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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1977
Page
2
E Howard Hunt is paroled from federal prison after 32 months for masterminding the 1972 Watergate break in. A laundry truck sighting and reports of his departure create uncertainty about his whereabouts as reporters waited through a cold night.
Omaha livestock prices show hogs at about 240 to 260 pounds 28.75 to 29.50 per hundredweight and cattle around 36.75 to 38.00 for various weight ranges. Thursday estimates list cattle 600 head and hogs 4,000. Chicago futures reflect live hogs and frozen pork with March through July contracts noted.
Stansfield Turner, nominated by President Carter to head the CIA, faces Senate Intelligence Committee scrutiny. Turner, a Naval Academy alumnus and commander of Allied Forces in Southern Europe, testifies firm on staying crisp and resigning if needed. The hearing contrasts his stance with Carter’s rejected first choice Theodore Sorensen.
Nebraska Public Power District extends bid deadline for Contract No 74 2300 Heavy Wall Fabricated Pipe at Gerald Gentleman Station Unit 2 near Sutherland LS until March 16 1977 Bidders must submit in Columbus office bid documents cost 10 00 nonrefundable and bids may be rejected for noncompliance or incomplete security The district will award to the lowest responsible bid or reject all bids.
Retired Army general Hershey, 83, reported very seriously ill and in intensive care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. His career spanned World War II to Vietnam, ending in 1973, with a controversial role in draft policy and opposition to Nixon’s draft lottery plan. He enlisted in 1917 after a Mexican border skirmish and served as a blunt figure in U.S. manpower policy.
The article spoof features a mock congressional seminar on sunshine as a substitute for natural gas. It reports fake weather notes and quotes about daylight being scarce yet abundant, protests over solar heat pricing, and a federal push toward solar research including a supposed sunlamp project.
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