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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
3
A speaker at Medgar Evers College urged a revolution in educational methods and community health services focused on people’s well being. He warned graduates not to be corrupted by the system and to pursue a life of service.
The Supreme Soviet unanimously chose Leonid Brezhnev as chief of state, relieving Nikolai Podgorny after a 12 year presidency. Podgorny disappears from public view following the Politburo purge as Brezhnev receives a standing ovation and vows to serve the nation.
Nebraska used six court approved wiretaps in 1976 resulting in 15 convictions in gambling and narcotics cases. In 1975 eleven taps produced 16 convictions including a Scotts Bluff County murder. In Lancaster County two taps and four in Douglas County were used, all in single family homes with phone bugs. The Wesley Peery murder case involved a wiretap record, though no tap evidence was used in Peery’s trial. his first degree murder conviction is on appeal.
Dean Perry Rigby of the University of Nebraska Medical Center says a $1.3 million cut in federal funds next year would be painful but the college would survive. A revised operating plan is in preparation but awaits approval. The center expected state tax dollars to offset the loss, but funds were not restored. The current budget is about $10.9 million with an estimated next year at $9 million. Creighton University’s medical school faced a similar federal cut last year.
Charles B. Johnson of Franklin funds based in San Mateo says a survey of 21 000 subscribers drew a 2 percent response. He notes a quarter of respondents rarely talk to brokers and only 2.7 percent communicate regularly, warning of investor lethargy and ignorance. The main finding is demand for closer communication and more individualized investment details.
Gov J James Exon named Allan D Bennett of Lincoln to the Public Buildings Safety Advisory Committee succeeding Nancy Erickson whose term ends Sept 12 1978. He also named W Gale Rumpeltes to the Public Employer Retirement Board succeeding Richard Weber whose term ends Jan 1 1979.
Omaha UPI reports Thomas D. Thalken 34 received a federal award for handling major narcotics cases. The Columbus native and assistant U.S. attorney cited the Conway heroin ring case aiding convictions of Leonard Smith and two dealers. Thalken praised for effective prosecution and cooperative work with the DEA Nebraska office.
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