19 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1977
Page
1
Livestock market in Omaha shows hogs up to 2.00 higher with mixed weights, cows and calves rallying 25 to 75 higher, steers and heifers 25 to 50 higher. Slaughter lambs gain 2.25 to 2.50, with consignments and receipts noted for cattle and calves 4,500, hogs 4,000, sheep 300.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Columbus Nebraska telegraph and newspaper masthead with address 1254 27th Avenue, subscription rates, change of address rules, and scattered financial figures. The disjointed data lacks a coherent event but preserves names and local postal details.
Lebanese authorities dismantled a 14.5 pound TNT device found behind the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut by security guards who spotted it before detonation at noon. Earlier, a bomb attack damaged the Bank of Egypt and Lebanon on Riad Solh Street, causing shattered glass but no injuries.
In Chadron Nebraska four Charton State College Rodeo Club members were named scholarship recipients from the Copenhagen-Skeal program. Recipients include Dean Churchill Valentine Dick Churchill Kelvin Sharp Tryon and Jean Fuchs The four got $100 to $200 each and CSC said the riders helped elevate the team to top regional and national standings with Churchill leading in team riding and allaround rankings.
Four Basque militants attacked a guard post at Lemoniz near Bilbao using submachine guns and grenades in a bid to blow up Europe’s second largest reactor under construction. Police wounded one attacker. three fled. No guards were hurt. the plant near completion aims for 1 000 megawatts in 1978.
Former President Gerald Ford says Americans are gradually supporting the Panama Canal treaties after six weeks of shifting mood. He notes ratification arguments are gaining ground and cites bipartisan talks, with Ford meeting Carter aides and Kissinger and Nitze as he urges Senate approval and defends the 2008 handover and neutrality guarantees.
The LEAA reports about 2000 crime prevention programs operating nationwide aided by 37 million dollars from federal and justice department sources. Cities and communities tighten home security with grants, including Hands Up programs in 1800 cities and a $600,000 Seattle effort teaching locks lighting and engraving to deter burglaries.
The interview notes that across the United States burglary prevention efforts grew as more departments established crime prevention bureaus and programs. Consultant W Dixonauld recalls that training for law enforcement personnel was scarce when the institute started, contrasting with current extensive programs.
Police in Battle Creek search for two or more men who abducted Christa Breitbach, 20, from her apartment parking lot at gunpoint after a $10,000 ransom was paid. She was released unharmed near her parents’ home early Saturday after being blindfolded during the ordeal.
In Fort Worth Texas an impersonator in a Santa Claus outfit robbed 87 year old Lola B Young after gifting fruit and small presents then asking to use her bathroom. He rifled her purse taking $500 in life savings while a woman and two children waited outside. The Wattsville Club later met in Monroe for a Christmas party with bingo and a gift exchange.
A UPI report from Nashville details a fatal Greyhound bus collision on the Chicago to Miami route. A boy, aged unknown, suffered a crushed skull in the crash, with authorities confirming three fatalities and ongoing investigations into the incident.
Rep. Virginia Smith of Nebraska says federal election reform legislation appears unlikely to pass next year. She notes public treasury financing for congressional elections remains in the House but rejected in the Senate. Instant voter registration and scrapping the Electoral College face weak support and uncertain fate, with a study suggesting easier registration does not guarantee higher turnout.
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