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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1977
Page
3
Edinburgh is named as Scotland's capital in a note marking Focus Friday. The brief cites H77 SVEU Inc and a 1977 reference, contextualizing the statement within a local or organizational record.
Oswald and Jim Jacoby debate luck versus skill in IMP bridge matches. A sample hand shows opposite sides debating 2NT versus 3NT against a standard 16 point notrump. The discussion centers on opening bids with 16 points and a five spade suit while stoppers exist in all suits.
Lincoln based Legal Aid Society broadened to an eight county operation adopting the name Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska. The program adds three attorneys under a federally funded plan serving Saunders Butler Seward Saline Gage Johnson Otoc and Lancaster counties guiding low income residents through interviews investigations court appearances and community meetings.
A horoscope page warns Taurus to avoid partnerships and risky dealings while Gemini faces burden transfers and others hinder daily plans. Readers are urged to request the Taurus volume of Astro-Graph by sending 50 cents and a SASE to a New York address.
A 1977 note mentions May activities and a plan to quickly determine which pursuit is most profitable. The item suggests juggling several tasks and prioritizing for maximum earnings.
Walter Sehnert of the Dutch Oven Baker in McCook prepared and baked a 514 foot kraut runza for Heritage Day. The giant roll was coiled in a 12 foot oven, displayed on Saturday, then cut and served. He aims to enter the feat in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The John Biggs Consort offered a comprehensive tour through seven centuries of music as part of Friends of Music. Soprano Jane Thorngren, Priscilla McDonald, and tenor Paul Brian joined Biggs in a program blending Renaissance to 20th century works with instruments like recorders and hurdy gurdy and even taped pieces.
Two riders died in weekend motorcycle crashes in Nebraska. Margaret May, 39, of Grand Island, was killed in a hit-and-run on U.S. 30 two miles east of Gibbon while riding with Wayne May, 48, also of Grand Island, who was treated for minor injuries. A suspect was named but no arrest made. Doyle Swope, 36, of Omaha, died in hospital after a motorcycle struck a light pole Thursday.
Washington FTC chief Michael Pertschuk says a surge of home repair frauds and energy saving schemes is expected as Carter promotes conservation. A special task force will police siding insulation and other energy improvements while advertising that encourages energy waste may be targeted.
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