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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
2
Column lists current market data for Columbus Nebraska readings and subscription details. Includes delivery and mail rates, change of address instructions, and postage notices for the publication.
In Mexico City American prisoners enter the fourth week of a hunger strike seeking parole for drug offenders. Prisoners report rumors that Congress will approve a parole law this week. About 45 of 60 Americans at Santa Marta prison remain on strike amid Christmas food offerings.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange bids show live cattle with Feb Apr Jun and Aug contracts trading around 40.75 to 42.55 while frozen pork bellies hold near 56.60 with Feb Mar May futures listed. Live hogs range from 35.20 to 38.37 across Feb Apr Jun contracts.
UPI market notes show hogs and cattle futures mixed with grain and soybeans trading activity. Prices for hogs range from 39 to 42 per hundredweight for various classes while cattle show steady to lower bids. Oats and soybeans also edge higher with limited demand reflected in quoted ranges.
A USC Comprehensive Cancer Center study of about 4 000 white male patients identifies 15 additional jobs with high lung cancer risk including dental lab technicians photoengravers roofers auto repair bakery dairy workers and clothing ironers and electricians with high asbestos exposure. The list also notes leather workers bar and restaurant managers janitors and food service workers as newly high risk while 16 occupations show low risk.
Salt Lake City UPI Gary Gilmore spent a grim Christmas weekend in solitary confinement with only attorney visits and hundreds of greeting cards as solace. He faces a January 17 firing squad after court challenges cleared. guards restrained him after a prior assault on staff.
State Sen. Donald Dworak of Columbus says he is drafting a bill to abolish the four mill public school capital construction levy and put new construction to a public vote. He also plans a bill to unite Nebraska postsecondary education under a single super board, after reviewing proposed school goal statements.
President Ford says restoring trust in government was his greatest achievement and failing to turn the economy around was a major disappointment. He warns Carter will struggle to meet promises to fix economic problems and cautions against expecting a quick fix.
Dr. Terry Myers of the Center for Genetic Evaluation at Childrens Memorial Hospital in Omaha plans to open two outstate diagnostic clinics this spring. He will run a bimonthly clinic in Scottsbluff and a monthly clinic in Grand Island with a single assistant.
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