10 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1972
Page
1
HAL BOYLE uses a secretary named Phoebe Grant to mock office gender roles. The column lampoons a Harvard man boss and his requests while highlighting the secretary's weary responses. It features humor about dictation, raises, loan needs, spelling quirks, and the boss’s mood swings. The piece riffs on power dynamics and workplace absurdity.
Lincoln AP reports Nebraska Governor Crosby appeals to Senators Curis and Hruska and Representative Nhony to pressure Army Secretary Froehlke for a hearing on Capt Eugene Kotoue. Kotoue, acquitted in My Lai case, seeks reconsideration of efficiency reports with new evidence including a DEA record from Germany.
Published in Columbus Nebraska the evening edition excluding Sundays lists subscription rates delivered by carrier two dollars per month and by mail four dollars per year for Nebraska and five seventeen dollars for other states. Change of address notices should be sent to the postmaster and to the Columbus Telegram.
A garbled horoscope lists Aries through Aquarius with advice on appointments, finances, diplomacy, exercise, and family. It highlights cautious planning, careful communication, and thoughtful actions to improve outcomes, ending with a note on how a child born today may grow into an articulate, talented individual.
Chicago AP reports Ohio doctor Lester Abelson of Case Western Reserve University reviewed Cuyahoga County coroner data over a four year span. Cases involved children aged 2 to 8 years harming infants seven weeks to eight months old with blunt force or dropping, sometimes plus biting. motives cited include jealousy and perceived threat to the attacker’s place in the home.
Patricia Ann Dunn, 36, of Omaha, dies in hospital from burns suffered September 2 at a nursing home. Authorities say she was five minutes away from a nursing home when the fire broke out, with about 40 percent of her body burned. Fire officials suspect a cigarette caused the blaze. Funeral services set for 16 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Catholic Church.
A Nebraska Bar Association committee report concludes none of the three conditions typically justifying no fault auto insurance exist in Nebraska. The five page document, led by M. J. Bruckner, recommends requiring insurers to guarantee at least 2500 over three years for medical payments and economic losses, repeal of passenger suing bans, support for safety programs, and mandatory uninsured motorist coverage.
Senator Carl Curtis spoke at Boone County Republicans dinner at Albion Vets Club about agriculture and state economy. He warned meat import quotas hit agricultural income, noting US beef per capita rose from 50 to about 110 pounds in twenty years.
The Nebraska State Board of Education, by a 4 to 3 vote, postponed a decision on amending sex education policy to allow the department to inform local schools of upcoming ITV sex education broadcasts. Absent member Frank Landis and several yes votes shaped the delay, with a focus on catalog listings and future discussion next meeting. The board also charged ITV and the Education Department to report next month on upgrading driver education, amid a recent program performance assessment.
Leigh reports Larry Hunt led devotional for Ladies Guild of the First United Church of Christ. Clothing collection points open by Nov 6 in Columbus and Norfolk. Guild to sponsor party at Colonial Manor Clarkson Oct 31. Offic ers met to plan guest day on Nov 2 with committees led by Hobel, Conrad, Malena, Spanhake, Nelson, Smejkal. New member Harald Ballinger joins.
United Methodist Church held Layman Sunday during morning worship with Carolyn Pudge giving call to worship, Dean King leading prayer, Mrs Hone King reading scripture, and lay speakers Everett King Mrs Lloyd Welburn Mrs Wilcox and Senator Tom Kennedy sharing talks.
AP reports at a health-insurance conference that malpractice suits deter training physician assistants and threaten care access. AMA medical manpower chair Dr Todd cited a California orthopedic survey showing 32 percent would hire an assistant only if malpractice insurance rose by 50 percent. Assemblywoman Burke warned the threat hinders physicians from providing certain services.
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