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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1976
Page
3
UPI reports Omaha livestock figures with hogs 3 000 head and cattle 3 500, prices showing swings by weight class. No. 1 200-250 lb hogs around 51, sows firm to higher, cattle and calves mostly firm to higher with various price ranges for prime and choice grades. Thursday estimates list cattle and calves at 1 000, hogs at 3 500, no sheep.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price feed shows live cattle and frozen pork bellies trading with varying bids asks and last sale figures. Notable entries include Feb live cattle and hogs with multiple price levels and volumes recorded, reflecting a active trading session. Columbus Telegram prints subscription rates and address details for local readers.
UPI reports a mixed stock market at 1 p.m. CDT with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 4.33 points to 987.48. Transportation and utilities show modest moves while the overall stock index sits at 308.19, down 0.65.
Four women prisoners escaped from West Berlin’s Tiergarten women’s prison early today. Among them is Inge Viett of the Baader Meinhoff group, linked to the February 1975 kidnapping of CDU leader Peter Lorenz. Police say weapons were used and outside help is possible as a nationwide search is launched.
The Nebraska weekly crop report shows the winter wheat harvest about 10 percent complete by last Friday, up from 5 percent a year ago, with most activity in the southern and eastern districts and little harvest in the Panhandle. The crop condition ranges from poor in 8 percent of counties to good in 27 percent, while nearly 60 percent of wheat is ripened, and topsoil moisture remains largely short across two thirds of counties.
In Eugene, Oregon a UPI report notes Roy Lack leads a Canadian expedition near Bellacoola to find Sasquatch based on local reports and a 1970 computer study. Gene Cisler cites North American Wildlife Research as confirming the camp setup and area choice for potential sightings.
Nebraska lawyers expect the decision in the Rice case to curb federal court appeals and reduce backlogs. The ruling bars federal courts from overturning state murder convictions on illegally obtained evidence, affecting Rice and Poindexter cases and prompting mixed views from supporters and opponents.
Lincoln Nebraska July air service proposal would add daily eight passenger flights with pilot and co pilot to Omaha Lincoln Columbus Hastings Kearney McCook Sidney Alliance Chadron. Pioneer would operate cheaper than Frontier and a full hearing was deemed unnecessary but held to review finances equipment and past service.
Jay Kufeldt, an Albion native with a degree in aircraft maintenance from Western Technical College in Sidney, joins the Petroleum Helicopter Corporation of Lafayette Louisiana which operates offshore oil support helicopters. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kufeldt.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will consider a funding program proposal from a Washington DC consultant. The report urges adoption of a unified funding formula to allocate university resources across campuses and departments.
Loup Power District crews near completion installing an underground system for 38 lots in Viking View subdivision located three miles north of Columbus. Ken Eymann notes three riser poles and 17 transformers were installed with substantial primary cable work. At least two homes already started in the area.
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