05 Jun 1974
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1974
Page
1
Omaha market notes show hogs mostly steady to 50 cents lower with some 2 to 5 lower. cattle and calves strong to prime but mostly steady to 50 lower in spots. cows steady overall with some declines. sheep and lambs weaker with spring lambs around 49.25 to 100. The week receipts forecast includes cattle and calves about 600, hogs 1000, sheep 300.
The Omaha World Herald lists Thursday action at de SerBen Raceway including the WH Post time at 4 00 first race purse 3400 for 2 year olds with claiming price 3500 entries include Painters Chokes Alan Shoux Spy Drop Ko Bey N15 Travel Inley Burges 14 Cchre s Honey Necy 14 Slems Dejory 177 Thonger Mug No Boy 7 Bel le Victory Kunitske 115 Light De Peace No Boy Wd Navgies Avghl King 5 Aniss Lucky Nitkis No Boy 119 Glory Boots John Lively o 118 Also Eligible Revauchate No Boy Na Arectols HO Boy 1S Gysms Jew No Boy HS Bugays Gam No Boy We Rule Ollie No Boy 319 Anodes Jewel Greet 10F
In Ireland, gunmen abducted the 71 year old Earl of Donoughmore and his wife from their Conly estate near Tipperary. They were driven toward Dublin as police speculate the motive ties to hunger-striking IRA members in British jails. A blood stain and a shot being heard raise concerns for the couple’s safety.
Andrew John Peldich, a pump repairman at Alcoa's Fast St. Clair plant, died at 82 leaving nearly 50000 to the Alena Foundation, which holds over 100 million. He emigrated from Yugoslavia in 1914 and, without a family, designated his funds for educational welfare and cultural projects. The gift was disclosed by The Alcoa News.
Fragmented OCR shows a 7th Avenue address in Columbes Nebraska and references subscription rates and closedown dates. Names and specifics are unclear in the damaged text, with accidental repeats and misread phrases. The piece appears to be a brief newspaper notice about a local telegram service and subscription pricing.
Washington AP Agriculture Department weighs costs for a regional meat and poultry inspection laboratory in Lincoln Nebraska with a June decision hoped. A cost study for St Louis already finished but results unavailable. The third APHIS multi disciplinary lab outside Beltsville is in Athens Ga and a Peoria Illinois lab was opened last year.
Aries to Pisces columns mix astrology advice and child guidance with a St Louis delayed emissions order for a Minnesota taconite plant. The piece notes a 70 day delay in enforcing a district car order banning asbestos-like fibers near Lake Superior. The horoscope items mention advice and career, love and money across signs. A brief public notice closes the column.
Omaha based Burlington Northern official says a surplus of empty grain boxcars exists in the region. He urges shippers to move more grain in the next two months, noting the supply spike follows a period of tight boxcar availability and should be temporary as cars are drafted for southern U.S. needs.
Nebraska's 93 counties see growth in traffic caseload with April recording 7 583 cases the highest this fiscal year. County courts collected 280 862 in fines in April and 2 401 699 for the year, with 36 450 from overload and related truck violations. Fines fund highway uses and school districts.
An earthquake apparently shook eastern Missouri at about 3:05 a.m. local time. The tremor lasted around 30 seconds with no injuries or major damage reported and residents contacted authorities by telephone.
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