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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1976

Page

2

Omaha Livestock Prices and Wednesday Estimates Report

UPI reports Omaha livestock activity with hogs 4,000 head and steady cattle butchers down 1.50 to 1.75. Details cover No 1-3 weights 190-240 lb around 45.75 to 46.35, various ranges for 215-230 lb, 250-260 lb, and larger hogs, plus sow losses. Cattle and calves total 4,500 with steers and heifers steady, cows down 50-100, and loads priced from 37.50 to 39.00 for steers, 33.00 to 36.50 for lower grades, and 23.50 to 25.50 for utility cows. Sheep at 600 head with spring lambs 46.25 to 47.25 for 85-110 lb. Wednesday estimates list cattle and calves 5,000, hogs 3,500, sheep 400.

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Livestock Futures on Chicago Mercantile Exchange

UPI reports live cattle and frozen pork bellies at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with daily prices by contract. Highlights show August live cattle around 40.60 and 40.65, October near 43.40, frozen bellies around 63.70, and live hogs July near 47.50 slight gains.

Chicago UPI Chicago Mercantile Exchange Jly

Columbus Telegram subscription rates and address notice

Columbus Telegram lists delivery and mail rates: carrier $2.75 monthly, Nebraska mail $17.00 yearly, out-of-state mail $28.00 yearly. It notes changes of address to notify the local postmaster with old and new addresses.

Columbus Neb Nebraska Columbus Telegram

Dinner celebrates Schmale baptism at Peace Lutheran Church

Justin Dean Schmale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Schmale, was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Ernest Smith officiating. A dinner followed with sponsors and family in attendance. Visitors and extended family members were noted, including the Hiller and Michael families and others visiting from nearby towns.

Bellwood Justin Dean Schmale Rueben Schmale Peace Lutheran Church Columbus Ernest Smith Schmales

Not far away in identifying gunmen in kidnaping children

Investigators team clues to identify the gunmen who kidnapped 26 school children and their bus driver in Chowchilla. Clothing notes, notebooks, the driver’s wallet and victim shoes were found near a Santa Clara County road as deputies in Alameda County share suspects’ descriptions with state and neighboring agencies. The search widens to possible others involved and a tip about inmates plotting last year is checked, while a moving bus rescue and emotional driver remarks frame the case.

Chowchilla Calif UPI Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Clara County Alameda County California Nevada San Quentin Prison Madera County Jack Baugh Frank Ray Ray Madera Ed Bates Freda Bates Randall Marin County

President calls for permanent Office of Special Prosecutor

President Ford urged Congress to establish a permanent Office of Special Prosecutor to handle Watergate like charges against high government officials. The plan would create a Division of Government Crimes within the Justice Department, grant Congress an in-house lawyer, and require financial disclosures from top officials, including the president, vice president, Supreme Court justices, and Congress members.

Washington UPI Ford Nixon Congress Senate Senate Watergate Committee Sam Ervin Dn.c Justice Department Supreme Court Executive Branch

FBI Recreation Fund Tied to Hoover Officials Probe

The Justice Department probes whether money from the FBI Recreational Association, once over eighty thousand dollars, was diverted to benefit J Edgar Hoover and other top FBI figures. Nicholas Callahan, longtime associate FBI director, was dismissed amid the inquiry. The Times reports funds funded gifts, Tolson vacations, athletic activities, and royalties from the HBO series and Hoover books.

Washington UPI Justice Department FBI J. Edgar Hoover New York Times Nicholas P. Callahan the Times Callahan Clarence Kelley Bureau Hoover Clyde A. Tolson Tolson California

Thieves steal up to 10 million in France caper

A band of six to eight robbers tunneled 25 feet from a sewer into the Societe Generale vault in Nice over 48 hours. They welded the door, opened eight safes, rifled 200 boxes, and escaped with cash, jewelry, and securities. Wine and bread left behind. Officials say over 50 million francs may have been taken. exact total awaits boxholder claims.

Nice France UPI Societe Generale

Pennsylvanians to visit Creston

Mrs. Robert Nagy and children from Downeytown, Penn. will arrive August 1 for a two week visit with Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Ritter and relatives. The Country Club meeting at Mrs. Herbert Dassenbrock’s home was postponed to August. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Downey of Fort Lauderdale left after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gorman. Elmer Correll has returned home after surgery in Norfolk. A film titled Christ Is My Business was shown at Shell Creek Baptist Church. Cindy and Susie Claussen moved to North Platte.

Creston Robert Nagy W. J. Ritter Downeytown Penn Herbert Dassenbrock Michael Downey Ft. Lauderdale Paul Gorman Elmer Correll Norfolk Shell Creek Baptist Church Cindy Susie Claussen North Platte

Powers entertain at Silver Creek

Saturday supper guests at the Bob Powers home included Captain and Mrs Ed Tworek and family, Mr and Mrs Ed Gavlik and Tracy, and Mr and Mrs Jim Powers of Columbus. Others visited, churchgoers attended services in Shelby, and hospital patients were listed at Lutheran Hospital in Grand Island.

Silver Creek Bob Powers Ed Tworek Ed Gavlik Tracy Jim Powers Columbus Sam Wyman Shelby Randy Engel Roy Wyman Henry Fuehrer Lutheran Hospital Grand Island Gertrude Ward L. T. van Winkle Dale Frizzell Osceola Marvin Bordy Kansas City Louie Bordy Sam Bordy Harold Martin

Howe trial jury selection underway in sex-act case

Salt Lake City United Press International reports Congressman Allan Howe, facing a misdemeanor charge for offering $20 to two police officers posing as prostitutes, begins jury selection as his political future hangs on the outcome. About 50 prospective jurors called. half questioned privately over pretrial publicity.

Salt Lake City UPI Allan Howe Red Light Howe Raymond Uno Salt Lake County Utah Salt Lake GOP

House backs sale of largest ship SS United States

House passes legislation by 370 to 6 to permit selling the SS United States for use as a floating hotel. The bill would exempt the subsidized vessel from the 25 year life rule and allow sale before June 1977 while keeping U.S. flag requirements.

Washington UPI United States U.S

Hidden witness testifies in Lincoln truck murder case

A hidden witness testified that Clyde Rice tried to back out of a VFW parking lot in Lincoln and fatally struck Donald Edelman with his pickup. Ken Dettmann, 45, said he was hiding in Rice's truck cab while Rice was to meet Edelman over a disputed Citizen Band radio frequency. Rice faces first degree murder charges.

Lincoln, Neb UPI Clyde Rice VFW Lincoln Donald Edelman Ken Dettmann Lancaster County Rice Edelman

Nebraska fish kill as rivers dry up across state

Nebraska streams and rivers are drying due to drought and irrigation, leaving dead fish in riverbeds. District officials cite heat and water rights conflicts, urging conjunctive use of ground and surface water and potential new legislation as 1977 deliberations begin.

Nebraska Norfolk Neb UPI Lee Rupp Logan Creek Platte Columbus Central City Rupp Steve Oltmans Lower Elkhorn Oltmans Nebraska Department of Water Resources Lee Orton Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Lincoln Orton Upper Platte River

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