Discover Columbus Days Crown Walter Behlen and Ruth Levine
Walter Behlen and Ruth Levine crowned King and Queen at the first Discover Columbus Days Grand Ball and Coronation. The event honored civic work by the couple including Levine's Red Cross and PTA service and Behlen Manufacturing's founder role, aided by James Holmberg and John Whitehead.
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Deb Gondringer
Ferdinand I
Walter , Behlen
Isabella I
Ruth E. Levine
Chamber of Commerce
James Holmberg
John Whitehead
Red Cross
PTA Council
PTA Health Fund
United Fund
Friends of Music
Prairie Girl Scout Council
Sertoma
Jackie
Chicago
Levine
Walt Behlen
King Ferdinand
Behlen Manufacturing Co
A. Platte County
Helen
Weekend Nebraska wrecks claim seven lives
Eight died in Nebrooke area crashes over the weekend with one more dying of injuries from Oct 5. On Neb 32 nine miles west of West Point a car tractor collision killed a man and left others injured. Sunday toll stood at four with two more deaths on Saturday and three killed in a 3 am Omaha crash involving Daniel W. Darland 19 and passengers Robert G. Careso Kimberly Jensen both of Omaha.
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Vane Reneere
Nebrooke
Neb. 32
West Point
Omaha
Daniel W. Darland
Robert G. Careso
Kimberly
York
US. 81
Norfolk
Harrison
Helen F. Harrson
Wonna Christie
13Th Street
Mason Road
Debbie Hamling
Route 2
Kenneth Weaver
Parkview
Behlen Community Hospital
Parade winners listed for Columbus days
Thousands lined Columbus streets for the Discover Columbus Days parade with winners in multiple categories. Winners include Lakeview FFA, Kiwanis Club, Genoa Lions, Eagles Auxiliary, and Gateway Realty. A fatal one car crash near Fremont killed 16 year old Jeffre L Paulson of Cedar Bluffs.
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Columbus
Lakeview Ffa
Kiwanis Club
Genoa Lions
Eagles Auxiliary
Gateway Realty
Genoa Chamber of Commerce
Leigh Commercial Club
Uameview
Madison
Osceola
Velvet Spurs
North Platte
Trailsmen
Picture of Walt Behlen and Ruth Levine in Columbus Telegram
A full color locally taken photograph features Walt Behlen and Ruth Levine. The image required special planning and cooperation from the royal couple last week for a portrait session. Photographer Mike Senior and the color separations company enabled four printing plates in red blue and black for the print.
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Walt Behlen
Ruth Levine
Columbus ‘Telegram
Mike Senior
Second runnerup crowned at Miss Columbus Day USA pageant
Cindy Pfeifer of Columbus Nebraska earned second runnerup in the Miss Columbus Day USA festivities held Sunday in Columbus Ohio. The 18 year old Platte County Junior Miss is one of 11 contestants representing communities named Columbus. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Pfeifer of Platte Center and worked as a bank secretary. Teresa Marie Blair was crowned Miss Columbus Ohio.
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Karen Langland
Harold Langland
Columbus
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daniel Fox
Omaha
Jackie Learned
Grand Island
Rich Gaver
Anay Reer
Neb
U.S.A
Ohio
Cindy
Platte County
Vmw
Fred Gerber
Ben Pfeifer
Platte Center
Miis
Teresa Marie Blair
Miss Columbus
Weather contrasts and temperatures across regions
The report shows varied temperatures with a high of 91 in the east and 43 low in the west for Saturday, 65 high and 53 low for Sunday, plus a 67 low earlier and a 82 high Saturday. Sunrise is 6 50 and sunset 6 50 Tuesday.
Exon to Decide on Special Session Over State Finances
J J Exon said he would decide by Tuesday or Wednesday whether to call a special session of the Unicameral to address the state's financial crunch. He is drafting a message for lawmakers if he makes the final call. The move unfolds as fiscal pressure mounts.
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LANL
NEC
UET
J. J. Exon
Exon
UPI
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Mike
Gilbert
Nebraska
Behlen
Rotary Club
Family Y
Columbus ' High
Behlen Laboratory
University of Nebraska State Museum
Ruby
Kent
Lincoln
Roman
Mary Ann) Iruska Jr
Walnut Creek
Calif
King
Umm Levine
Walt
Behren
Jeffre L. Paulson
Cedar Bluffs
Fremont
Randy Christ
Harald G. Holek
Jack W. Luedtke
Lakeview High School
Terry Anderson
Telegram
Rep
Virginia Smith
Lincoln School
Cindy Pfeifer
United Press
Wyoming
National ‘Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Washington
Uri
Ford
Sinai
United States
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Ranis
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