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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1976

Page

2

Dow Jones Advances At 1 P.M. As Stocks Rise

New York Dow Jones at 1 p.m. CDT shows gains across major indices with notable increases in industrials to 967.25, trans to 216.98, utilities to 92.34, and the overall stock average at 303.78.

New York UPI Dow Jones Indus AlldChem Merck AllisChal Alcoa Mobil Oil Am Air Bisc Am Cyan Olin Corp Ame Pwr Mtrs Owens-Ill T&t PepsiCola Anaconda Pfizer Phil Pet Ad Rich Procterg Avco RCA Bec Dic Rep Bendix Revlon Rockwell Boeing Safeway Borden Sears Shell Oil Cen Il Lt Simmons So Pac Cen Tel Cessna Chrysler SO Ind Stons JP Coca Cola Stude Texaco Comsat CPC Intl US Gyps Dana US Steel West UN du Pont Wstghs E Weyerh el Paso NG Wickes Exxon Woolwrth Firestone FordMtrs Fruehauf GenDyna Elec Gen Tire Goodrich Goodyear Gulf Oil Ill Cent Ill Pwr Inco Ltd IBM Int Town P&l Johnson Kennecott KeysCons Kopper Kresge Kroger Litton Lockhol

Omaha Livestock and Chicago Mercantile Market Update

Livestock prices show hogs and cattle down across the board with mixed pace. UPI reports 5 500 hogs with declines. cattle and calves at 8 000 with lower 打 prices and Sheep opening slow. Chicago Mercantile Exchange figures list live cattle and frozen pork bellies with last sales and opening bids. Subscribers note regional rates for subscriptions and address changes.

Omaha UPI Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Medical Center Plans Seminars on Physician’s Assistants

The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced three outstate seminars for health care professionals and administrators on physician's assistants. The workshops cover employing and legal aspects, accreditation, relations to other professionals, and the program’s future. Dime Box origin story follows.

Omaha UPS University of Nebraska Medical Center Medical Center Holiday House Beatrice McCook Elks Club Ramada Inn Benoy

Wright to speak on land use laws in Columbus

Los Angeles radio personality Ron Wright on the national lecture circuit condemns land use laws as a government land grab. He will address the Knights of Columbus Hall in Columbus on Thursday Sept 16 at 8 p.m. arguing such bills destroy private property rights.

Los Angeles Ron Wright Sen Henry Jackson Washington Wright American Opinion Speakers Bureau Columbus Knights of Columbus America Newport Harbor-Costa Mesa United States Columbus Chapel John Birch Society

UCLA study links TV viewing to husbands behavior

A UCLA Neuropsychiatrics Institute survey of 260 couples finds violent TV shows raise aggression toward wives and children while prosocial programs like The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie reduce hurtful behavior. The report warns media plots influence adults and children at home. Tickets for the Columbus Chapel speech are $1.50 in advance, $2 at the door.

Los Angeles UPI Pa Walton UCLA Ucla Neuropsychiatrics Institute

Mary Jones of Family Affair Found Dead in California

Mary Anissa Jones 18 who played Buffy on Family Affair was found dead at a friend's home in Oceanside California. Police said overdose of sleeping pills is suspected though the coroner noted no marks on the body and cause of death could take weeks to confirm.

Oceanside Calif UPI Mary Anissa Jones Buffy Miss Jones Los Angeles Helen Hennessy San Diego County John Wagner

Lockwood to Ship 30 Large Pivot Irrigation Units to Libya

Lockwood Corp will rail out 30 oversized center pivot irrigation systems in a $4 million contract with the Libyan government. The units, designed to irrigate 240 acres each, will be shipped from Gering, Nebraska to Charleston, South Carolina on a 37 flatcar train, with freight and installation included. The project aims to turn about 7,200 acres of desert into cropland, with Libyan options to buy 800 more units.

Gering, Neb UPI Lockwood Corp Cliff Hammond Lockwood Union Pacific Railroad United States Charleston S.C

Jury to rule on Hughes fortune in high stakes will dispute

A Nevada civil case opens January 10 to decide if the Mormon will is Hughes's last testament and who inherits 2.5 billion. Eight jurors drawn from voter lists utility customers and dog license holders will hear handwriting experts and weigh authenticity amid Texas tax concerns and broader family opposition.

Myram Las Vegas Nev UPI Electric Company U.S Hughes Hughes Empire Texas Texan Austin Nevada Keith Hayes Europe America Salt Lake City Summa Corp

FLBA Leaders Meet at Regional Conference in Sioux City

Federal Land Bank Association of Columbus joined 125 representatives from 20 associations in Sioux City for a regional conference on agricultural credit. Columbus attendees included President Alvin M. Grubaugh and six directors. Arthur Buffington, Omaha Land Bank president, reported nearly 500 million dollars in loans for 1976 and low delinquencies.

Federal Land Bank Association of Columbus Land Bank Association Sioux City Iowa Columbus Alvin M. Grubaugh Harold H. Heins David City James R. Brezina Henry Brase Shelby Dale C. Sonderup Gerioa Dale Pillen Monroe Arthur C. Buffington Federal Land Bank of Omaha Omaha Land Bank Buffington Land Bank Nebraska South Dakota Wyoming Elmer J. Capron Gardner Advertising St. Louis Missouri Butler Colfax Boone, Platte Polk Nance Counties

Douglas assessor to re assess homes of 13 senators

Douglas County Assessor plans to re assess the homes of 13 Nebraska state senators living in the county to highlight rising property taxes. The move follows a January check showing an average home value around 17 585 dollars, prompting criticism from senators including James Dickinson and Ernest Chambers who notes he does not own a home.

Omaha UPI Douglas County Nebraska Bemis James Dickinson Ernest Chambers

Five die in Kansas fraternity blaze at Baker University

At Baker University in Baldwin Kansas five members and alumni of Kappa Sigma perished when a fire swept through the fraternity house as rush week began. Victims include Stuart McCoy 21 Lenexa Mark Morris 22 Overland Park and three others from Shawnee Mission Independence Mo and Chicago. Fire officials cite a cigarette or match from a divan as the likely ignition.

Baldwin, Kan UPI Stuart McCoy Kappa Sigma McCoy Carlson Mark Morris Lenexa Kan Steve E Shawnee Mission Dave Sloop Fraternity Independence Ted Bailey Chicago Baker University Overland Park Gerald Wyatt Tulsa Oklo Bill Phillips Newport Richie Fla

Southern Plains get moisture

Scattered showers and thundershowers fell over the southern Plains and lower Valley with isolated activity in Maine and the northern Rockies. Altus Oklahoma logged almost 1.5 inches of rain between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. EDT amid gusty winds in Ft Worth Texas and a dust storm closure near Gila Bend Arizona.

United Press International South Atlantic Altus Okla Maine Rockies Ft. Worth Tex Arizona Gila Bend Great Lakes Massachusetts Contiguous States Yuma Ariz Needles Calif Michigan Marquette County

Watermelon Feed Planned at St Edward on Labor Day

A watermelon feed is set for 10 a m Labor Day at the city park picnic shelter hosted by the Commercial Club. The St Edward Saddle Club will offer watermelons at the horse show grounds as 17 events proceed with trophies and ribbons awarded in each.

ST. Edward

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