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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1976

Page

2

Hearst Testifies In Own Defense At Bank Robbery Trial

Patricia Hearst testified about being blindfolded and confined in a closet for days during her alleged kidnapping by the SLA. She described threats and sexual coercion by band leader Cinque and said she was pressured to participate in a bank robbery and to record demands. Trial adjourned with jury to view locations connected to the case.

Patricia Hearst Miss Hearst United States Donald DeFreeze Liberation Army SLA Donald DeFreezess F. Lee Bailey Miss Hears San Francisco Bailey Steven Weed Weed the Furl Gether DeFreeze Wiliam Harris The Angela Atwood Harris Miss Atwood Nancy Ling Perry Emily Harris Barbara Jean Mactle Florida J Rembro Russell Little Oakland Marcus Foster Cinque Sala Cinque H Company Patty Hibernia

Federated Church appoints officers to Governing Council

At the annual meeting the Federated Church ordained and elected to the Governing Council Mrs. R. A. Anderson Dale E. Johnson C. Vincent Jones E. H. Lobe Mrs. Warren Miller and J. Michael Senior. Stewards on the Board of St. Andrew are Mrs. Harvey Hyde Cleo Kuntzelman and Thayne Whitcomb. The first Communion Service of 1976 will be observed at the Feb 1 morning service.

Nuron R. Anderson Dale E. Johnson C. Vincent Jones E. H. Lobe Warren Miller J. Michael Senior St. Andrew Harvey Hyde Cleo Kuntzelman Thayne Whitcomb

Morton Ends Visit Before Returning to El Toro Base

Jerry W. Morton son of Mr and Mrs Robert Morton left Thursday for El Toro Marine Base Santa Ana Calif after spending a three week leave. The Morton family and Richard Branson were dinner guests at Osceola with Don Schoonover and Karen and others attending from Lincoln Ashland and nearby towns.

Heart Fund Princess crowned in Nebraska capitol

Janis Dawn Hutton of Hastings aged thirteen was named 1976 Heart Fund Princess by Governor J James Exon after the Sigma Alpha Epsilon torch relay from Omaha to Lincoln. Born January 27 1963 she underwent open heart surgery at age six and a half to close a ventricular septal defect.

Jan Omaha

Ernst Inducted Into Omega Tau Rho Honorary Realtors

Ernst, longtime Columbus real estate leader, was inducted into Omega Tau Rho at Elkis Country Club. The ceremony, led by Columbus Board of Realtors president Melba Kuntzelman, also announced yearlong committee chairs and noted a free screening of Uncle Sam, the Man and the Legend through Feb. 18 with contact numbers for more information.

Txe Ernst Omega Tau Rho Old Time Realtors National Association of Realtors Columbus Board of Realtors State Association State Farm and Land Institute Melba Kuntzelman Elkis Country Club Carol Syslo Helen Campbell Lyle Ernst Dick Weerts Ron Sabata Herman Oehrrich Jim Ditter Uncle Sam Man and The Dick Gdowski Elaine Porter Tom Kumpf

MNO Bridge Club Hosts Valentine Pot-Luck

Mrs Delores Staska hosted the MNO Bridge Club annual Valentine pot-luck at her home on Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs ampert Petersen. Winners were R C Phillips and Kles Harris high score, Harlan Kohte and Bud Watson second high, June Doyle and Albert Petersen low.

Alun Delores Staska MNO Bridge Club Ampert Petersen R.C. Phillips Kles Harris Harlan Kohte Bud Watson June Doyle Albert Petersen

Ice jam floods Wagner Lakes area in 1986 incident

Residents of Wagner Lakes area faced a scare on February 10 1986 as an ice jam on the Loup River diverted water into the lake. UCLA geologists are establishing a chemical fingerprint file to trace future oil slicks and tars washing ashore in California.

Wagner Lakes Area Loup River OWL UCLA California

Whisky Tax Proposed by Hamilton in 1791

Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton recommended the Whisky Tax as the first excise on distilled spirits. The note mentions the first tobacco production by Pierre Laglard in New York, tied to his clay pipe trademark.

The Treasury Alexander Hamilton Manu Tured United Pierre Laglard New York

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