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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1973
Page
4
The column satirically proposes a tonnage pool to measure dieting losses across the year 1973, tying cigarette beer losses to a humorous prize. It jokes about a annual award by the Society for the Nonpreservation of Wubber SNOB for short to the dieter who sheds the most pounds.
Washington AP reports the monthly hog corn ratio remains below the levels economists deem necessary to spur hog production. As of Oct 15 the ratio stood at 18.8, with hog prices averaging 30.20 per hundredweight and corn at 2.17 per bushel, while past months showed volatility and shifting factors beyond price.
Public schools lunch menu for Columbus for the week of November 5 through 9 lists meals by level. Senior High serves varied entrees including chicken fried steak chili beef stew and fish sticks with sides. Elementary offers chicken fried steak fish sticks barbecue and more. Junior High features chili and fish sticks with salad and sides. notes include parent teacher conferences Thursday and Friday.
The Adjutant General of Nebraska reports the Department of Defense extended the four by two enlistment option in the Nebraska Army National Guard through December 31. The plan allows non prior service personnel to enlist in any unit, then serve four years of drills after initial active duty. Nebraska, among 13 states, eyes increased enlistment as 600 vacancies remain and recruiting campaigns push toward full authorized strength.
South Dakota Democrats James Abourezk and George McGovern said they circulated a resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to study grain car distribution. They cited Agriculture Department figures showing over 346 000 bushels of grain idle awaiting shipment, risking losses each fall.
Regents report the next regular meeting will be in Lincoln on November 9. A hearing on the university's constitutions rules and college regulations will be held at 2 p.m. in the same day’s schedule.
President Harry S. Truman dedicated Idlewild Airport in New York on July 31 1948, marking a milestone for the postwar aviation sector and national Infrastructure. The event highlighted the expansion of air transport capacity and regional airports in the United States.
Lincoln Nebraska state officials will set the next year's sales and income tax rates by November 15. State Tax Commissioner Jina E Peters said the date was chosen to provide the most complete figures possible.
The Religion in American Life program maintains a social violence campaign while hinting at a future return to personal faith emphasis. Leadership notes a move toward balance between social outreach and individual worship, amid ongoing church and synagogue participation and public advertising efforts.
Patrolman Dwayne Verley of Husk Nebraska area, 85, remained in critical condition after being shot four times on U S 15 near Lusk. Two Wisconsin teenagers, Jo Meunier and Dennis Johnson, both 15 and 16, were charged with felonious assault and aiding and abetting, with bonds set at 25,000 each. They were arrested near Manville following a search by 53 officers from five counties.
A scrambled OCR snippet hints at a kitchen item where nut oil rounds an ingredient, with a reference to Aesal and a person named Barry. The fragment mentions vaping and Litdia, but the readable text is unclear and contains garbled names and phrases.
Lincoln AP reports Nebraska’s personal property tax exemption raises state costs beyond initial estimates. Counties seek 4.3 million to offset local revenue losses this year, with possible totals near 6 million after all reports. The plan phases in exemptions on farm and business property, while a Supreme Court challenge to the law continues. A Walkerton chicken-eating champion says he will not eat chicken soon after a six-pound victory at the local festival.
Matin Neb AP State Power District spokesman said Friday the Kramer power plant at Bellevue will not close. NPPD had weighed shutting it down to avoid installing pollution control equipment but will now begin $8.2 million in upgrades, with total costs near $15 million when interest and charges are included.
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