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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1976
Page
4
Chicago Mercantile Exchange data shows live cattle frozen pork bellies and live hog futures with new highs and daily last prices. Details include Oct Dec Feb and Apr contracts for live cattle and frozen bellies with volumes and closing prices. Postal notice lists subscription rates and change of address guidance.
Livestock: Hogs 3,200 with firm to 25 higher bids, No 1-2 246 lb at 43.75, sows unevenly steady to 1 higher. Cattle and calves 4,700 with steers and heifers mostly 25 higher, load prime 1350 lb at 36.50, cows 22-25, canner 18-22. Sheep 300 with lambs firm to 25 higher, 90-110 lb lambs 37.50-37.75. Wednesday's estimates show cattle 4,500, hogs 3,500, sheep 300.
A Colfax County Fair Bicentennial exhibit booth was created with special awards given to Bernadine Jedlicka of Schuyler for a needlepoint picture and Mrs Alie Stra of Clarkson Colonial Manor for a crewel picture.
A telegram report notes a missing call valued at 64 274 dollars occurred between 6 and 6 30 p m on a Saturday with a separate time stamp of 8 10 9 a m. Authorities seek details from witnesses and track down the sender.
Agriculture Department economist Don Paarlberg urged farmers and consumers to push grocers to cut retail meat prices and narrow the farmer to consumer spread. A supermarket spokesman dismissed government figures as misleading and blamed higher labor costs for wider margins, saying retailers are not profiteering.
The House approved a bill to raise federal payments to needy blind elderly and disabled by more than 32 million dollars yearly. It expands the Supplemental Security Income program to Puerto Rico Guam and the Virgin Islands and tightens how income and gifts affect eligibility.
The Monsons a Montana gospel family group will perform at 8 p m Thursday at the Shell Creek Baptist Church nine miles north of Columbus on Mason Road They have traveled the Midwest and northwestern United States singing in churches auditoriums high schools and youth camps They have appeared on radio and television and recorded three albums The Monsons are known for their wholesome gospel presentation and ministry reach extends to Montana Colorado Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota.
Radio City Music Hall announces tentative agreements with the Rockettes and stagehands unions. A meeting was set for today to finalize terms while musicians await a contract deadline midnight for a Sept. 8 closing risk.
Daily horoscope recaps personal traits and tips for each sign with emphasis on tact, charm, domestic matters, leadership, and social opportunities. The snippet ends noting the reader should consider changes in the coming year to boost opportunities.
Pentagon officials said a nuclear powered Soviet submarine collided with the US Navy frigate Voge in the Ionian Sea near Greece. The Voge sustained a damaged propeller and a sailor suffered a broken arm while the submarine remained surface and unresponsive to aid. The incident was under investigation.
The 102nd National Women's Temperance Union convention adopted 13 resolutions opposing alcohol and drugs while denouncing transcendental meditation and the Moon movement. Proposals called for a 0.05 blood alcohol limit, restricted liquor advertising, smoking bans in public places, and marijuana legalization opposition. Herman Stanley of Evanston was re elected president for two years.
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