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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1977
Page
2
The Internal Revenue Service ships federal income tax forms to taxpayers after Christmas. Tuesday marks the first government workday since the holiday. Tax returns are due April 15. The short form is pink with 15 lines to fill. the 1040 long form is baby blue.
Off Louisiana coast, 32 offshore workers spend Christmas on drilling platforms. Annette Kalebic and Veronica Linn describe missing home while Chief Cook Clarence Fontenot prepares a lavish feast. Despite long shifts, crew members find holiday grit as a tiny two-foot tree and chalk Santa adorn the deck.
In Iowa Falls, Alan Jones rests after a Christmas pause following a 3.33 mile leg from South Sioux City Nebraska toward the Mississippi River in Dubuque. He plans to continue his long hike once refreshed.
A Nebraska Prisoners Legal Service Project, founded by the University of Nebraska Law College four years ago, is ending this month. Dean John Strong says the venture failed as a teaching tool and will be replaced by a student clinic handling misdemeanors through the public defenders office. Critics, including Joseph Vitek, say inmates lose adequate representation, though he notes the program did not address everyday legal needs such as divorces and taxes. Prisoners will have to rely on the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union Legal Aid and the public defender's office for legal help, with occasional court-appointed attorneys for criminal matters.
The National Park Service may study western Iowa loess hills for a potential national park but is unlikely to receive the $100,000 needed for a formal review. William Dean notes current priorities favor urban parks and historic areas. A decision depends on Congress and funding in 1978.
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