04 Feb 1975
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1975
Page
1
The Columbus Telegram lists cattle and hog markets with price ranges for hogs, sows, steers, heifers and cows, plus calf and lamb notes. It includes daily financial data, stock indexes, and local/postal notices, reflecting a dense midwestern market summary.
A Center for Science in the Public Interest study says manufactured baby foods are unnecessary and expensive and may promote overfeeding. It calls for FDA labeling by percentage and notes human milk or substitutes suffice for four to six months before mashed table foods. Gerber counters but questions the study’s qualifications.
UPI reports a sharp uptick in the U.S. dollar on European exchanges after intervention by the Federal Reserve and European banks. Gold opened unchanged in Zurich at 176.75 dollars and fell to 175.75 in London, with bullion priced at 175 an ounce at morning fixing. Bankers in Paris Brussels and Amsterdam noted the intervention boosted the dollar amid a six week slump as West Germany’s central bank and the Swiss National Bank purchased dollars.
Neighbors heard a crash that damaged fourteen cars and two apartment buildings after an unoccupied vehicle sped down a steep hill. Police suspect intentional release, with no injuries reported in the two block incident. Damage to cars estimated at 7000 dollars.
The Nebraska Council of School Administrators says the average salary for superintendents in the state's largest districts is 0,960 dollars. The survey excludes Omaha where Owen Knutzen earns 49,000 and Lincoln where John Prasch earns 38,000 plus a retirement annuity.
More than 4,000 Avon County Council employees took a day off to protest excessive pay after a faulty computer produced oversized paychecks. A janitor earned 5.7H weekly and a worker 648 for a week. About 300 picketed City Hall as NUPE officials urged action.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger disclosed a U S plan at a National Press Club luncheon to curb oil prices and boost conservation through duties quotas and floor pricing. The proposal aims to spur investment in alternative energy like nuclear and solar while pressuring producers to raise output costs to support new energy development.
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