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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1975

Page

2

Stock Market Today in Columbus Nebraska

New York stocks show Deere 49 percent Du Pont 115s Eastman 1007s El Paso NG 11s Exxon 92 percent Firestone 21 percent Ford Motors 38 percent Fruehauf 16 percent Gam Sko 21 percent Gen Elec 47 percent Gen Fds 25 percent GenMtrs 54 percent Gen Tel 23s Gen Tire 17 percent Goodrich 17 percent Goodyear 20 percent Grey 13 percent Gulf Oil 22 percent Ill Cent 14 percent Ill Pwr 24 percent Inland St 40 percent IBM 209 int Harv 22 percent Int Nick 23 percent IntPaper 56 percent Int T&T 20 percent Iowa P&L 20 Johnson 20 percent Rockwell 217 percent Safeway 49 St. Regis 29s San Ferid 28 percent Sears 69 percent

New York UPI Deere du Pont Eastman el Paso Exxon Firestone FordMtrs Fruehauf Gam Sko Elec Gen Tire Goodrich Goodyear Gulf Oil IBM Nick T&t Iowa P&l Johnson Rockwell Safeway St. Regis San Ferid Sears

Livestock Futures Markets Report From Chicago

CHICAGO UP I Live cattle and frozen pork bellies show mixed quotes across contracts. Oct cattle opens near 48.10 with 406 sales while Feb and Apr show 41.80 and 41.65. Frozen pork bellies trade around 95.55 for Feb and 92.75 for Mar with note of strong 9400 contracts. Live hogs move higher in Oct to 60.50, while Dec and Feb trade down to 56.25 and 55.25 with volume in the hundreds.

Chicago UPI

Grain futures and weather trends in brief

Grain futures in Chicago show range movements while New York weather notes extreme temperatures. The National Weather Service reports a high of 93 degrees at Thermal California and a low of 18 degrees at Gunnison Colorado.

New York UPI National Weather Service Alaska Hawaii Thermal Calif Gunnison Colo

Cope disputes Exon 3 percent cut proposal

State Sen. Ron Cope of Kearney said the legislature cannot implement Gov. Exon's 3 percent spending cut proposed during a special session beginning Oct. 22. Cope questioned the need for a special session and warned cash flow shortfalls would only become critical after the new year. Exon's plan would cut about $155,000 from Kearney State College.

Kearney Neb UPI Ron Cope J. James Exon Exon Cope Kearney State College

Omaha Livestock Market Report and Columbus Telegram notice

Omaha livestock figures show hogs up to 3.25 per cwt with No 1-3 200-240 lb at 58.50 to 59.00 and 240-250 lb at 58.00 to 58.50, heavier weights scarce. sows firmer to 1.50 higher. Cattle and calves total 6,300 with feeder cattle dominant and slaughter cows steady around 20.50 to 23.00. sheep none. Monday estimates expect cattle and calves 6,500, hogs 5,000, sheep 1,000. Columbus area second class notice lists legal holidays and subscription details. changes of address instructions to notify Columbus Telegram and postmaster.

Omaha Columbus Neb Platte Oone Butler Colfax Merrick Nance Polk Nebraska Columbus Telegram

Debate over Mid-State Reclamation Project continues

GRAND ISLAND Neb UPI another statement was made in a long running verbal clash between Mid-State Reclamation supporters and opponents. Rolf Wallenstrom of Pierre area manager for the U S Fish and Wildlife Service said his agency has tried to cooperate with the Bureau of Reclamation to assess effects of the project. James O'Brien of Washington said the service posed questions but funds are lacking. Wallenstrom disagreed noting wildlife needs a higher flow than projected and that money is needed to refine studies. He said federal funding is essential and that the service has proposed costs and man years for the work.

Grand Island, Neb UPI Rolf Wallenstrom Pierre S. C U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Reclamation Gorimstean James O’brien Washington, D. C O’brien Kearney Grand Island Fish and Wildlife Service Wallenstrom

Jailbreaker Hunter Fugitives Lead to Chicago Chase

Dennis D. Hunter, the last of five inmates from a max security penitentiary breakout, moved from rural areas toward Chicago after abducting a 79 year old man and forcing a drive toward the city. He robbed trucker Rodolfo Mendoza of cash and gear, then vanished near an expressway amid an intensive FBI and police manhunt. The other four escapees were captured. Hunter remains at large.

Chicago UPI Dennis D. Hunter Community Here Hunter FBI James Salem Rantoul Metropolitan Area Farina Ill Bollhorst Rodolfo Mendoza Mendoza Kankakee Powers Ohio Indiana

Wahoo veterans home site under study by lawmakers

A large delegation from the Wahoo area met with members of Nebraska’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee to examine using the defunct John F. Kennedy College campus for a state veterans home. Nebraska already runs three homes in Grand Island, Norfolk, and Scottsbluff and seeks a fourth to serve Omaha Lincoln veterans. Saunders County groups pledged support. The committee will study the proposal as the agent for sale. Platte County Veterans Officer Keith Bryan attended the hearing.

Wahoo Legislature Government Military and Veterans Affairs Committee John F. Kennedy College Nebraska Veterans Home Complex Grand Island Norfolk Scottsbluff Nebraska Omaha Lincoln Saunders County Veterans’ Organizations Platte County Keith Bryan

TV series stirs Boston ire over Beacon Hill portrayal

UPI reports Mrs J Clifford Ross denounces the CBS series Beacon Hill as inaccurate to real Beacon Hill life. Boston residents including Mayor Kevin White object to claimed Irish affluence and staff, noting Irish families mainly lived elsewhere such as West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain while figures like Curley and FitzGerald did not reside on Beacon Hill.

Boston UPI J. Clifford Ross Ee Eed Beacon Hill CBS Kevin White Lassiter Lassiters Thomas Mahoney Walnut Avenue West Roxbury Thomas Townsend Jamaica Plain Kermit Massachusetts State House Boston Common

World Community Day Held November Seventh

Albion program at First Baptist Church will mark World Community Day with the theme One Community Under God. The event includes the installation of officers of the Church Women United, an annual observance in the community.

Albion First Baptist Church Women United Organization

Brazilians Burn Coffee to Halt Prices in 1931

In 1931 large quantities of Brazilian coffee were dumped into the sea and burned as the price fell below profitable levels. Some beans were pressed into bricks and used as fuel to power steam locomotives on Brazil’s railways, reshaping the country’s agricultural and industrial actions.

Brazil

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