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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1976
Page
2
Livestock prices show hogs higher with barrows and gilts up to 2.00, cattle and calves trade active with higher bids, sheep around 110 per hundredweight. New York Dow Jones averages at 1 p.m. CDT show declines across industrial, trans, utilities and stocks.
Veteran country singer Mel Tillis won the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year at the 10th annual CMA Awards in Nashville. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings led wins for the Outlaws with single of the year and vocal duo honors for Good The Outlaws.
The second straight year Dolly Parton wins best female vocalist at the awards show. Ronnie Milsap takes best male vocalist while The Statler Brothers win best vocal group for the fifth time. Roy Clark and Buck Trent share best instrumental group as Hargus Robbins receives best instrumentalist. Kitty Wells inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Paul Cohen inducted posthumously for his 1950s contributions. Rhinestone Cowboy named Song of the Year.
A Creston dinner hosted by Mrs. Geo Summers Mrs. Wayne Moran Mrs. Anna Fischer Mrs. Amelia Scheffler and Mrs. Jennie Wardenberg honored the birthday of Mrs. David Zimmerman. Visitors arriving from Guam include Mrs. Leonard Joe Odermatt who plans a short stay with local relatives.
Hong Kong reported China’s party paper urged support for Hua Kuo-feng as Mao’s heir amid rumors that Mao’s widow Chiang Ching and three top radicals were arrested for a coup. Western sources cited no proof. diplomats warned against dismissing the reports and noted Hua’s rise as party head.
Mrs Harold Taylor hosted the D and D Bridge Club at her home with winners Mrs Bud Tucker and Mrs Dolores Steska. Mrs Bernard Holmes hosted the GGG Bridge Club with winner Mrs J B Barnes and Mrs Joe Wilson. both clubs set Oct 21 host dates.
Mrs Leatta Stortvedt of Norfolk will lecture on the Inner Peace Movement IPM in the Nebraska Public Power District Auditorium at 14th Street and 2th Avenue Columbus. The event is open to the public with a $1.50 donation. IPM chartered in Washington DC in 1964 by Francisco Coll now operates across the US Canada Mexico Europe Australia New Zealand and the Far East.
Mrs. Orton Hulsebus led a Dorcas Society panel on mission schools in the Cameroons at Creston. Four members acted as missionaries in Cameroon schools and explained their roles. A joint meeting with the Humphrey group is planned for World Day of Prayer on Nov. 1, hosted by Mrs. Terry Scheffler.
The Suez Canal traffic halted for 15 hours as the Greek tanker Vanxilas, 30,000 tons, ran aground, blocking the waterway. It was floated and towed to Suez City harbor, allowing traffic to resume at 11 a.m. according to Canal Authority sources.
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