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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1976
Page
2
In January 1776 Britain negotiated with six western European states to hire mercenaries for the Revolutionary War. About 30,400 soldiers were contracted for roughly 1.77 million pounds, though only half hailed from Hessian states. The term Hessians used loosely for these troops.
Washington columnist Dick West guides viewers on handling gavel to gavel TV of House sessions. He cites common bosh utterances and shows how to tune out distractions while preserving attention for meaningful remarks. He lists typical lines and moments to ignore to avoid brain overload.
Bomba Bede Oa presents a Friday horoscope for Aries through Pisces with guidance on trust in agreements, relationship contributions, self limits, family patience, self doubt, practical action, balancing personal interests with duties, moderation in risk, budget vigilance, idealism, and handling others opinions.
The armored vehicle was named for secrecy after Col. Ernest Swinton suggested its British Army role in World War I. The term water tank inspired the name due to facades of turret and hull resembling a tank design.
Nebraska farmers are expanding cropland per USDA estimates, with corn up 4 percent and sorghum up 7 percent. Soybeans fall about 20 percent, barley down 8 percent, and sugar beets down 3 percent. Total planted acres expected near 6.75 million, aided by farmers reviving idle fields.
Five murder suspects including the victim’s estranged wife refused to waive extradition to Iowa. They were ordered held without bond after Omaha police arrested them Tuesday night in Pottawattamie County.
Melvin Nading son of Mrs Cella Proctor is in eight weeks of helicopter maintenance training at Fort Rucker Alabama after completing eight weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He is a 1975 graduate of Columbus High School and lists a Denver address in box numbers and street names. Meanwhile Omaha area authorities pursue open first degree murder warrants for five suspects in the December shooting death of Charles Dean Sallis at a rural Iowa location. the suspects include Kathy Sallis and others, with extradition hearings set and bond denied.
The Nebraska American Revolution Bicentennial Commission approved a 10 000 grant for the Bicentennial Birthday Party on Sept 3 at the new University of Nebraska Fieldhouse. The opening night of the 1976 Nebraska State Pair will feature invitations to 385 high schools and guest of honor Kate Smith. Smith will perform with the mass high school choir, arranged by the UN Music Department with accompaniment by the Linear Symphony or a university orchestra.
State Senator Loran Schmit of Bellwood introduced a bill to raise elderly homestead exemptions. The proposal would lift the single or widowed limit from 3850 to 4000 dollars and increase the married couple threshold from 4000 to 4000 dollars for those over 68.
A National Park Service note reports a 200 year old South Carolina resolution authorizing "able-bodied Negro men" to be taken into public service and offering rewards for timely compliance, reflecting historical coercive labor use.
Washington officials report an unprecedented 3-2 split on cause of the 1974 TWA Flight 514 crash that killed 92. Majority pins fault on pilot Richard Brock for descending below recommended altitude. minority faults radar controller Merle Cameron for not following FAA radar arrival rules. The dispute highlights FAA air traffic control system management as a root issue.
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