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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1976
Page
5
An extraordinary display of 55 items from King Tutankhamun’s tomb is on view in Washington D C at the National Gallery of Art. The collection includes the king’s golden portrait mask and a photo record of tomb opening begun in 1922.
A Reader's Digest funded test of 28 cigarette brands finds low tar and nicotine filters can emit more hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide than some high tar non filters. Tests ranked Kool Filter 100s highest for gas, Carlton Filter 70 lowest, with several brands showing increased puffing risks.
The Denver and Kansas City census offices conduct special population counts in Nebraska and Iowa as the next regular census arrives in 1980. Six Nebraska towns and one county and 18 Iowa towns filed requests in 1976, with figures showing shifts since 1970 for communities such as Gering Milford Santee Kearney and Carroll. some counts awaiting certification and officials note added federal aid parallels population changes.
A Japanese model firm plans to market 12 inch plastic replicas of the MiG 25 Foxbat jet for 2 each. Orders have come from Los Angeles and London amid Western interest after Viktor Belenko defected with the jet in September.
In Ariel Washington a D B Cooper tribute party drew about 100 attendees behind the Ariel Store and Tavern near the original landing site. Parachutists completed perfect landings while the advertised guest of honor did not appear leaving fans recalling the famed hijacker as FBI suspicions focus on his possible death.
Fire officials suspect arson in a weekend blaze at the Johnson Boarding Home in Philadelphia that killed six elderly residents and injured 15 others. Police questioned an 18 year old employee as investigators probe the incident and determine the cause of the deadly fire.
The University of Nebraska Lincoln is among 28 states' institutions receiving National Endowment for the Humanities grants for college teacher summer sessions. Dr. Ronald S. Berman said the program runs for the fifth year and funds 12 participant seminars with an average grant of 44000 each. More than half the grant pays a 2000 stipend to each seminar participant for two months, with travel allowances also provided.
Sen Barry Goldwater, vacationing in Naples Florida during Thanksgiving, says he may retire at the end of his term in 1980. He notes he will be 71 and dislikes big cities while undergoing recovery from hip trouble with the aid of a cane.
In Lincoln Nebraska Secretary of State Allen Beermann notes almost no funding to tabulate farm corporation land holdings and leases while lawmakers question the law's impact. He explains most filings come from families forming corps to transfer land to children and that no counts have been produced. Senators Burrows and Bereuter call the law flawed or fraud without proper data and funding.
A 19 year old East Chicago student was charged with larceny after allegedly removing a 600 pound pop machine from in front of a downtown Estherville grocery. He appeared in Magistrate's Court and bond was set at 500 dollars. a 16 year old arrestee in the case was placed with parents for Juvenile court action. The machine, taken Thanksgiving night, was found under a bridge, damaged but unopened.
At a Seattle nostalgia convention Rod Dyke displayed Superman No. 1 and Batman No. 1 with price tags of 3000 and 1500 dollars. The booth framed a hobby growing into what Dyke calls the region’s largest comic shop north of San Francisco and west of Chicago. The piece notes a 24yearold Pike and a shift from a $40,000 lifestyle.
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