26 Feb 1974
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1974
Page
1
A rusty naval mine used as decor at Montys Conch Row Bar exploded in a crater six feet deep and twenty feet wide. A customer kicked the four-foot sphere last week, three chunks fell out, and police say the explosive was removed and detonated at the bomb dump by a specialist.
Subscription rates and delivery options listed with regional pricing. Details include in county carder at 42.24 per month and by mail across various counties at 14.00 per year. Address change procedures and note on holiday closures appear, though text is garbled.
Lincoln and Omaha market notes show Egg Market News with Grade A eggs and pullets prices and Omaha livestock quotations. Hogs ease 39.00 to 32.25, sows down, cattle and calves mostly steady to weak with some lower, sheep presence light as receipts shift midweek.
Ida Atten thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers and visits during a Behlen Hospital stay praising doctors and nurses. Cindy Ahrens honors care and support from relatives friends and clergy at Behlen Memorial Hospital. John C. Burns Family expresses sorrow gratitude for comforting expressions from good friends.
4 H notes describe a meeting at Harold and Phyllis Laudenklos home with discussion on horse parts and demonstrations of proper feeding by Phyllis Laudenklos and members. Karen Laudenklos reports. Also notes Edward Waldman’s surgery at St Mary Hospital Rochester Minnesota and addressed room info 2 112 Zip 55901.
In Oakville Ontario police report eight teenagers joyriding in a stolen station wagon plunged down an embankment into Sixteen Mile Creek. Another youth was seriously injured after jumping from the car as it slid. The victims, from Oakville area, were believed to be evenly mixed by gender. A tenth teen escaped before the final crash. The car had been reported stolen Monday evening. A second item notes about millions of TVs discarded in the United States.
Horoscope style guidance for all signs with scattered advice on study assets self analysis patience and budgeting. Mentions Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius and Pisces with vague prompts on relationships work and education.
An Omaha area high school senior spent the weekend buying back pamphlets, programs, and $1 photographs from the 1898 Trans Mississippi Exposition. Autograph books with signatures of President Chester A. Arthur were among the items recovered from multiple sales. Mayor Zorinsky urged cataloging and warned the library. The value was estimated between $2,000 and $3,100.
Schuyler and Fremont saw counterfeit traveler’s checks cashed Thursday in Colfax County. Sheriff Richard Kruse said several $100 checks, drawn on the First National City Bank of New York, totaled about $950 in Fremont. A warrant is out for a suspect using the name David Berret with a North Platte driver’s license.
Washington AP The American Bakers Association launches a Save our Bread campaign urging Congress to curb U S wheat exports until the next harvest. President Robert J Wager warns of an imminent bread shortage and possible price rises, while USDA officials downplay imminent shortages and note a forecast reserve of 178 million bushels.
Capping ceremonies at Mt. Marty College in Yankton honored 27 graduates led by Diane Liebig daughter of Mr and Mrs Erd Liebig. Attending besides her parents were Debbie and Jackie Liebig and Columbus couple Mr and Mrs Gene Kuta.
A bill sent to the committee proposes one liquor license per 4000 residents per county, aiming to cap licenses. A related measure seeking one license per 1500 residents won first-round approval Monday in the session.
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