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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
5
New York officials cut the city Christmas tree size citing fiscal crisis as Bing Crosby performed for a crowd of about 1,000. Mayor Beame introduced Crosby praising a joyous American Christmas despite sanitation strain and a 46 foot balsam fir being used.
In San Francisco private patrols called patrol specials sell private security to merchants and residents. Beat buyers like Ralph and Linnea Grebmeier pay up to 15 000 for exclusive areas and operate under Police Captain Flynn with two hour check ins and entry to police logs. They charge clients 25 to 400 dollars monthly and must complete a Police Academy course before being sworn as peace officers.
A Tuesday night fire at the Dennis Practic family residence, about 10 miles west of Ord, caused an estimated 10,000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Ivan Sorensen says a couch placed near a floor furnace likely started the blaze. The story notes the home loss and displacement of seven family members.
Banbury England Patricia Hoey now 51 receives a delayed marriage proposal mailed in Germany in September 1945 from a wartime sweetheart she believed jilted her. She had married in 1946. The piece also notes the history of Noah Webster Speller and early copyright law culminating in 1790 and 1870 Library of Congress roles.
Keysborough Golf Club in outer Melbourne refused membership to a Japanese businessman after five protests by members. A club member said at least two protesters were former POWs who opposed sharing the club with a man from a country at war with Australia. The General Committee rejected the application on November 24.
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