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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1977
Page
2
Stock listings show broad movement with Ford Motors up 55 percent and Boeing 52 percent while Chrysler and Coca Cola trade gains. UPI livestock report from Omaha notes hogs down as much as 75 percent in some lots and cattle trading softer than midweek, with Tuesday receipts estimated at 5,500 cattle and calves and 4,500 hogs.
Columbus Telegram imprint lists publication details and 1993 subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in Nebraska and other states. It notes holiday closures and asks subscribers to notify postmasters of address changes with old and new addresses.
Dow Jones at 1 p.m. shows the industrials up 6.11 to 934.45, rails up 2.29 to 242.55, utilities up 0.26 to 110.72, and the overall Dow Jones 65-Stock average up 2.06 to 315.01. Strong gains echo across industrials, transports and utilities.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange updates live cattle and frozen pork bellies trading. Market activity reflects shifts in livestock prices and futures positions as buyers and sellers react to supply and demand signals.
May 13 meeting of the Columbus Area Ministerial Association urged the City Council to consider a 10 p.m. curfew for those 16 and under. Rev. Roy Anderson named CAMA rep to Group Home for girls. Rev. Paul Rowoldt announced a June 26 public meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church on De-Programming Moonies. Rev. J L Reid moves to Chap pell. Rowoldt becomes president.
The State Roads Director on Doyle announced weekend bids for Nebraska highway projects. Apparent low bids include Missouri Valley Construction Co. for grading and paving on a 3.3 mile U.S. 81 segment south of York at about 2.04 million. The 1977 letting total reaches 34.5 million, well above last year, with many firms named for culverts, grading, guard rails, and bridges across counties and routes.
Five people, including a child, were killed when a sightseeing helicopter collided with a Tiger Moth biplane during the Biggin Hill Air Show in England. The helicopter struck the biplane at about 200 feet, its occupants aboard the helicopter perishing. the biplane landed safely with only shocks reported.
More than 30 Cub and Boy Scout units from Platte Boone Nance and Colfax Counties participated in the 1977 Petah La Shaura Boy Scout District Scout A Rama held Sunday at Agricultural Park. In the Pinewood Derby Brennan Klassen Pack 217 St Edward won the Saunders Memorial speed trophy with Casey Pospichal Pack 211 Schuyler second and Dean Pelster Pack 216 Petersburg third. Jeff Horner Pack 211 Schuyler won the Saunders Memorial design trophy with Pat Lambrecht Pack 212 Columbus second and Ross Krumland Pack 219 Columbus third. Pack 219 earned first in unit sales with Pack 115 runner up. Top Cub salesman was Doug Brewer Pack 115 Columbus and leading Scout salesman Owen Berney Troop 155 Albion. First place Cub Scout booth Pack 212 with runners up Packs 279 and 224. Top Scout booth Troop 276 with runners up Troops 294 and 281.
Scotus music classes present the operetta White Gypsy in two acts Friday May 20 at 7 30 p m in Scotus Memorial Hall. Theodosia Paynter wrote the libretto and G A Grant Schaefer composed the music with melodies from Brahms Hungarian Dances. Leading roles include Tom Smith as the king Linda Wembhoff as the princess Tim Czuba as Kink Paul Podany as Kom Ron Starzec as the Gypsy chief. Linda Moersen and Linda Worth coach rehearsals and about 530 seventh and eighth graders join the chorus. Tickets cost 1 50 for adults with free admission for children with parents.
Assistant Secretary of State Terence Todman planned talks in La Paz with Bolivian Foreign Minister Oscar Adriazola and President Hugo Banzer on the 35 U.S. citizens jailed on drug charges. Todman arrived in Bolivia during a South American orientation trip and planned frank discussions on U.S. Bolivian relations.
In Chadron Nebraska two memorial scholarships were created in honor of ranchers Bob Pifer and Fritz T Sandoz. The Bob Pifer Scholarship Award and the Fritz T Sandoz Award will support agriculture students with demonstrated financial need rather than academic excellence.
The Lakeview National Honor Society held its annual spring cleanup day Saturday. Members Lori Kapels, Rick Lindemann, Sondra Mohr, Glenda Plettner, Amy Plettner, and Diane Wardeman helped clean the school grounds and Lakeview High School Drive. Honors Night will show parental appreciation with yellow roses for each mother, and a social meeting will honor senior members on May 20.
A UPI summary notes a survey for a pro saccharin group finds 69 percent tired of health warnings about food. It also reports 82 percent support government protection from hazards, 84 percent support protecting citizens from big business, and mixed views on saccharin safety with 32 to 67 percent beliefs.
The Monroe auxiliary reports a $5 donation to the Little Red Schoolhouse at the Monday Legion Auxiliary meeting. Poppy Day is set for May 21 with Mrs Larry Baumgart as chairman. A Memorial Day program by the Legion and Auxiliary will be held May 30. Mrs Robert Hayter chairs the hall cleaning committee. Hostesses were Mrs Everett Gaston and Mrs Ida Geiser.
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