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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1976
Page
12
A Belden Corporation Technical Research Center team developed a CATV cable using six optical fibers with a laser light pattern on a wall demonstration. The Belden manufactured cable showed early testing in Geneva Illinois showing potential use in advanced cable systems.
Judge Lev Mirov sentenced Gelmster to eight years Dennis Arn to seven years and Paul Brawer to five years for heroin trafficking in a four day trial. Each man had the right to appeal within seven days after translation and court proceedings. Prosecutor Vashenin urged nine eight and seven year terms noting drug addiction as a spreading social problem outside socialist nations.
Lincoln residents urged the Nebraska Highway Commission to ease east side congestion by building a bypass around the city The commission indicated a bypass likely cannot be funded or conceived before 2000 Local officials noted 84th Street is a local issue while discussions of west and south bypasses gain urgency An interchange study between I 80 and 27th Street in Lincoln was proposed to relieve congestion at Cornhusker Highway plus approval for various highway projects was granted including routes near Ashland and Minden and an east Pawnee City corridor A separate note recounts a stop sign removal incident in Pano Texas leading to a minor collision
Public notices detail a 7:00 PM August 30 1976 park board meeting at Van Berg Golf Course clubhouse. Other items include a divorce petition in Platte County court public bids for low voltage cable at Gerald Gentleman Station and multiple zoning hearings with dates and locations in Columbus Nebraska.
Miramar fire officials warn a new aerial ladder truck may not fit the narrow street near Station 1. Chief George Van Etveldt notes the truck is too large to maneuver the turn, and Mayor Harry Rosen says the city cannot afford the $173,308 price tag.
Police report a hoax in Crown Point and Valparaiso where a man posing as a doctor convinces women their husbands are ill with a parasite. Victims are told to shave or cut scalp patches and bag the clippings. at least five women are affected. Valparaiso police note three or four similar incidents, with the latest reported Wednesday.
The Rebekah Lodge held an evening meeting with Jet Hosher as Noble Grand presiding. Mrs. Les Stack was elected by Anne Davis and Mrs. R. P. Kinison. Additional text appears to be garbled OCR references to dates, names, and auction or service terms without coherent context.
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