Tales of Platte County Reexamines Wild Bill Hickok Legends
Captain Luther North of Columbus recalls Western gunmen and debunks two gun myths about Wild Bill Hickok. The piece recounts Cody and North guiding a VIP buffalo hunt with Pawnee Scouts near Ogallala and Roscoe, noting Cody’s poor revolver aim but superb horseback shooting.
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Wild Bill
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Luther North
Columbus
Union Pacific Igs
Ft. McPherson
Frank North
Panies
O’fallon
Lincoln County
Ogallala
Frank
Cody
Roscoe
Platte River
Wadsworth
Wild Bill Hickok
John Talbot
Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Talbot
Pawnee
James Butler Hickok
Rock Creek Station
Nebraska Territory
Deadwood
S.D
Columbus Telegram Notice and Subscription Rates Detail
The Columbus Telegram lists the paper as a partnership with address 1254 27th Avenue Columbus Nebraska 68601 and provides subscription prices: $2.75 monthly by carrier in Columbus, $17.00 yearly by mail in Nebraska, $28.00 yearly by mail outside Nebraska. It notes holidays, change of address procedures, and a missing Telegram contact line.
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Columbus Q Telegram
27Th Avenue
Columbus
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Nebraska to receive USDA lunch and breakfast cash payment
Nebraska schools will get 241,948 dollars from the U S Agriculture Department for lunch and breakfast programs under the National School Lunch Act. Nationally, the USDA said payments would total 32.5 million dollars with 201,000 Nebraska lunch participants and 6,000 breakfast participants.
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Chicago
UPI
Nebraska
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Medicare costs Hospital policy won’t cover costs at Behlen
Behlen Community Hospital cannot fully recover care costs under current policy. Administrator Clarence Cory states no patients will be turned away, while Medicare and Medicaid payments fall short. Senator Glenn Goodrich suggests funding gaps may shift costs to other patients amid new federal accounting rules and required audits.
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Behlen Community Hospital
Clarence Cory
Cory
Omaha
Glenn Goodrich
Behlen
Rotary International nominee withdraws amid wartime Nazi past
Wolfgang Wick, Austrian industrialist and sole nominee for Rotary International, withdrew amid opposition over his wartime SS trooper background. President Ernesto Imbassady de Mello noted media and club pressure, with over 1,000 communications urging withdrawal. In Las Cruces Pat Garrett, famed for killing Billy the Kid, is profiled against miners who kept debt records in Organ Mountain era documents.
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UPI
Wolfgang Wick
Rotary International
Global Service Club
Ernesto Imbassady de Mello
Imbassady
Wick
Rotary Clubs
Las Cruces
N.M
Pat Garrett
Billy the Kid
New Mexico
Garrett
Rio Grande
New Mexico State University
Organ Mountain
L.B. Bentley
General Mercers
Lincoln County
Bentley
UAW seeks overtime ban linked to layoffs in auto plants
The United Auto Workers at a Detroit convention proposes a contract rule forbidding overtime in plants with laid off workers. The plan extends a 1973 right to refuse overtime, arguing abuses persist as layoffs linger from the two year slump. About 1,500 members protested to push a shorter work week as talks approach with the four major automakers.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
U.S
UAW
Panama Canal shutdown drains backlog as workers strike
A sick out by 700 Panama Canal employees halted traffic and delayed about 175 ships, creating the largest backlog in canal history. Mediators arrived as negotiations with the Panamanian government and U S authorities continue over wage terms and the canal’s future status.
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Balboa Heights
Canal Zone
Upi
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Canal
Gatun Lake
Panama
Washington
Harold R. Parfitt
Parfitt
Army
State Department
Probate of Will in Allen C Anderson Estate
Notice of probate filed for the will of Allen Charles Anderson. Julian Meyer named executor applicant. Hearing set in court on April 5, 1976 at 9 30 o'clock A M. /s/ Gerlach E. Rouse official seal 3 20 27 4 3
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Columbus
Nebraska
State of Nebraska
City OF Columbus
Leo A. Boettcher
Platte County
Allen Charles Anderson
Julian Meyer
Gerlach E. Rouse
Notice of Petition and Final Report Estates
Estate No 4626 of John Gerken appointment of Earl L Gerken as administrator set for hearing April 6 1976 at 10 oclock AM Dated March 10 1976 Josephine Merril Associate County Judge. Estate No 4537 of Harry Buxton final account report petition for final settlement discharge heirs inheritance tax hearing March 25 1976 at 10 oclock AM County Court Room Dated May 3 1976 Gerald E Rouse.
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Platte County
Nebraska
Mary Catherine Ewert
Gerald E. Rouse
John Gerken
Earl L. Gerken
Josephine Merri
Harry Buxton
Orville L. Buxton
Gerald E
Rouse County
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