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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
3
The term lame duck originated in finance to describe overbought obligations. In politics a lame duck serves until a successor is inaugurated, with limited power. The 20th Amendment shortened the lame duck period by fixing January 3 for Congress and January 20 for the President.
A bridge puzzle features North South with 18 points. The student aims for four club tricks to make game and rubber and misplays by ducking hearts lead to a loss. The professor notes the correct line was a safety play and four club tricks via a tenace finesse rather than risking an extra trick.
The Albion Order of the Eastern Star met Thursday night at the Masonic Temple for a mock initiation. Members will elect officers on Dec. 7. A Christmas party is planned for Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.
Sen. Roman Hruska announced plans to retire a week early to let Edward Zorinsky gain seniority among freshmen. Hruska, 72, cites fairness and his duties on the Judiciary Committee, while Zorinsky, 48, recently won Nebraska’s Senate seat as the first Democrat from the state since 1941.
Lincoln expert predicts above average snow for Nebraska with at least one month of very cold weather. Arthur Douglas of the University of Nebraska Lincoln links warmer west coast waters to a northward jet stream shift. He says cold air will mix with increased central U S precipitation through winter.
Omaha report says Ku Klux Klan leader asks President Ford to investigate Jimmy Carter's role in allowing blacks into Plains Baptist Church. Wilkinson cites church pressure to integrate and plans a Nebraska Klan march with speeches in Carter Lake. He also says a former Nebraska leader was banished after past crimes.
Bob Adams of the Lincoln Council on Alcohol and Drugs will present Community Involvement in Alcohol Service Provision at 7 30 p m Friday in the Loup Public Power Community Room. Sponsored by Columbus Alcohol Information Service the talk explains how Columbus area residents can help implement services for those with alcohol related problems.
Mrs. Dick Wingard hosted a Sunday open house honoring Mrs. Sonja Callaway and Kelly who will move to Delta Colorado this weekend to establish a new home. Jim Callaway and daughter Tracy have been in Delta since early November. The Callaways ran Callaway's IGA in Rising City for two years and have lived here about two and a half years.
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