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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1976
Page
2
London report says Britons amid postwar recession turn to sex as affordable amusement. A sociologist notes a potential link between prolonged downturns and birth rates, citing demand for sex magazines and birth control pills as indicators.
The column includes Columbus Telegram subscription details and a broader UK economic survey noting England and Wales population growth, rising recession impacts, and shifts in spending. It cites declines in living standards, liquor sales, fuel expenditure, food consumption, and meat while cheese and vegetables rise.
Bev Salber, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Salber of Petersburg, won the Boone County spelling contest sponsored by Joe Matrisciano. The winner will attend the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha on March 20. runner up was Mike Volonec, 13, Cedar Rapids Public School.
Johnny Cash and June Carter were injured in separate accidents at their Montego Bay vacation home. Cash slipped on gravel near a pool while supervising construction. Carter fell into a ditch dug by ex terminators. Both are healing and do not expect to cancel tour plans.
The piece lists numerous folk hiccup cures from applesauce, water with blocked ears, and lemon juice to pilgrimages, noting some may be worse than the ailment. It references CNS as the source.
The article discusses a loophole in the Freedom of Information Act allowing agencies to be treated as confidential sources. A Los Angeles court ruled that agencies can be exempt if they classify themselves, citing a Scientology versus DEA case. Critics warn this erodes disclosure and invites mutual back scratching between agencies.
Mrs. Larry Baumgart joined 65 new citizens at the Federal District Court in Omaha on February 19. Governor and Mrs. J James Exon attended. A luncheon hosted by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce followed.
A survey by Research Triangle Institute of North Carolina finds nearly 2 percent of U S junior and senior high students are heavy or moderately heavy drinkers. It also shows 18 percent of high school girls and 30 percent of boys fall into serious drinking categories.
ALBION Carl Hansen a resident of the Wolf Nursing Home will be 91 March 9. Born in Schlewig Holstein Germany he is the last of a fourteen child family. He came to Lincoln Nebraska in 1899 with his mother sister and brother. He married Lydia Oschsner at Sutton March 16 1911 and spent most of his life near Lincoln farming. He enjoys fishing hunting and has taken up string art making a wind mill and ship. He has three children Orville in Denver Howard in Lincoln and Eleanor Newton of Albion eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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