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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1976
Page
3
The Indianapolis 500 opens with engines roaring as cars push toward speeds near 200 mph. Prizes top a million dollars but emphasis remains on completion and endurance, a rule shaping finishes since 1912 when the 10th place finished in over hours at 56 mph.
Washington report notes middle aged men in the spotlight as Bobby Riggs and Rep. Wilbur Mills are cited as potential heroes after Riggs defeated Margaret Court but then faltered in a later match. The piece comments on the shifting appeal of former champions and the public’s waning inspirational fervor toward aging figures.
A mixed horoscope page riffs on Sun signs with luck and love advice and pivots to a tangential political scandal involving Rep. Wayne Hays and Elizabeth Ray. The piece hints at missteps and public scrutiny, ending with a casual reference to a reporter visiting the House.
A Schuyler man, Robert Tydel, was injured Tuesday afternoon in a collision between his motorcycle and a car driven by Mary Ann. Police estimated damages at about 1350 to the car and 800 to the motorcycle.
Loup District personnel, aided by Columbus shop superintendent Ralph Kopetzky, repaired a broken support on the dredge swears assembly at Genoa headworks. Diversion of canal water was halted to locate the break, with the dredge hoisted on a sand bar as a reinforcing angle iron piece was welded. Hydro manager Fred Aerni noted about 140,000 KWH of generation was last due to the issue.
A Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist says miniature black holes could power a depleted planet. He cites evidence from the 1971 Uhuru X ray satellite and notes tiny black holes might be feasible in size and energy, potentially providing clean electricity via orbiting energy capture and conversion.
Moscow voices harsher criticism of Washington and detente as Western elections stir anti Communist sentiment. Brezhnev’s stance frames detente as essential, while Western talks on arms control and bases face renewed scrutiny amid rising European tensions and domestic political volatility.
The Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church in Grand Prairie hosts the third annual Crop Walk on June 6 at 1 pm to support the Christian Rural Overseas Project. Money funds windmills for drought regions in Africa. sponsors may contact Janice Kaine. If rain, the event moves to June 13.
Census Bureau estimates 130 million Americans will be old enough to vote this November, up 10 million from 1972. The West and South show the fastest growth in eligible voters, with Western states up 11 percent and the South up 10.2 percent since 1972. Rhode Island and the District of Columbia drop slightly. Florida leads with 20.7 percent growth and Arizona at 20.1 percent. Black voters total around 15.4 million, up 10 percent since the last election.
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