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Columbus Telegram in Columbus, Nebraska

26 Dec 1977

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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1977

Page

3

Austrian-born hijacker arrested after Georgia jet siege

Nikolai Wischnewsky, 32, attempted to hijack Eastern Airlines Flight 668 from Miami to Indianapolis with 35 passengers by posing as a passenger and brandishing a pistol and a supposed detonator. After 2.5 hours of negotiations, FBI agents and Atlanta police subdued him as a few passengers left aboard at Hartfield Airport. He faces air piracy charges with potential life imprisonment if convicted.

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Chimps raid Christmas gifts at Portland Zoo party

At Washington Park Zoo six young chimpanzees eagerly hunted fruit from stockings at a Christmas party. They tore into non edible presents, tossed a soccer ball, and wrestled with each other and trainers while Leah and Rachel observed quietly.

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Rural electric leaders tell LES to pay or else

Nebraska rural electric groups urge Lincoln Electric System to settle debts with NP Power District or seek power elsewhere. They approve a resolution citing LES’s failure to pay current Nebraska-produced power costs and propose buying from the Mid-Continent Pool until LES’s Laramie River plant in Wyoming comes online.

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Fire destroys elevator at Farmers Co-op in Ainsworth

A fire early Sunday morning destroyed the Farmers Ranchers Co-op grain elevator in Ainsworth Nebraska. The blaze started around 12 36 a m and was under control about three hours later with the structure and two thirds of the old feed storage building ruined. Heat damaged a nearby corn storage building as six communities aided the effort. no serious injuries reported. State Fire Marshal investigators sought the cause as winds sent sparks toward a nearby residential area and area rail traffic were delayed.

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