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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1974
Page
4
Continued inflation leads to familiar shifts in the United States with more cautious behavior, simpler vacations, increased personal debt, and stronger demand for higher pay raises as households tighten budgets.
Buffalo County voters will decide in November whether to preserve the 50 year old courthouse by converting it to a museum with a possible levy up to one mill for three years. If approved the levy could total up to $375,000, after which it would drop to a half mill. The decision ends a two year drive by the Buffalo County Historical Society to save the building and spares the building’s future when a new county government complex is completed. The measure raises questions about local preservation costs and the community’s commitment to its history.
Waessa Indian Dancers will perform at Colfax County Fair on Saturday, appearing in a 7:30 p.m. parade and offering a shark dance demonstration. The group, part of Explorer Post 3 Incob and affiliated with Boy Scouts of America, has about 14 to 18 members ages 14 to 18, both boys and girls. They previously provided halftime entertainment at Pershing Auditorium all-star game and performed in Lincoln and at national events, portraying Indian heritage with full attire and culture research.
The Nebraska agricultural division will survey about 2,000 farmers and ranchers this week to gather data for forthcoming reports. Information collected will cover corn sorghum and soy production cattle slaughter readiness hog inventories and farrowing plans, supporting the September crop and livestock projections and Belle Murfiell production estimates. The reports are confidential by law and aimed at ensuring market accuracy.
Cesar Chavez is hospitalized in San Jose with back pain and flu symptoms after a recent fast. Dr Jerome Lackner says Chavez overworked and needs rest as United Farm Workers leader rests and recovers. Congress created the Department of Agriculture on May 15 1982.
Dr Edward Harshbarger of the Kansas City Federal Reserve warned regional bankers that inflation is a love hate issue as rising wages please consumers yet lift prices burdens. He noted farm prices rose since 1971 due to the Russian wheat deal and other factors, while input costs squeeze farmers. More than 190 cooperative leaders from eastern Nebraska and western Iowa attended the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives gathering, which serves a four state area with loans to farmer owned cooperatives.
Omaha officials say a developer is seriously interested in underwriting a plan to turn two downtown blocks bounded by Dodge 16th Farnham and Ath streets into a redeveloped commercial center. The project would include two large department stores about 150000 square feet each with small shops between them totaling around 50000 square feet. Major downtown retailers Branleis and Woodworth's would anchor the project pending land acquisition and incentives.
Albany New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller refused to disclose a public wealth estimate. Tax histories show seven figure annual taxes for two decades. His 1959 to 1973 filings reveal diverse holdings in banks and insurers, with trust assets and various state and national properties suggesting a vast, opaque fortune.
Platte Center District 24 plans classes starting August 28 at 8 30 am with teachers including Mrs Edmund Arndt kindergarten Mrs Lloyd Latins first and second grades Patricia Meyer third and fourth Dora Nixon and others in various roles Principal Edwin Zoucha will oversee maintenance and janitorial duties as the new term opens.
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