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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
8
A somber ceremony promises a last souvenir for Presley family members with flowers laid at the mausoleum. Faded tokens from a vehicle crest and ashing rites were observed as mourners paid respects for a departed presbyter.
The article covers Elvis Presley’s private funeral at Graceland and his mausoleum service at Forest Hill Cemetery. It notes 6,000 mourners, a 4 mile motorcade, and a strict private rites arrangement. Celebrities and family attended the mausoleum service as police guarded the gravesite.
UPI Religion Writer DAVID E. ANDERSON profiles Martin Marty as historian journalist and ordained clergyman. He recounts Marty’s 25 years of Context commentary and books noting shifts from Vatican II to a secularizing culture and the evolving role of mainline and evangelical churches.
In New York a US District Court barred American Home Products Corp from claiming Anacin is superior to Tylenol in TV and print ads. Judge Charles E. Stewart noted false representations and issued a permanent injunction while denying damages. McNeil Laboratories and Johnson and Johnson objected.
Thursday’s note recalls the Viet Nam peace conferences held in Paris France with a reference to 1971 VEG and a monetary figure of 1077. The fragment mentions historic diplomacy and an economic detail tied to the period.
Burlington Northern will shift its district accounting office from Omaha to Lincoln to boost efficiency. The move, slated for August 29, places 19 employees in Lincoln, including 14 from Omaha and four from other Lincoln departments plus one from the Denver office. George Rekela of the Denver office said Lincoln is the Nebraska division head city and the move brings the accounting office closer to operations.
New York based Blue Cross will launch a 1978 program to curb hospital costs and premiums across its 69 plans. Walter J. McNerney said audits will target abuse in claims, unnecessary procedures, and inflated testing while expanding home care and preadmission testing to reduce overall spending.
Tongsun Park, key figure in the Washington influence-peddling case, has returned to Seoul to visit his 70 year old mother Mrs. Kim Soon-sik undergoing treatment at Park Hospital run by his brother in law. Sources say he is secluded there as officials limit contact. Park had left Washington after the scandal broke and has been living in London.
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