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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1977

Page

2

Carter to receive 8100-page Lance report Thursday

Washington officials confirm President Carter will get an 8100 page Comptroller of the Currency report Thursday on Bert Lance banking transactions. The Investigative staff of more than 30 under Comptroller John Heimann prepared the document for review at Camp David and possible public release by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff. The report centers on Lance campaign loans from Calhoun’s First National Bank and ties between National Bank of Georgia and Chicago and New York banks.

Washington UPI Carter Comptroller of Currency Bert Lance John Heimann Camp David Maryland Abraham Ribicoff Dconn Senate Government Operations LaBelle Washington Star Lance Calhoun First National Bank National Bank of Georgia Chicago New York Comptroller White House

Sign flashes to warn speeders on Route 9 near Essex

Cars over 55 mph on Route 9 near Dennison Road in Essex see a overhead flashing sign reading You are speeding. The $6500 experimental system links to a radar unit and aims to deter speeding before tickets are issued. A prior survey found average speeds around 60 mph and that about one third of vehicles were speeding.

Essex, Conn UPI Route 9 Dennison Road Connecticut James Shugrue

Roosevelt National Life insurance probes multiply

Lincoln, Nebraska dispatch reports Roosevelt National Life Insurance Co faces a fifth inquiry into sales activity. Colorado officials set an Oct 25 hearing on unlicensed sales agents for more than 30 people selling Roosevelt investments in Colorado from October to mid-December 1974. Northwestern and Kansas CID units also investigate Army recruiting involvement.

Lincoln, Neb UPI Roosevelt National Life Insurance Company of America Colorado Roosevelt National Insurance Investment Plant J. Richard Barnes Roosevelt National Springfield Nebraska Kansas U.S. Army — Criminal Investigation Division

Columbus Nebraska: August Johnson likely FBI chief

Government sources say August Johnson is chosen to head the FBI, replacing Clarence Kelley. The 58 year old Republican judge from Alabama, famed for desegregation rulings, faced little public reaction as officials noted the nomination's expected official announcement.

Columbus Nebraska Johnson FBI Washington UPI Carter Frank M. Johnson Jr Tobaccoon Clarence Kelley George Wallace Griffin Bell Dwight D. Eisenhower Montgomery Ala Mark Wallace Alabama Kelley Congress Senate

Alligator Roundsied by Indiana Firefighters

Clay County Sheriff Wayne Lucas describes a 60-foot alligator that escaped near Itarage, Southwest of Indianapolis, roaming streams for five days before capture. The incident tested public cooperation as authorities hunted the reptile. Separately, the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare announced nearly 950 million dollars in student aid for 1977 78 college and vocational programs.

Brazil Ind UPI Clay County Wayne Lucas Lucas Indianapolis U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

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