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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1977
Page
2
A discussion of a North South bridge hand between Oswald and Jim Jacoby. South risks for a top score with a bold heart lead and ten tricks, while West ducks the suit. A Florida reader asks about penalties for leading touching honors without alerting declarer and convention cards.
A broken wheel caused a 27 car derailment on a Union Pacific freight train east from North Platte to Chicago near North Bend Nebraska. No injuries reported as fire in a styrofoam car was extinguished and most derailed cars carried piggyback trailers mail lumber or tallow with detours posted for trains through nearby towns.
Gov. J. James Exon approved 256000 in state emergency funds to cover disaster related costs in Otoe and Nuckolls counties. Preliminary damage reports show flood impacts to bridges and culverts in early September. The Nebraska National Guard and State Civil Defense Agency will aid counties in filing formal damage applications.
The page presents a dated horoscope section covering all zodiac signs with guidance on emotions, decisions, and social dealings. It includes a solicitation for Astro-Graph letters and notes cautions about bargains, family business, and interpersonal tact. The source is a newspaper marketable horoscope snippet from November 4 1977.
Washington satire recounts a South Korean businessman attempting to influence Congress. A House Ethics Committee hearing spotlights difficulties in bribery, with a consultant advising gifts and dinners, then Christmas envelopes, and finally sentimental ties as a supposed strategy fails to win favor.
Maj Gen Earl G. Peck deputy chief of staff Strategic Air Command tells Nebraska Air National Guard of the apparent success of a transfer and conversion program. He says the new alliance completes the final loop of the total force concept linking Air National Guard and Air Reserve with active U S Air Force missions. Peck praises the guard’s zeal and aims to educate SAC personnel about the guard’s role during a banquet with about 130 officers of the 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
A record 48.5 million pounds of shrimp were caught by Oregon fishermen as the season ended. The Port of Portland notes exports of frozen seafood in the first eight months surpassed the previous decade as shrimp harvest boosted totals. Fishermen earned more than $11 million for their catch.
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