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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1973
Page
4
AP reports at the 98th annual American Bankers Association gathering in Chicago about mortgage pain and usury law limits. Bankers urge raising interest caps to 10 percent to restore lending, while critics doubt progress beyond socializing and networking amid a tense policy backdrop.
The text discusses banking regulation concerns including S L and commercial banks, holding companies, and potential shifts into consumer loans and other services. It notes brokers and insurers opposing unfair competition and cites statements by the American Bankers Association president. Also details Storm Sewer District No. 6 in Columbus Nebraska with streets and lots listed and a ten day notice period for objection.
The Nebraska Council of the Blind sent a protest letter to Governor Oxon objecting to a State Institutions Advisory Committee recommendation that Dean McDermott be replaced as director of state services for the visually impaired. The council invited Exon to a 7:30 pm public meeting at St Matthew's Lutheran Church in Omaha to hear the blind voices before any action.
A report from Washington County describes a large brown animal found by a hunter near Fort Calhour. Sheriff Spanton inspected tracks on a muddy road, noting seven inch by seven inch impressions resembling a five-toed hoof. Officials weighed possibilities from beaver to mountain lion, with experts from the Ventenelle Nature Center to verify the find.
The annual regional inter collegiate soil judging contest will be held in North Platte on Friday and Saturday with contestants from North Dakota Iowa Kansas Missouri Minnesota Nebraska and Faribay State College in Kansas. The University of Nebraska Lincoln agropyteclib serves as sponsor.
In Washington the Senate adopted an amendment barring ships moving of a millions of acres of homestead land in the West. Republican Sens. Carl Curtis and Roman Hy voted on the losing side as the measure passed 549 to 33.
A fragment notes a height figure in Lesotho Southern Africa mentioning Meletsung and Balls and a claim of 48 639 feet, likened to the height of Niagara Falls.
Horoscope style forecast lists zodiac signs with vague life advice and curiously modern spellings. It suggests focus on health, study, and careful decisions while nudging readers toward personal growth and avoiding impulsive actions. The text mixes names, dates, and generic guidance in a dated, code-like style.
Assistant county official says Tagene Belt was arrested Friday on a charge of exposing or disposing of a dead infant body connected to last Tuesday's discovery of a newborn’s grave in a Bluffs residential area. Belt and five others face $500 bonds and are set for Friday arraignments before Judge Allen Ardel.
The article notes the swearing in of Viet President Calvi Coalidge on August 12 after the Wavevil Marching tenth of the month, marking a formal accession to office.
Fragmentary OCR reports a royal quarrel involving royal household members and the king, with references to Wales and the British monarchy. The text mentions Weederick and DPrhica of Wales and a dispute involving George HL and a minister, but details are unclear due to damaged source.
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