The Lighter Side from Columbus Telegram
Lighthearted column and anecdotes from the Columbus Nebraska paper offer playful sketches and small town humor. Local wit, quirky happenings, and observations provide a snapshot of community life.
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1975
Page
12
Lighthearted column and anecdotes from the Columbus Nebraska paper offer playful sketches and small town humor. Local wit, quirky happenings, and observations provide a snapshot of community life.
Washington columnist Dick West notes a TV program on The Weather Machine presents cooling and warming theories. He jokes a third theory of simultaneous cooling and warming exists and mocks political responses and proposed weather measures with satirical proposals and puns.
Albion Nebraska news says the city council planned a special meeting to discuss charges of a conflict of interest in garbage hauling. Gayland Cox accused councilman Don Rutten of controlling the trash unit while W D Green holds the contract and Rutten hauled most loads without pay.
In St Louis from April 14 to 18 the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod convenes a theological consultation to seek a climate for reconciliation over questions of inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. Key figures include Synod president J A O Preus and Concordia Seminary exiles who formed Seminex during a long running dispute.
Betty Ford enters the President's closet when he is away to discard aging clothes. Ford buys sparingly, keeping items for years, while his wife curates a rotating lineup. He favors navy and pale blue, dresses daily, and maintains a habit of gift sweaters from family.
Pediatric expert Dr. Frederic Speer says milk allergy is a common but overlooked cause of crankiness sleepiness and headaches in children. He notes four in ten kids have some milk intolerance and suggests removing milk for three to four weeks to test.
Dr. Elisabeth Kuebler Ross says patients revived after medical death report a sense of peace and wholeness. She notes many dislike resuscitation and fear of death fades when they die again, urging further study at a University of Arizona seminar.
Kenneth Adelberg of Roseville Michigan won 200000 in the weekly Super draw. Minutes later his wife Beverly borrowed a dime to call home with the news. The windfall relieved financial pressures for the family.
Vernon Scott analyzes NBC World Premiere The Last Survivors noting the 90 minute TV film struggles to convey catastrophe on a 25 inch screen. He praises performances especially Martin Sheen but cites cramped pacing and limited budget as the main flaw while comparing to Poseidon Adventure and feature films.
In the Black Sea a school of dolphins guided fishermen to a young dolphin entangled in a net. The fishermen freed it and the group swam back to the original area as a possible gesture of gratitude. Soviet scientists note prior dolphin contact reports.
NRC said 21 of 23 boiling water reactors showed no cracks in primary piping or backup cooling systems after a government crack test ordered January 29. Dresden Unit 2 had an additional crack. Dresden Unit 1 awaits inspection after March 16, with most units back in operation after brief shutdowns. No radiation release occurred.
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