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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
3
Christian forces launched new assaults on leftist positions in the mountains east of Beirut. U.S. officials studied new evacuation routes for more than 400 Americans and other foreigners as the embassy postponed the overland convoy departure.
Tokyo reports the 14th suspect in the Lockheed payoff affair, Tatsuya Nakai of Marubeni Corp., was detained on charges of destroying evidence. Nakai is among six Marubeni officials jailed, with five All Nippon Airways executives also arrested in the case.
The Leigh Library Building, a two room frame structure east of the city office since the 1930s, was sold Saturday night to Frank Morfeld for 95 dollars. Dennis Severn bought an 8 by 16 foot metal storage shed. The library was moved in May to a Main Street building and must be removed. Zion Church Lutheran Laymen's League held a park picnic at Tri-County Park Shelter Sunday.
Weather report details powerful thunderstorms sweeping from eastern Montana to northern Wisconsin. Winds up to 80 mph toppled trailers and trees, hail coated the ground, and up to seven inches of rain flooded areas near Valhalla North Dakota. power outages reported in International Falls Minnesota.
A crowd of several hundred attacked police on Chicago’s near Northwest Side late Monday injuring eight people including six officers. Moses Martinez, 21, resisted arrest for driving the wrong way on a one way street. Seven of the injured were treated and released from St Mary of Nazareth hospital. Five people, Martinez among them, were arrested.
FBI statistics show 58 law enforcement officers were killed by criminals in the first six months of this year, down from 64 in the same period last year. Six deaths occurred in June this year compared with 12 in June 1975, with 10 deaths in unprovoked ambushes and the rest under various circumstances.
In Bloomington Indiana police report a 3 year old girl Michelle Percifield was left in a trailer with her mother Joyce and infant sister Angela who died of dehydration. Michelle kept Angela fed for days before both died. Neighbors heard nothing unusual and authorities say no foul play is suspected.
Radio commentator Lowell Thomas was reported in stable condition at Presbyterian Medical Center in Denver after being flown from California by private jet. His son, Lt. Gov. Lowell Thomas Jr., said the 84 year old would undergo tests and rest with a full examination planned for the rest of the week following illness at the Bohemian Grove retreat.
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