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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1976
Page
7
Overnight guests at Mrs. Leo Mark's home included cousins from Sterling Heights Michigan and local family members. The column lists trips, visitors, and family updates along with upcoming events at Fay Hitchens Combo Club and Micek's Bar.
Richard Potrzeba, 37, was killed Friday when his tractor slid down an incline one mile south of Elyria in Valley County. The tractor rolled over and crushed him, according to the Valley County sheriff's office.
Members describe a loose federation of Omaha and Lincoln business people aiding the University of Nebraska through lobbying. The hired lobbyist David Tews says he speaks for a broader group of citizens seeking quality education. University President Warner calls it a nonorganization and stresses they do not direct university policy.
Coastal residents press for relief by installing fire hydrants along eastern shorelines seeking flood protection and safer water access amid ongoing erosion concerns.
Lakeview FFA schedules a booth at the county fair and a parent member officers picnic on August 8. Advisors coordinate entry forms for those attending the Nebraska State Fair and Mike Sanders reports pheasants with 35 of 160 remaining.
Calendar of local meetings and events includes groups such as Lions Club Abundant Living Seminar Grand National Committee Rotary Kiwanis and Junior Achievement with times at Marie's Restaurant Downtowner Cafe Highland Park Evangelical Free Church US 30 Center Mall Holiday Inn and Elks Country Club various July sessions listed. Do not rely on exact times due to OCR.
U S District Judge Edward J McManus ordered subpoenas for Kelly FBI Thomas Coll Sen Frank Church and Rep Otis Pike to testify July 6 as part of the Pine Ridge shootout trial involving Robert Robideau and Darelle Butler. Church and Pike chaired intelligence investigations into FBI surveillance.
CIP directors discuss plans as the Commercial Club proceeds with a barbecue and a national event. The Fourth of July observance includes worship services, a concession booth, and a public address system with firemen handling fireworks.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Jarecki after a five month illness and Gerhard Kruse at age 74. Services are set at McKown and Immanuel Lutheran churches with Rosary and burial at St. Patrick and Roselawn cemeteries respectively. Mrs. Jarecki, born 1908 in Platte Center, served as an Army Air Force medical corpswoman and is survived by a large family across Nebraska and Texas. Gerhard Kruse of Route 2, born in Oldenburg Germany in 1902, was a retired farmer with immediate survivors including children and grandchildren. burial at Roselawn follows a service at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
City briefs list DeMolay officers practice at 1 p.m. Sunday and a 1951 CHS class reunion with reservations due by July 5. Planning committee meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Courtyard. A patient, Mrs Larry Marik, is at Clarkson Hospital Omaha room 560. Humane Society reports several puppies including a black white male collie mix and schnauzer mixes. shelter open today and Sunday 9 to 11 a.m.. dogs face destruction Monday unless adopted. contact 564 8913.
A two year old Bellwood girl suffered hand cuts in a crash at 15th Street and 26th Avenue. Passenger Sheryl Osantowski rode with driver Lyle Weatherholt of Norfolk. Damages to both cars totaled 1075 dollars. Two other Columbus incidents involved James Flynn Jr. of Schuyler at Street and 31st Avenue.
Petty Officer Steve Woerth has been selected for a new posting in Idaho where he served as an instructor in nuclear power plant theory operation chemistry and radiological controls. He and his wife Marilyn Kinzer and sons Eric and Brian lived in Idaho Falls for three years and will visit relatives here. They plan a summer at Great Lakes Naval Base and a Sept move to Groton Connecticut for duty on the nuclear submarine Hamilton.
The Environmental Impact Analysis program of the U S Survey reviewed about 2100 environmental impact statements prepared by other government agencies in the last year.
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