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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1976
Page
2
Hogs offered 3,500 with higher bids on some weights while 260 lb plus lots are scarce. Cattle and calves total 6,500 with steers and heifers mostly lower, cows steady. Sheep at 300 with spring lambs 95 to 110 lb priced 48.00 to 48.50. Tuesday totals: cattle 5,000 hogs 3,500 sheep 300.
Wall Street edges higher at 1 p.m. CDT as Dow Jones indexes rise across sectors. The 30 industrials gain 2.70 points to 1005.81, transports up 0.91, utilities up 0.42, and the broader 65 stocks index up 1.03 to 314.33.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports live cattle and frozen pork bellies trading. Notable quotes include live cattle Aug 40.20 Oct 43.15 Dec 44.95 Feb 45.30, frozen bellies Aug 68.00 Oct 64.70 Feb 64.50, live hogs Jul 49.70 Aug 46.65 Oct 42.75 with varying highs and lows.
The Columbus Telegram lists delivery and mail subscription rates: $2.75 per month by carrier in Columbus, $17.00 per year by mail in Nebraska, and $28.00 per year by mail outside Nebraska. It notes change of address procedures requiring notification to the local postmaster with old and new addresses.
Dwight Nebraska hosts its 13th annual Czech festival on July 24 25 with grand marshals retired M Sgt Ernest Kouma MOH recipient and his brother retired Sgt May Kouma Navy Cross recipient. Alfred Novacek says a Czech Moravian dancing group from Cicero Illinois will attend and a busload from Chicago area will join. The festival queen will be crowned July 24.
An explosion at the International Flavors & Fragrances perfume chemical plant near Perth Amboy New Jersey caused multiple injuries. Police reported several people injured as the blast occurred shortly before noon at the Union Beach site.
A UP I analysis details the vast costs of the 1976 Democratic National Convention including New York City's 3.6 million funding, nearly 2 million for Madison Square Garden, 7 million for a citywide telephone system, and 2.5 million for added police protection. It notes 140,000 credentials, 10,000 chicken legs, and Carter related security and hospitality expenses.
At the Thursday meeting Melvin Pfeifer reported progress on the Humphrey nursing home but site preparation costs may exceed estimates. The state issued new resident assistance rules and planning was paused for further developments. The group discussed baseball coaching pay of 500 dollars to Dave Marin, the July 25 Bicentennial events, including 12 year olds in the meet and a Bicentennial queen at the dance, and a float of achievements. The nominating committee was formed for three director seats, with Bill Albracht Ed Boesch and Dick Classen appointed. The next meeting is August 12 at 8:30 p.m. in the city auditorium.
More than 5,000 mourners gather at Beijing's Great Hall of the People for Chu Teh's memorial service. Premier Hua Kuo feng urges unity amid party leadership struggles as Mao Zedong, ill, remains away. Chu, who led the Red Army from 1927, dies at 90 after decades of influence in Chinese politics.
Fred Marshall Jr., 34, of Omaha was shot and killed in a downtown argument at 24th and Farnum at 10 15 p m Sunday. Police say two brothers were in custody and three shots were fired with Marshall resisting before two more were fired. The dispute centered on a girl.
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