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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1976
Page
6
Columbus community notes include a three week Argentina and Africa tour recap with safari highlights. local bowling tournament next Sunday. family visits and funeral attendance. political and education news from the Nebraska Republican convention and NEME. and upcoming weddings and travel updates from area residents.
The Behn Community Hospital lists admissions including Mrs. Melissa Miller John Zohner Mrs Hastings Sr Columbus Brion Moore Albion Mrs on Schwarz Humphrey William Shonka Schuyler with dismissals for several patients. Boone County Hospital reports a birth a daughter to Mr and Mrs Stephen Lordeman born March 21 weighing eight pounds thirteen ounces. Schuyler Memorial Hospital notes admissions of Lumir Spulak Jr Schuyler and other patients with March 20 and 21 dates, and multiple dismissals from Schuyler North Bend and Leigh locations.
Police chief Arlin Kracl said several jury incidents occurred over the weekend. Shortly before 4 p.m. Friday a vehicle driven by Esther caused $200 damage to a Vrzak auto. Saturday at 3 45 p.m. on 9th Street cars driven by Rian Folken and unknown others were involved.
Judge Gerald Rouse heard cases including James Sabata and Lakewood Pipe with fines, Randy Hoessel in Columbus on reckless driving and license issues, Melvin Drummond’s willful reckless driving with license revocation, and Timmy Nielsen speeding. Traffic Court saw multiple speeding fines from Lindsay to North Dakota plus no license and no reciprocity penalties. Other violators included wheel overloading and overweight axle charges, with scattered small fines across states.
Chester V. Zabbo, 19, jailed after a 10 hour robberies spree in Concord California. He robbed a small market an ice cream shop and two hamburger stands in one district. He was booked on four counts of robbery by the California Highway Patrol.
The Central Technical Community College Area board of governors approved a two year contract with the Nebraska Education Association. Full time teachers will get a 5 percent salary raise and 200 day contracts for 1976 77 rising to 210 days in 1977 78. Fringe benefits stay unchanged. Also approved a 5 percent raise for all hourly administrative supervisory and support staff with merit set aside and a 1 percent merit pool. The Area President and Vice Presidents receive 5 percent increases with a 1 percent merit pool. Insurance will cover up to 56557 for fire losses at Hastings campus. Updates to educational goals are planned for board approval on April 26.
Final rites for William L Vanderheiden 76 Humphrey businessman will be conducted at St Francis Catholic Church. He died Sunday in Columbus hospital and founded Humphrey Mills in 1926. Surviving wife three daughters two brothers and four sisters include grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also listed are notices for Stoupa Romshek Kriz Baumgart and others with funeral details and survivors.
About 30,000 cattle hogs and chickens were killed or slaughtered after a June 1973 mixup spread PBB a toxic fire retardant, triggering farmer claims delays and halted payments. Farmers demand milk and meat bans from contaminated herds within days, full claim settlements, and grain elevator testing. Governor Milliken set up a claim oversight panel amid growing pressure.
DeMolay members attended Sunday services at Grace Episcopal Church. DeMolay Master, a high school student who spent last year as an exchange student in South Africa, will present a program during Wednesday evening services after the 5 45 p m Eucharist, followed by a Limnel Cake. The event highlights the church community's relationship as children of God in the middle of Lent.
Washington based NAWG reports drought in Kansas Texas and Oklahoma may cut the 1976 winter wheat crop by about 250 million bushels. Officials say total supply, combining the smaller crop with a larger year end reserve, should total around 2.4 billion bushels for winter and spring wheat. A new survey will be conducted in early April.
Columbus area notices list several meetings and events including the City Library Board at 7 p.m. Thursday to review equipment layouts, Pre School Story Time each Thursday 10 to 10 30 a.m. at Columbus Public Library, and a Behlen Manufacturing Company tour by NSA before the regular meeting. Other items include Platte County Historical Society at 7 30 p.m. March 24 with a guest from the Nebraska Committee for the Humanities, and a table tennis exhibition by Danny Seemiller and Dave Sakai at Platte College.
Blackbeard's Ghost from Walt Disney Productions comes to the Columbus Theater March 25 to 31. Starring Peter Ustinov Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette, the film features Jones as a discouraged track coach who summons Blackbeard to help his college team while facing modern hoodlums.
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