13 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1974
Page
1
The Agriculture Department funding a 290859 study over four years to compare natural home garden pest control with chemical pesticides. Virginia State College will run methods on 48 plots with 18 vegetables, assessing economic and health effects amid rising pesticide concerns.
A damaged text fragment describes a postage raid at Cobos with references to rates, addresses, and postmaster notices. It mentions annual fees, mail rites, and telegrams, and includes scattered proper nouns like Nabtorkaard and Colombis, indicating a historic postal service or rates notice with unclear details.
Kimball Nebraska AP Robert Parker 22 pleaded guilty Friday to assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a law enforcement officer. District Judge John Knapp ordered 90 days evaluation in Lincoln before sentencing. Parker was sought after an incident June 12 at his apartment when police entered to question him in a rape and abduction case. he allegedly pulled a handgun and was shot in the hand and leg by officers. Rape and kidnapping charges were dismissed at preliminary hearing. Tourist officers predict Rome will receive over six and a half million visitors in the 1975 Holy Year.
The page provides a dense list of astrological forecasts for each sign with dates and general guidance. It mentions Amles, Gre, Egon Chulires, Leu, Virgo, Tauro, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarus, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces with periods and suggested actions. The text uses period voice and focuses on improve health, tasks, social and civic engagement while noting personal relationships and career hints.
Lancaster County authorities set aside several thousand dollars to pay for information aiding the Patricia Webb murder investigation. Webb, 24, a former narcotics informant for the State Patrol, was killed April 19 and found April 20 on a farm south of Lincoln after being shot twice. Law officers seek the last two men seen with Webb about 1 am April 9 at an adult bookstore in Lincoln.
The agriculture department will release a new report on supply and demand for wheat corn soybeans and other crops. It projects 67.8 million acres of corn for harvest next fall down from earlier indications and notes 1973 acreage revisions amid late planting causing uncertainty. Information ends with a stray note about St John’s city of North America and a 1497 discovery.
Officials say President Nixon arranged a six month delay on the balloon payment of 226,660 dollars for his San Clemente estate with 7.4 percent interest. The new due date shifts to mid January, with interest paid and only a small principal on Monday. An investment group linked to two friends is also pursuing a similar extension.
Washington AP reports a growing shortage of military doctors, with about 1,800 short of need among 11,000 active physicians. The Pentagon warns effects will worsen over two years as draft authority ended last year. Nixon signed a new bonus program up to 14500 dollars annually to lure doctors into military careers, yet full impact will take time to materialize.
Two administrators at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine will resign around Sept. 1. Dr. Francis L. Lam helped develop family practice. Dr. Robert Messer led Obstetrics-Gynecology and will become New Mexico’s head of obstetrics gynecology. Both join the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with Dr. Robert Kugel, as he becomes New Mexico’s health affairs vice president on Aug. 1. A fourth, Dr. Charles T. Taring ton Jr., heads Otolaryngology and moves to Seattle. Causes include campus unrest over abortions and physicians’ fees, but Med Center Chancellor Dr. Robert Sparks says issues are resolved and resignations may continue. Replacement searches are under way for Lam and Messer. acting dean Perry Rigby will serve until a new medical dean is named.
The University of Nebraska Lincoln nursing college receives a renewed federal grant path. A three year grant totaling 172 320 this year plus further support brings total funding to around 245 208 in 1975 and 254 606 in 1976. Lois Merrill notes the grant transforms an austere program into the intended full Lincoln operation.
A reflection on mercy from a governor pardon anecdote and the Biblical parable of the two debtors. It links personal mercy to genuine Christian faith and asks readers to consider how they forgive others, ending with an offer for free booklets.
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