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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1976
Page
3
Bing Crosby and four partners bought Warner Hot Springs resort near San Diego for 2.4 million. Indian groups protest plans to refurbish the site, comparing it to disturbing ancestors as Kumeyaay leaders denounce the move.
TV critic Joan Hanauer notes Nielsen ratings reveal viewer adherence to familiar shows. Laverne and Shirley leads the week, followed by Happy Days and All In The Family, with Winter Olympics pacing lower-ranked specials and NBC and CBS near the bottom in a mixed season outcome.
Floyd James Yarbrough 22 of Lincoln bound over to Jefferson County District Court on first degree murder charge while in the perpetration of first degree sexual assault in the strangling death of Cathy Parker 19 of Fairbury. Judge Dennis Winkle denied sealing the preliminary hearing to the public and news media and later faced rebuke over a gag order on photographs.
A fragment from a bridge column discusses a fancy convention and an opening lead to a fifth trick. It references a 1920s newspaper hand with players labeled A, B, Y, Z and notes notrump overcalls and point counts.
In Buenos Aires sources say officers discuss possible coup options but prefer to avoid power. Inflation soars to 360 percent while debt, guerrilla violence, and palace intrigues threaten stability. Generals warn of a narrowing window as politics wavers and calls for action grow.
Sunday guests at the Miksch home in Platte Center included Jack Purchas and family from Aurora. Jeremy Janssen recuperates after surgery in Omaha. Ted Kurtenbach and family visited ONeill, while Alice Fankhouser of Denver arrived to stay with her mother. The Silver Spur Social club elected new leaders Ed Sokol and Jerry Sliva. A birthday gathering honored Mrs. Gehring with relatives and friends attending followed by cards and a carryin lunch.
Nebraska state senator John DeCamp filed a financial disclosure showing assets of 2.9 million and liabilities up to 2.3 million with a net worth around 1 million. He lists many businesses including apartments, a motel, restaurant and legal practice and notes a major York, Nebraska apartment complex and an Okoboji motel as top assets.
A surprise birthday gathering was hosted Thursday at Mrs. Rose Hueschen’s home in Platte Center for a Valentine birthday. Attendees included Mrs. John Bierman Mrs. Johnny Gehring Mrs. Ralph Schmidt Mrs. Clara Goering Mrs. Art Lutyens Mrs. William Goering and Mrs. Elise Goering all from Platte Center plus Mrs. Lillian Bierman of Battle Creek. Friday visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weber Columbus and Henry Mortensen of York. Saturday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hueschen South Sioux City Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hueschen Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Richard Janssen and family of Kansas City Mr. and Mrs. William Goering and the Dale Martensen family.
The narrator recalls a bridge table where Y opens with a weak notrump and East overcalls with a three diamonds bid. Four spades follows after discussion, yielding a plan to let the king of clubs hold to control the hand, ruff the fourth club, draw trumps, and use dummy’s ace to secure winning tricks.
Mrs W Keeshan hosted Albion Music Club at home Monday with Mrs CH Baalson and Mrs Linafelter presenting a program titled West Side Story. Judy Harder sang Maria, Linafelter played trumpet Something's Coming, the Albion Sophomore Swing Choir sang America, Baalson played Tonight, LaMont Schmadeke sang I Feel Pretty, Robert Nelson sang Somewhere, and the group closed with One Hand One Heart and a patriotic number. President Mrs Herbert Knutson led the business meeting.
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