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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1970
Page
4
Washington dispatch mocks adult board games mixing politics and sex roles. The satire describes two groups MCs and braless bubbleheads, with rules about masculine spaces and a path to “female equality” via mischievious cards and farcical outcomes.
Raymond Lahr reports that unions remain a force in politics though their membership is a shrinking share of the population. Scamman warns Nixon could target labor to erode the New Deal coalition, while Kennedy urges Democrats to keep labor ties despite antiwar student protest. GOP studies show only 56 percent of unions backed Humphrey in 1968.
Omaha finance and legal officials will meet at City Hall to discuss a proposed mortgage bond to raise 10 million for 144 acres for the South Omaha Industrial Park. Senator Raman L. Hruska announced a 4.8 million Commerce Department grant for park development. City planners will pick an architectural engineering firm and begin clearing rubble from Armour and Ca site within 60 days. Options with four major landowners have been extended to September 20.
Washington UPI reports President Nixon’s plan to trial all proposed welfare reforms for a year stalls with Sen. John Williams proposing a $50 million pilot and awaiting results before enacting a $4.1 billion program. Nixon agrees not to implement the family assistance program until January 1972 with pilots in three states starting January 1.
Washington United States. The Federal Trade Commission stated it will crack down on reciprocity in business deals. Garfield, assistant director, warned that reciprocal buying can raise prices and squeeze competitors. The DOJ aligns in pursuing antireciprocity actions amid merger challenges.
English calico-printer and chemist Joh Mercer studied mercerized cotton yard in 1844 and was noted as an English agent in 1830, according to Britannica.
Susan Atkins illness causes two delays in the Tate LaBianca murder trial and may prompt a bye week continuance. Attorneys cite ovarian cyst pain and a requested medical examination at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. Separately, a New Orleans federal appeals court upheld extradition of Charles Tex Watson from Texas to California, with further appeals possible to the Supreme Court and Watson remaining in custody.
Tokyo reports Japan will posthumously award Lt. Gen. Yasun Yamazaki with the Second Class Order of the Rising Sun for leading the island defense of Attu in May 1943. He died with 2,630 soldiers in the battle, according to a government spokesman.
UPI reports that consumer goods sold at U.S. armed forces PXs generate about $2 billion annually for up to two million customers, with Bulova stressing PXs as a gateway to the American market. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service marks its 7th anniversary, expanding to 1,000 employees and a $35 million monthly Vietnam-driven business, while Japanese rivals push into PX service and aftersales.
The Liberal Americans for Democratic Action released its 24th ADA voting record noting rising conservatism in both Houses. Nebraska senators Roman UL. tituska and Carl Curtis scored zero, while House members Glenn Cunningham 17, Robert V. Denney 6, and Dave Madbug 6. The 18 issues used to judge the ratings define the ADA scores.
After the church was established in Jerusalem the apostles preached to Jews and Gentiles. At Antioch, capital of Syria, believers were first called Christians marking a new identity for followers.
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