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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1972
Page
3
After the election, Wall Street eyes a renewed market mood as corporate profits rise and institutional trading dominates. Analysts foresee higher price-earnings, investor confidence, and a possible lift in Dow Jones averages, though public participation remains weak and risk fears linger for small investors.
A military jury of two Black and five White officers begins deliberations today on the case of Pvt Billy Dean Smith of Los Angeles charged with killing two lieutenants in a Vietnam fragging incident at Bien Hoa. He faces life imprisonment if convicted.
Two Philadelphia Water Department truck drivers, Louis Lagana and Cardell Williams, recovered 92 490 dollars from a sewer last November, part of 1.4 million in old bills stolen and slated for destruction. They face a choice between accepting a tax free reward above the usual finder’s fee or risking a court case to demand return.
State tax officials in Omaha note many Nebraskans do not claim the homestead exemption. Property law administrator Wilbur Houtchens says ignorance may be a factor. About 255,355 homeowners qualify but 59,000 do not file. The exemption requires a claim and is not automatic.
A note on ancient wassail bowls crafted from lignum yilae wood famed for durability and heat tolerance.
Pasadena AP reports on Mariner 9, the first spacecraft to orbit Mars, collecting 7 329 pictures in 349 days. The mission cost 125 million dollars and revealed Mars as more Earth like, with global dust storms, tall volcanic mountains, and vast canyons, suggesting possible life as a remote slim possibility.
An Omaha woman, Eva Jane Borland, 49, died from carbon monoxide poisoning discovered in her basement with Stanley Buck, 52, as a preliminary autopsy was ordered for Buck by Acting Coroner James Keenan. Mrs Buck reported missing husband. two friends found them.
Washington AP reports the Pentagon plans another round of base closings and civilian job cuts after the election. Army Navy and Air Force seek to shrink marginal bases while political realities push a cautious approach ahead of Congress return.
San Diego AP reports disciplinary hearings expected to last through Tuesday for sailors who refused to return to the carrier Constellation after being ashore to discuss racial discrimination grievances. By Sunday about half the 230 sailors were reported to have faced captain’s mast and punishment. Captain Robert McKenzie, commandant at North Island Naval Air Station, authorized penalties including extra duty, reduction in rank, and loss of one month’s pay. The sailors, all but eight of them, were charged with absence without authorization after refusing to return aboard last Thursday following complaints about discipline and racial discrimination in jobs.
Hakodate on Hokkaido, founded in the 13th century, began as a fishing village. In 1844 Commodore Matthew Perry visited and observed Hakodate boasted one of the world’s finest natural harbors.
The Associated Press reports Nebraska's 1972 traffic fatality toll reached 420, up from 413 the prior year. A Burwell farmer died when his tractor overturned as he turned into a driveway near Bartlett, and a Lincoln man perished in a one car crash into Capital City. Survivors include Atkinson family members and others, with services planned at First United Methodist Church in Bartlett.
Rogers, a 19 year-old freshman at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, was named Miss Black Collegiate of Nebraska at the pageant held in Lincoln. Charmaine Jones, a 20 year-old freshman at Creighton University, was first runner-up, and Debra Kelly of Kennedy College in Wahoo was second runner-up.
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