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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
8
Helmut Schmidt, the West German chancellor, is identified as a member of the Social Democratic Party. The note confirms his party affiliation and political role in the postwar German government.
West correctly bids three hearts after North opens two spades and East passes. South bids three spades, failing to gain, while West hopes to induce three spades and beat it. The article notes the risks of doubles and the outcome of the played hand. It also mentions a Tennessee reader seeking bridge rule literature.
A Nebraska delegate cast a vote for Josephine E R A Smith a fictional feminist version of Joe Smith at the Democratic National Convention as Terry Carpenter watches. The gag recall ties to 1956 and Dwight Eisenhower with Carpenter later escorted from the floor after the fictional nominee was disclosed.
The Nebraska Civil Liberties Union gave nine state senators perfect ratings on civil liberty votes across eight issues including prisoner rights and police training. Lincoln senators Fowler Luedtke Marsh Simpson, Cavanaugh Chambers, Burrows, Mills, Nichol and Omaha senators Kennedy Mahoney Skarda Syas received varied final scores with party balance noted. The group found no link between party affiliation and the ratings.
Nebraska Labor Department reports June unemployment at 5.3 percent with 731 000 in the labor force and 38 900 unemployed. Omaha at 8.6 percent and Lincoln at 4.5 percent reflect statewide trend as schools release students for summer and graduates for jobs.
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