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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1976

Page

11

Expert predicts gold to hit two hundred by next year

Copley News Service reports Harry Schultz, chief gold strategist, expects a rebound in gold to above $200 an ounce next year after a 20 month bear run. He cautions against long holds, advises partial shifts into gold shares, and recommends diversification into Swiss francs and German marks while warning pesos and the Canadian dollar may weaken.

Schultz South African South Africa Schulz U.S

Loup plans promotions for two Power District staff

Power District announces two promotions from long time employees. Bixenmann moves from division engineer to supervisor of safety and training. Olson rises from storekeeper to supervisor of purchasing and stores.

Bixenmann Olson Consumers Public Power District Grand Island Columbus Kearney

Sliva Ends 27 Years of Service as Custodian Chief

Adolph Sliva, head custodian for Columbus City Schools, retires after 27 years with the district. He joined in 1949 at Senior High, later serving as head custodian at the Holiday Inn reception by 1956, and a plaque was prepared to honor his years of service.

Adolph Sliva Columbus City Holiday Inn

Rogers to address life underwriters meeting in Lincoln

Dr. Vance Rogers of Nebraska Osleyan University in Lincoln will address the Platte Valley Association of Life Underwriters at their October 19 gathering at Elks Country Club. A Minnesota native and educator, he studied at Gustavus Adolphus College Hamline University Garrett Graduate School of Theology and Northwestern University. He served as a U S Navy chaplain and led Methodist churches in Dundee and Brookfield Illinois and Lincoln Nebraska before becoming president of Nebraska Wesleyan in 1957.

Vance Rogers Nebraska Osleyan University Lincoln Platte Valley Association of Life Elks Country Club Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minn Hamline University St. Paul Minn Garrett Graduate School of Theology Northwestern University U.S. Navy Rogers Dundee Brookfield Ill Neb Nebraska Wesleyan

Amtrak announces major schedule revisions on Oct 31

Amtrak will put 28 long distance trains on new schedules October 31 reversing a five year slowing trend. Most cuts are 5 to 15 minutes, but four routes rise faster with Seattle to Chicago cuts ranging from one hour 45 minutes to two hours 50 minutes faster. East and west coast connections also speed up.

Chicago-San Francisco East Coast Chicago Kansas City New York Montreal Albany N.Y

Bank picks Shonka as Tulsa bank exec

Michael J. Shonka formerly of Columbus named assistant vice president of First National Bank and Trust Company of Tulsa Oklahoma. He will head regulatory and annual reporting in general accounting under Controller Kenneth Barton and oversee department operations. Shonka holds BS from the University of Northern Colorado and MS from the University of Kansas in accounting. He previously worked at Arthur Young and Company in Kansas City in banking engineering manufacturing and meat packing. Amtrak unveils its most comprehensive timetable in 50 years with speedups and major changes including Chicago to Laredo and connections to Mexico City and revised long distance routes.

Michael J. Shonka Columbus First National Bank and Trust Company Tulsa Oklo Kenneth Barton Shonka University of Northern Colorado University of Kansas Arthur Young and Company Kansas City Amtrak Paul Reistrup St. Louis Mexico City Louisville Sanford Fla Vermont

General Tel completes $30,000 cable project in Madison

General Telephone finished a $30,000 cable installation in Madison to extend telephone facilities to the southern area. The project included both aerial and underground cable, with underground work used where feasible to protect circuits amid growing residential demand and future communication needs.

General Telephone Madison

Columbus Telegram Briefs Fall 1976 Local Items

Columbus area reports include Don Reinhold touring Charles Machine Works in Perry Oklahoma where Ditch Witch trenchers are built. Land O Lakes in Minneapolis expands Omaha eastern Nebraska western Iowa service with Kim Graw as special rep. Two NPPD Columbus staff honored for five years. IEEE Microprocessors Seminar to be held October 29 30 in Lincoln. Red Cross advisory council notes funding and reviews. Joan Ernst named Platte County Red Cross secretary. Frontier Airlines posts September passenger miles up 19.3 percent. Insurance Information Institute says auto repair costs doubled since 1970 with a 4 door Chevrolet bumper job rising from about 470 to 904 dollars.

Land O’lakes, Inc Minneapolis Omaha Nebraska Iowa Kim Graw Graw Land O'Lakes Minneapolis Nebraska Center For Continuing Education Lincoln The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc IEEE Ieee Computer Society Jim Hanna Nebraska Public Power Columbus Neb New York UPD Insurance Information Institute

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Money Matters Helen L. Call Copley News Service Harry Schultz Vancouver B.C International Monetary Fund Philippines IMF Glenn Olson George Bixenmann Loup George Jean 28Th Street Becky Beth Ann Glenn Lorraine 22Nd Street David Glynn Kay) Hendricks Saugus Calif Tom University of Nebraska Sliva Life Underwriters DR. Rogers Michael Shonka Dodge Thorized Dealers Columbus Motors, Inc 13Th Street Columbus, Nebr General Columbus, Nebraska Columbus Telegram Don Reinhold Charles Machine Works, Inc Perry Okla Nebraska Public Power District Jay Pilant Bob McKay Pilant NPPD McKay Beatrice Advisory Council of the American Red Cross United States Hockenberger Red Cross Joan Ernst Platte County American Red Cross Frontier Airlines Frontier Fleischer Rexall S&h 13Th St Rt Call Retail Ust Laas the and Culligan Northbrook Call and Say
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