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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1976
Page
7
An official statement from the Met director, serving since April 1967, reflects on leadership duration and the philosophy of tenure. The remarks emphasize commitment to the institution while acknowledging limits on long-term chief executive roles across complex bodies.
An 18-year-old supermarket checker Anthony Boyle won 813001.60 dollars on his third try in Britain's weekly football pool by correctly predicting six scoring ties from last weekend's major league soccer games. He plans to buy golf clubs a small car and will share the prize with his mother Bertha Boyle 41.
UPI Religion Writer David E. Anderson reports that a diverse group of Catholics at the Detroit forum approved radical resolutions, including optional priesthood for women and married men, and harsher views on divorced Catholics. Archbishop Bernardin criticized haste and warned bishops to act cautiously, forecasting only careful groundwork rather than drastic action.
Emma Bonino Adele Faccio and Mauro Mellini of the Radical party voluntarily went to jail in Florence to press for prison reform. They joined Thursday action aimed at highlighting reform measures.
Joseph Werle, 62, known as the smiling bandit, says he has rarely smiled since his long prison sentence for armed robberies and related crimes. He was paroled last April after 41 years behind bars and reflects on his past.
Kelly Buckley a 20 year old first time voter at a state Capitol reception in Bountiful Utah recalls seeing era political and cultural figures on a ballot book alongside a replacement voting machine. After recognizing George Washington Abraham Lincoln Babe Ruth Dolly Madison and Mona Lisa she sought help from judges who provided a contemporary option Jerry Ford or Jimmy Carter.
A prisoner recalls repeated escapes and wild bravado from Huntsville to Houston, boasting of defiance and a taste for headlines while admitting pain from gunshots and injuries. He notes money wasted on petty shouts and a dangerous ego that fed his crime streak.
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