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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1977
Page
2
Loup Power District was notified by Nebraska Public Power District that they must pay about 12.77 percent more for wholesale power in 1978 79. The rise is slightly below the original 13.6 percent estimate. Loup District reviews its rate structure ongoing.
Police reported no foul play suspected in the death of a 55 year old Omahan whose body was found along railroad tracks in North Omaha. The missing person report for Phillips dated Sunday led to the discovery Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause.
A summary notes that over 1000 writers and broadcasters vote to select the top college football player with the winner announced that night. It recalls the trophy’s 1935 start, its renaming after Jahn W. Heisman, and highlights Heisman’s era and influence including the center snap and forward pass. It ends with a trivia prompt about the current year's winner.
The December 9 1977 Astrograph offers Sagittarius to Scorpio forecasts with advice on goal setting and daily priorities. In Lincoln Nebraska State Administrative Services Director Stan Matzke announced a 149 528 contract to Ed Miller and Sons Inc for Peru State College health and physical education facility site prep, approved by Gov. Exon.
A New York reader asks if spades were always the highest ranking suit. Not initially. In early bridge and auction days spades ranked lowest, later jumped to first. The column marks Oswald Jacoby and his son Jim narrating a 40 year old hand as a birthday feature, detailing a rubber bridge scene with strategic ruffs and trumps.
Southampton report cites Michael Walsh, a Shirley student charged with stealing three cars, claiming he used stolen autos to commute to Suffolk Community College Selden. Detective Barbour says cars were taken with keys in ignition and dumped within hours. Walsh faces official charges amid suspected thefts of over 25 more vehicles in three months.
In Valentine Nebraska the Cherry County Board refused a $6,000 funding allocation leaving the Valentine area without ambulance service. The decision prompted concerns over emergency coverage and local healthcare access.
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