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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1976
Page
3
At 5:00 p.m. today Girl Scouts worldwide light luminaria to honor America’s Bicentennial and the 64th birthday of Girl Scouting. Luminaria are brown paper bags with candles in sand, with events starting in the Far East and progressing westward as time zones strike 5:00 p.m. across Europe and the United States.
South Central Bell seeks an 89 million dollar rate increase from the Louisiana Public Service Commission to raise pay phone calls from five to ten or more cents. Officials say a dime would not automatically boost revenue, while critics warn higher costs could lower residential bills. Former governor McKeithen says higher rates are inevitable as times change.
The text provides fragmented sun sign advice with advice to Libra Taurus Gemini etc. urging careful planning, indirect methods, social invitations, and careful work tasks. It mentions favorable opportunities from unusual sources and potential returns from well performed services across several signs.
Two Creighton University staff members, Registrar Jack N. Williams and Clare Maloney, received Distinguished Service awards. Williams serves on the American College Testing Corp. board of trustees. The item also notes Rex Kuntzelman, Boone County director of the Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, in Albion.
UPI TV critic Joan Hanauer says James Michener's Dynasty feels cut down with drastic edits that skip ahead years. The two hour teleplay follows the Blackwood family through 1820s to 1855 as brothers scheme for wealth while romance and power collide.
The National Farmers Organization halted its cattle marketing vacation on Thursday night to seek better contracts with packers. President Oren Lee Staley said the pause allows negotiating volume commitments and premium price terms, aiming to improve prices and cattle weights at top levels.
Washington dispatch notes Florida results with Carter Wallace and Jackson leading among 12 Democrats on the ballot. Observers say voter hesitation and candidate indifference reflect a broader trend across Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Iowa as uncommitted delegates risk a stalemate at the Democratic National Convention.
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