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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
2
Omaha Neb AP market summary shows live hogs 39.0 to 40.0, sows higher, steers and heifers strong, cows 32.06 to 34.30, feeders 45.0 to 48.25. Sheep lambs steady with slaughter-ready ends. Receipts Thursday include calves 1,000 hogs 600 sheep 100.
The Omaha City Council approved forming a nonprofit to acquire land for a downtown office building on the north side of Farnant Street between 16th and 17th Streets. The group will also construct a parking garage, with no city credit or federal grant involvement noted.
A legislative bill to cut the aircraft gasoline tax from five to two cents per gallon drew airline support but faced opposition from Nebraska airports and the state Aeronautics Department at a public hearing. The Revenue Committee adjourned without action as fiscal experts estimate a revenue loss of about $243,500 annually.
Multilined telegram style notice from Columbus Telegram announces subscription rates by carrier and rail, with mailing options across Nebraska towns. It advises subscribers to notify the postmaster and the Telegram of any address changes and provides annual pricing details.
In Moscow the Soviet Communist Party moves to prosecute executives who take junkets and file them as business trips. The article cites a 1 million rubles yearly state spend on trips and notes frequent conventions in Leningrad drawing attendees from across the USSR.
HAL BOYLE reports Joel Grey, 41, thrilled by his Oscar nomination for Cabaret and his planned return to top supper clubs. Grey recalls a long career from Copacabana at 19 to Broadway and Hollywood, noting his fear of being typecast and his love for live performance and adventure. He shares values, dislikes, and a wish to balance fame with privacy.
Nebraskan business leader Steinheider seeks to form Great Plains Railway Co to buy 40 miles of abandoned Chicago & Northwestern track, raise 400000 via stock sale, acquire three reconditioned locomotives at 35000, and begin service by May 15 to connect towns like Gocluee Se wird Beaver Crossing Cordova Shickley and Supe. The plan hinges on ICC approval and local investment to provide trucking alternatives and preserve farm markets.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Gil and Bas with unclear phrases and scattered terms. The readable bits hint at a local note or teaser involving two individuals or entities, but the text is too garbled to confirm a concrete event or outcome.
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