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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1973
Page
2
Nebraska Chapter of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation launches its Breath of Life drive led by chairperson Dondo Linnan. Student volunteers will ask neighbors to support CF research to aid millions of children with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease causing lung damage and digestive issues.
Mary Hajos of Germany will speak Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Monroe. A Hungarian native, she helped revive Hungarian Protestant churches after the war and has traveled widely as a missionary. The report also discusses the Breath of Life campaign, cystic fibrosis research, and the expansion of a nationwide center program aiding diagnosis and treatment.
Emergency meetings to discuss Quad relief have been scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday in Beatrice Hebron and Auburn. The meetings follow President Nixon declare 12 southeast Nebraska counties a disaster area and open disaster assistance centers for public and private citizens.
GENCOLN Neb AP autopsy confirms prison inmate Robert Julian Jacobs killed himself by strangulation while in segregation after arrival. Jacobs, serving life for the 1971 slaying of Allen Schmit and a 10 year-term for assault on Leslie Schmit, was found hanging by a guard. The warden said no new findings are expected.
AP brief notes the day’s historical milestones from 1776 to 1973 with major events in the Revolutionary War El Alamein and elections. It also lists notable anniversaries birthdays including Johnny Carson and a quip on happiness in marriage.
On Pine Ridge Reservation the Bureau of Indian Affairs increased its police presence as mourners gathered for Pedro Bissionette’s funeral. AIM figures guided by Russell Means and others faced legal barriers as a federal judge ruled on entry to the reservation amid past occupation clashes.
A Sunday gathering at the Columiats Eagle Club honors C J Rick Harral, state Eagles president, with a social hour at 3 and banquet at 5. Local Aerie President Van Greenlee leads arrangements, joined by West speaker Grand Trustee and dignitaries from 18 Nebraska aerie and auxiliary offices. Reservations via Clarke J Burgess by Thursday.
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