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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1970
Page
7
A Columbus public school summer program uses new equipment to boost reading and math. A Hoffman reader and a one-line-at-a-time display help students progress at their own pace through pre tests and phase assignments. Enrichment options include German art and drama theater with 130 reading, 113 math, 48 German, 27 art, and 18 drama students enrolled.
A Stromsburg, Nebraska man identified as prisoner Richard Raymond Hatzjatt is listed among 335 names released by the Committee of Liaison with Servicemen in North Vietnam. The release says Hanoi officially confirmed these men are prisoners in Vietnam.
Chicago Teamsters and the Independent Truck Drivers Union rejected a compromise contract 3813 to 6487, keeping a week old strike that has crippled the area’s economy. J Curtis Counts of the Mediation Service led talks by presidential directive. The unions seek a $1.63 hourly raise phased over 36 months, conflicting with a national Teamsters agreement. About 145,000 workers affected by layoffs and lockouts since April.
The Nebraska Public Power District board awarded contracts totaling 793,672 to the Tutton-Lainson Co. of Hastings for a transmission line linking the Mark I Moore substation near Brownville and the Vredrick H Wagener substation near Lincoln to an interconnection with Omaha Public Power District near Gretna. The awards cover hardware and support assemblies, ACSR conductors, and aluminum welded conductors priced at 109,899 624, and 39,853 respectively.
The Central Committee ousted Alexander Dubcek from Czechoslovakia's Communist Party, a hardliner victory amid reformist decline. Husak unsuccessfully sought to save Dubcek, while speculation grows on further purges and possible trials as the party tightens control.
Dorothy L Woodward Jr 19 was convicted of guiding James Cash assistant principal of Allapattah Junior High in a street brawl. Miami Municipal Judge Arthur Hulloe imposed several months in jail after Woodward, not a student at a local school, visited a girlfriend during the incident.
Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr alleges widespread voting machine losses after a close Harlem primary. He calls for a new election, questions recount handling, and says authorities must indict those responsible. Officials dispute missing machines while confirming most units were in a warehouse.
A 63 year old Brooklyn public school principal was beaten by five men who entered past his secretary. He sustained 47 stitches to the head and three to the left thumb after being struck with a cane and a long slick. Police described the attackers as black and well dressed. He was treated at Cumberland Hospital and released. The incident follows a prior abuse charge against him, dismissed for lack of evidence.
MARISON Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled a Wabworth County nudist colony violated local zoning regulations. The court said there is no analogy between running a nudist facility and operating a dairy or crop farm. The area is zoned for agricultural use. Nudists had permission to build a recreational camp on the grounds.
United Press International reports fair to warm conditions across east and central Nebraska with a warming trend through Friday. Panhandle skies fair tonight turning partly cloudy Sunday with possible thundershowers late Sunday. Central regions may hit near 100, while overnight lows dip to the low 50s.
An abbreviated accident report notes totals for the year with Friday indicators and injuries. The figures show 406 total this year and 142 previously, with injuries mentioned but details unclear.
Three young men Glen Ross Jr Gary W Schaefer and Dwayne Katza are held in Platte County jail on charges of attempted rape. The alleged offense occurred in the early hours Sunday morning. A warrant was issued that day and they were arrested Tuesday evening, Deputy County Attorney Lyle Winkle said.
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 carrying 198 passengers from Madrid suffered an engine fire on descent to Kennedy International Airport. Twenty five passengers were slightly injured as they hurried from the jet via emergency slides while the plane taxied to a stop. The right inboard engine ignited upon touchdown and the fire was quickly extinguished with no serious injuries reported.
American transport planes evacuated two garrisons of Cambodian troops and their dependants from Labensick and Bo Kheo in northeast Cambodia to a base near Pleiku in South Vietnam. The move came as the Khmer campaign neared its eighth week, with U.S. and allied forces reporting mounting casualties while several battalions pulled back toward Vietnam.
In Alameda California Captain Johnson said no action will be taken against 19 junior officers who opposed the Vietnam War in a letter. He added there will be no assignment changes aboard the USS Hancork. Washington offered no reaction to the petition. The anniversary note marks 15 years since the first B 52 Strat fortresses were accepted by SAC.
White House officials told visiting news executives that the United States would sustain sudden incident raids in the northern Pact and in Camboria after withdrawal plans. The move aims to block North Vietnam infiltration and re supply efforts, with operations in both South Vietnam and Cambaria.
An hour long televised briefing featuring President and visiting news executives unfolds with focus on foreign policy as reporters await details. The session, noted by outlets, centers on ongoing South unrest and media disclosure during the Twenty First century political scene.
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe testified that Jersey Central seeks government loan guarantees as its cash position deteriorates. The ICC is investigating a midwestern line, Kansas City Southern Railway Co., for draining assets to fund nonrail ventures, while a merger plan among Altfork and C&O hinges on such probes.
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