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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1977
Page
2
Omaha livestock prices rise with hogs and cattle tests. hog prices up to 1.00 higher for several weights. Cattle and calves mostly steady with prime loads and varied ranges for heifers and cows. New York Dow Jones at 1 p.m. shows declines across Indust, Transp, Utils. overall market weak.
Columbus Telegram lists address 1254 27th Avenue Columbus Nebraska and rates 1 month 5 dollars and 20 dollars yearly by mail within Nebraska or 35 dollars yearly outside Nebraska. It notes publication daily except Sundays and major holidays and urges change of address notices to postmaster with old and new addresses.
Telegram missing reported with a note to call 564-274 between 6 and 6 30 p m Saturdays 6109 a m. Authorities seek the sender or recipient to verify details and locate the message.
Hubert H. Humphrey, renowned as the "Happy Warrior" and veteran senator, withdraws his bid for Senate majority leader amid party vote doubts. Robert Byrd moves to lead by acclamation while a three member committee considers a fitting tribute to Humphrey's service. He is later honored with a standing ovation as he takes the oath for a new term amid friends and colleagues.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show live cattle and frozen pork bellies futures with open high low and last trade figures for Feb Apr Jun and Aug contracts across live cattle frozen pork bellies and live hogs. Notable values include live cattle Feb 39.75 Apr 39.42 Jun 41.30 Aug 42.60, pork bellies Feb 56.60 Mar 56.40 May 56.90, hogs Feb 38.05 Apr 34.67 Jun 37.25.
A McCollister associate said John Y. McCollister expects to join Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in its Washington office with a final decision possible within seven days. The move follows the resignation of Kimball Firestone and is contingent on remaining details with Firestone aides.
John Czekanski, 59, was found dead Tuesday in a basement refrigerator at his home in Homesstead. Coroner notes he apparently crawled inside after removing the shelves. cause of death is undetermined, with accidental or self-inflicted possibilities remaining under review.
Investigators cannot explain motive after 15 year old Opdahl used a .357 revolver to kill his father orthodontist M Darril Opdahl 43 and sisters Susan 19 and Carol 18 in a Tokay High School community near Stockton. Mother Patricia 43 survives after surgery.
Gilmore was unanimously approved to fill the vacancy created by Fritz Engel once certified. Council action includes a subdivision study east of the new golf course with input from Stan Johnson and landowner David Bender. A report will be prepared for the February meeting along with park land acquisitions and a possible Scribner Roller Rink purchase. The council planned further meetings to assess feasibility and park development. The weather item notes Brownsville Texas hit 76 as Butte registered 23 below zero.
On opening day 1977 Congress introduced several measures to spur employment. A group led by John Conyers urged Carter to back a $30 billion stimulus. proposals include $4 billion more for state and local public works and a goal to cut unemployment to 3 percent by 1980.
Ross Rasmussen of the Nebraska State School Boards Association said the 1977 legislature may be asked to nearly triple state aid to education from about 55 million dollars. A drafted bill would add 50 million this year and 50 million in 1978, with smaller earlier sums. Senate sponsor changes and concerns about tax effects were noted as lawmakers weigh the plan.
In 1975 Texans drilled 12,483 oil wells, accounting for 31.1 percent of all wells drilled in the United States, highlighting Texas’s dominant role in oil exploration that year.
A three week summary lists tanker incidents near North American shores. Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket spilling 7.6 million gallons. Sansinena exploded in Los Angeles harbor with nine dead. Olympic Games spilled 133,500 gallons near Philadelphia. Grand Zenith reported missing after heavy seas near Cape Sable. Oswego Peace spilled 2,000 gallons in Thames River. Daphne spilled no oil in Guayanilla Bay. Universe Leader ran aground with no spill reported.
Three marine Ku Klux Klan members Dennis Campbell Jr Ronnie Harper and Charles V Smith surrendered at Camp Pendleton after a one day unauthorized absence They had skipped hearings related to a barracks assault involving black marines and whites at the base near Los Angeles and San Diego The group was not jailed and was to be processed back to their units.
A Milwaukee house fire killed five children aged 8 to 13 and sent another child to hospital with burns. Authorities say the blaze started in stuffed furniture in the second floor television room and spread to upper bedrooms where the children slept. The victims were Forest 8 Leon 10 Jacqueline 9 La Verne 5 and Brenda 13 with Charles Edward 11 in critical condition at St Marys Burn Center.
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