28 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1970
Page
1
A humorous Interior Department press release argues whales can be ideal home pets with proper care. It cheerfully contrasts whales with cats and dogs, notes training limitations, space needs, and challenges like vacation care, ending with a light, cheeky motto about companionship.
Science Today reports that NASA plans grand tour outer planet missions with two spacecraft per mission and 10 year flight times. The STAR self test and repair computer will manage spares and reconfigure systems to keep at least partial operation for 10 to 13 years, despite long communications delays.
Weather across the Gulf Coast to Great Lakes brought heavy rain and high winds. Deweyville Texas saw an astonishing 17 inches of rain in a day while Houston faced five tornadoes nearby. Santa Ana winds roared to 70 miles per hour in Southern California as other regions recorded snow and damaged infrastructure.
In Houston at Texas Children’s Hospital a 27 day old Siamese twin pair died during a 24 hour operation aimed at separating them and reshaping or transplanting a heart. Surgeons led by Dr. Geritar A. Cooley faced shared heart and liver complications as their condition worsened over the weekend. The twins, born in Dayton Ohio, were flown to Houston October 16 and were the hospital’s first children for the parents.
At the Presbyterian Church Sunday meeting N L Westcott and Paul Gorman were chosen to audit books. Mrs Harvey Koch Mrs Robert Ritter and Mrs Paul Gorman were appointed to prepare a letter for church members.
Vice President Agnew told a crowd in New York that he will drop a mild approach and call a spade a spade, denouncing liberal elements he says threaten national security and urging replacement of those he deems unfit. He criticized the defense establishment as too large and costly and defended his recent conservative endorsements amid Republican tensions with Charles Goodell and John Lindsay.
Almanac notes October 28 1970 marks the day between last quarter and new phase with Mars and Batarn as morning stars and Mereas vy Venus and Jupiter as evening stars. It recalls Harvard’s 1636 founding and the 1886 Statue of Liberty dedication. It mentions 1929 NYSE losses and 1968 Czech protests, plus a Goethe quote.
A chemical firm unveils Barex 210 plastic bottle that burns cleanly to ash at 1000 degrees. It remains chemically inert in incinerator smoke and is FDA approved for food containers. Vistron Garp subsidiary manufactures toothbrushes and notes environmental benefits from easier disposal.
In Leicester England Barbera Green a 29 year old housewife admitted breaking into a factory and a store to seek excitement. The court issued a conditional discharge noting no further punishment unless future offenses occur.
In Columbus Nebraska readers are informed of subscription rates and a change of address process. The notice lists annual rates around 12.00 to 15.00 and instructs subscribers to notify the Columbus Telegram of any address changes with their new details.
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