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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1972
Page
7
One of the strangest fish in Thailand is the climbing perch. This fish has prickly spines on its scales and can crawl on the ground or climb a tree, surprising observers with its unusual mobility.
Hollywood interview with Bill Cosby discusses Black films, his resistance to violence driven cinema, and his hope for more varied Black roles. He reflects on Sounder, his CBS show, and his plans for education, future films, and a potential return to Massachusetts. He also notes the white response to Black cinema and his ongoing family life near Springfield.
Washington AP reports the government will cut up to 689 million in federal welfare matching grants next year if states identify ineligible or overpaid recipients. The Department of Wealth Education and Welfare announced Monday that cuts start January, pegged to welfare-spending errors found by state spot checks. Officials aim to remove about 700000 people allegedly truly receiving aid to families.
St Peter Altar Society in Bellwood elected officers with Mrs Harry Wilson as president and Tom McCawley as vice president. A covered dish luncheon followed the meeting and gifts were exchanged. CYO officers and Cub Scout leaders were named. American Legion donated to the Cubs.
Leigh Patty Skutchan daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Skutchan Dorchester was honored at a Stanton bridal shower December 3 Hostesses included Mrs James Kucera Linda Kathy and Patty Leigh Mrs Ron Folken Norfolk and Mrs Roger Kucera Stanton Prizes awarded to Mrs Eugene Busch Mrs Robert Dillon and Tami Morfeld with a door prize to Mrs Gilbert Morfeld.
Miss Ruth Boettcher daughter of Mr and Mrs Art Boettcher of Newman Grove has left Nelgh Public Schools after three years to teach American missionary children in Wingta Japan. She is employed by the Japanese Sister Church of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and plans to return to Nebraska in June 1973. She also tutors a Taiwanese family in English. Nijgta is a city of about 400000 on the Sea of Japan about 400 miles north of Tokoyo.
Lincoln Neb AP says the corn harvest resumed last week and is about 60 percent complete. About 200 million bushels remain in the field with losses below expectations. Sorghum is 72 percent finished, soybeans 92 percent harvested, and sugar beet harvest is near completion amidst variable weather effects.
Veterans of Foreign Wars family Christmas gathering occurred Monday evening at the Vets Club with guitar music by Pete Rover JU Beiermann and Jerry Beiermann. Santa Claus handed out treats to the children.
In Council Bluffs an AIM leader warned eighth graders at Woodrow Wilson Junior High that Indians hid in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and feared hostile policy. He described past police intimidation and need for self protection with improvised defenses amid threats of violence.
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