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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1971
Page
5
Article explains capital gains and losses for individuals, detailing how short and long term gains are taxed, offsets against ordinary income, and the 60 percent deductibility of long term losses this year. It notes carry forward rules and suggests aiming for long term gains to reduce taxes. Includes guidance on home sale considerations.
The Pentagon outlined a timetable for withdrawing combat forces from Vietnam with a May 1 goal. Defense Secretary Laird proposed trimming U.S. troops in Vietnam from 305,000 to about 285,000, with around 100,000 in combat roles limited to security duties.
The 26,006 ton Caribbean cruise ship Antilles grounded on Mustique island near 9:25 p.m. Friday and caught fire. Coast Guard said most passengers and crew were evacuated in 24 lifeboats to the island. by daybreak the ship was gutted. About 330 passengers and 399 crew were aboard and reported in good shape after a lengthy evacuation and sheltering process on Mustique where hospitality was arranged for several hours. The Queen Elizabeth 2 was nearby en route to Barbados with 70 regular passengers onboard.
Alfred Stone and James Waller won a $1 bid on an id carved wooden trunk at an auction. Maureen Stone scolded them for paying, claiming their basement is full of junk. They pried open the trunk and found paintings and engravings by Varney, a Cincinnati artist noted for Old West and frontier scenes. The pair sought an appraisal from Boyle, who estimated $20,000. They plan to sell the works and split the proceeds, a return of about forty times their bid.
Robert J. Robinson, longtime director of UNO Computing Center since July 18a, resigns to head SUNY Albany Computing Core. He also serves as an assistant professor of mathematics at UNO.
A former Lincoln County Democratic chairman and Lincoln city attorney says he will donate legal help to the Exon administration in its early days. Norman Krivasha notes he does not expect state payroll placement, with Capitol office space set aside for review of legislation and possible drafting of bills.
NFPA estimates 12,200 U S fire deaths in 1970, up 10 percent from 1969, with dwelling fires about 6,500 deaths. Property losses total about 2.71 billion dollars, including 2.15 billion to buildings and contents. Notable blazes include Alaska Anchorage trash fire killing 46, Marietta nursing home 31 deaths, Tucson hotel 28, and a New York City building fire causing roughly 10 million dollars in damage.
Army Specialist Paul Craig Coover, a 1968 Columbus High School graduate, joins the 2nd battalion now part of the 4th Armored Division in Schwabach Germany. The unit, formerly at Fort Bliss Texas, brings May multi barreled Vulcan weapons and air defense missiles to bolster forward area protection. Coover enlisted March 1868, trained at Fort Lewis Washington, last stationed at Hunter Army Airfield Georgia, and serves as a repair jets specialist in a battalion artillery unit.
A fragmented OCR snippet notes Lain America Mes as positioned farther east than North America, suggesting a geographic comparison or naming quirk. No full context or verifiable details available.
Reports from SAN CLAMENTH and the Western White House say President Nixon, celebrating his 586th birthday, expresses an optimistic view of the economy with a plan to announce a further U.S. troop reduction in South Vietnam around April 15. Secretary Melvin Laird tours Southeast Asia as Nixon weighs price stability and employment gains, while signing bills to boost pay and pensions and planning a return to Washington with daughter Tricia.
A charwoman is described cleaning a floor on hands and knees as she tends to duties before other tasks. The passage conveys a vivid scene of deliberate, meticulous work by a cleaning worker in a domestic setting.
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