J Konert, John Schacher, and Louis E Loseke among others. Transactions reference blocks, lots, subdivisions, and standard legal descriptions across Indian Hills, Viking View, Vista Add, Orig Cols, and Cole areas.
A short guide on how alcoholism progresses from initial denial to desperate need for help. It notes the disease ma y become chronic, the shame and secrecy, cycles of drinking, and turning points. Provides contact: The Columbus Alcohol Information Service, 2522 4th Street, 563-1778.
Grand Island developers push a $800000 project to redevelop one downtown block east of City Hall. Mid-Continent Enterprises would build 20000 square feet in two buildings with 84 parking stalls and relocate tenants, aiming to boost the tax base by 400 percent. The Community Development Agency urged the City Council to seek HUD funds, with Milan Bish promising to reimburse the agency’s fair value after completion.
Nebraska researchers warn farmers to inspect June and July volunteer wheat for virus sources. Destroy volunteer fields two weeks before fall planting, avoid early seeding, and delay planting to reduce mite spread. Optimum dates vary by elevation, with guidance ranges from Sept. 1 to Sept. 16.
Aruba has transformed from a worthless claim noted by explorer Alonso de Ojeda to a premier Caribbean resort destination. The island, home to about 60,000 residents, is a melting pot with 41 nationalities represented among its population.
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