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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1977
Page
2
UPI reports a broad midday stock snapshot with big names like Exxon Ford and IBM showing varied moves. Dow Jones 1 pm CST print lists indices down with 30 industrial at 969.41 off 7.24 and overall market volatility remains evident.
UPI notes hog buyers trading 6 000 head with cuts 200 to 270 pounds down about 2.00 to 2.50, over 270 down 1.00 to 2.00, sows around 33.00 to 34.00. Cattle receipts 3 500 with steers 39.50 to 39.25 in the 975 to 1275 pound range and cows 19.00 to 24.25, lambs at 51.00, Thursday totals forecast 700 cattle and 4 500 hogs.
UPI notes activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with live cattle and frozen pork bellies. Prices show opening highs and lows for February through June contracts along with last sale figures and trading volumes.
The Columbus Telegram lists delivery rates 3.00 per month by carrier and 20.00 per year by mail in Nebraska 35.00 per year outside Nebraska. It notes mail service rules and instructs subscribers to file address changes with the postmaster and the paper.
UPI reports grain futures with Wheat trading in the 283 area for March and near 288 for May while December settles around 306. Corn shows gains with March near 264 and May around 269, oats hold mid-170s, and soybeans swing from 70s to low 70s.
Kearney Nebraska council weighs appealing a denial of a beer license for Copper Hearth Inc. The November recommendation said the Pizza house and pub would be too close to another business until after 5 PM. If no appeal is possible, Councilman Carrol Sheldon urged sending a strongly worded legal letter to the state beer commission.
The IMF grants Vietnam a 35.6 million loan to ease an export shortfall after reunification. The loan covers 31 million SDR, about 36 million dollars, aimed at offsetting a 12 month export decline through June 30, 1976 amid war and reduced fishing activity.
Gary Gilmore, after 13 days in solitary, reunited with two of his brothers at Utah State Prison and spoke of a calmer mood ahead of his Monday firing squad execution. Prison officials noted the visit as his mother was unable to travel and an attorney for the victim’s widow gained access to the prison. Gilmore was convicted for the July motel killing of Bennie Bushnell and admitted a prior killing of Max Jensen in Orem, while summaries of civil suits from Bushnell’s and Jensen’s widows seek over $3 million in damages.
About 100 persons attended Sunrise Acres Inc first stockholder meeting and dinner at the Humphrey City Auditorium Sunday night Ed Boesch was elected chairman and served as director along with George Brockhaus Victor Boesch Detlefsen and Calvin Stuts
Washington report calls for new measures to protect patient privacy as health records move from manual files to computerized systems. Dr. Alan F. Westin warns current abuses focus on manual files, with data often flowing beyond primary care settings, leaving patients little control.
Henry Ford II resigns from the Ford Foundation board after criticizing its fortress mentality and lack of alignment with capitalism. He cites the foundation’s broad grants, including 5.3 million to the arts in 1975, and warns the charity risks becoming an ongoing funding agency rather than backing innovation.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ternus and family moved to Hutchinson after a month visiting relatives while Ternus completed a 30 day Navy leave. Mrs Caroline Sandberg of Omaha plans to visit next weekend with her mother Mrs W J Ritter. The Birthday Club was hosted by Mrs Anna Harper. Mr and Mrs Herbert Agnes Walter had surgery last week at Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha.
Nebraskans at the irrigation and groundwater exposition hear a panel explain three groundwater control theories and the Groundwater Management Act of 1975. Speakers discuss NRD authority, well spacing, pumping limits, metering, and conservation measures amid rising energy costs.
Albion Jaycees will gather for a meeting tonight with stock car racing and rodeo for 1977 as the main topics on the agenda.
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