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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
3
Washington humor writer Dick West recalls a week of teen prom talk as daughters discuss tuxedos and dates. Parents react to the parade of outfits with humorous disbelief, imagining Liberace level flamboyance in high school fashion.
Mark Amne, 17, of Ames, a junior at Abington High School, was named deputy chairman of the Republican state committee. The appointment, announced Wednesday night, makes him the chairman of the state's teenage Republicans as part of a push to involve young people.
Amos Margarito, 18, of Austin, tearfully destroyed a jail blanket to fashion a noose and attempted hanging. He survived after guards cut him down and he was hospitalized in critical condition. Earlier he faced a charge of loitering as police questioned him and obtained several tentative names.
The California Assembly approved a bill to prohibit including razor blades in newspaper ads and other unsold delivery formats. The measure, passed 7-3, was sent to the Senate after Assemblyman Leroy Greene introduced it following nationwide ads containing razor blades.
June 3, 1971 marks the feast of Gemini and honors birth of King George V. Historical notes include Edward VIII-Wallis Simpson marriage in 1937, the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation completion, Pope John XXIII death in 1963, and the Gemini 4 spacewalk in 1965. A John Burroughs quote closes.
A federal work release program helps inmates train and work during the end of their sentences, aiding rehabilitation and family support. In early operation, 2000 prisoners paid taxes, reimbursed prisons, sent funds home, and spent locally, saving future gains.
Lincoln marked by the Izaak Walton League filed a complaint with the U S Justice Department to stop alleged pollution of Long Pine Creek in northern Nebraska. Assistant Attorney General Jon Gale said a decision on charges will come this summer after the Corps of Engineers investigates. The group submitted data for review by environmental experts under the 1899 Federal Refuse Act. Carl Kiner of Lincoln said Nebraska is the first state where the league has pursued such action.
ALBANY N Y UPH New York becomes the 31st state to ratify the constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18. The measure clears the Senate 51 to 2 and the Assembly 128 to 8 on Wednesday with all 10 opponents from the Republican side.
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