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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1976
Page
3
The page presents sun sign horoscopes for Aries through Pisces with notes on career changes travel luck and financial prospects. Highlights include sudden changes for Gemini and a financial upswing for Leo, plus opportunities to meet new people for Scorpio and unexpected profit ideas for Capricorn.
This year holds great promise for you and urges real effort not to coast. Important and profitable changes could be in the offing as you seize opportunities, with notable events affecting your plans and finances.
Chicago mayor Richard C. Daley faces a counterattack after Alderman Michael Bilandic released a 19 page report defending the City Council as effective. The document asserts most of the 97 cited items were sponsored by the mayor and challenges the rubber-stamp charge.
Nebraska crop report notes early week showers revived some dryland corn but late week heat dried topsoil. More than half the northeast and east central counties rate corn poor. About 70 percent of corn is in or beyond the dough stage, below 80 percent last year and equal to the 10 year average.
A 23 year old Japanese follower of Rev. Sun Myung Moon fell 22 floors from a window at the Unification Church residence in the old New York Hotel on Eighth Avenue West 34th Street, the second such death this summer at the 125 resident facility. Police said the body landed on a fifth story ledge.
The phrase hog referred to the shilling and the expression go whole hog meant spending all one’s money in a single place. This notes a historical usage of the term in English and Irish slang.
Gov. J. James Exon will receive a special report this week updating Nebraska crop conditions. In 22 counties hit by hot dry weather, early estimates show 15 counties facing about 1 million dollars in losses without rain. County disaster reviews note Dodge County as severely affected with stunted corn yields.
Gov. J. J. Exon accepted a time capsule from Reynolds Aluminum to be sealed until 2075, the year before the nation’s tri centennial. The capsule holds two cubic feet of material and will be stored by the Nebraska Historical Society, with a seven member committee to decide placement and contents. Public suggestions are welcome.
Des Moines report shows Ragweed 29 and other pollens 13 in Monday pollen count. Data notes age figures not available.
A brief article notes steps and tests to identify issues facing women pilots, aiming to improve safety and performance. It outlines evaluation methods and potential training adjustments, highlighting a focus on equal opportunity and professional standards.
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