Home sketched designs fuel sewing creativity
Deb Gondringer reports on Sarah J. Doyle a Genoa resident and mother of six who learned pattern drafting during her husband Rods Air Force stint in Taiwan. She developed a step by step guide Sarahs Key Guide In Pattern Drafting now printed in Lincoln. Doyle aims to publish and place the book in home economics classes nationwide.
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Deb Gondringer
Sarah J. Doyle
Taiwan
Doyle
Doyles
Sehoo
Wholesale prices jump in August amid inflation fears
Washington reports a 0.2 per cent rise in wholesale prices for August driven by gasoline and grain. Industrial prices surged 9.6 per cent annualized, with grain up 14.6 per cent due to Soviet sales. Labor officials warn the rise could push consumer prices higher, signaling renewed inflation concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Soviet Union
Postal Service delays postage hike until after Christmas
The Postal Service will not raise postage before the Christmas mail rush despite expected losses near 1 billion dollars this year. Postmaster General Benjamin I. Ballor said the new rate increases would be postponed until after December 25 and would likely go into effect the following week.
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Washingson
UPI
Benjamin I. Ballor
Local readings and weather details for the week
The report notes temperatures at midnight and Friday with high and low marks from the prior year. It records sunrise and sunset times for Sunday and Monday and mentions trace precipitation, without additional regional context.
Crackpots and chaos hit Ford assassination attempt
United Press International reports that a single gunman threat disrupted President Ford’s appearance in Sacramento, sparking renewed gun control debate. The incident drew reactions from politicians including Rhodes, Bauman, Conyers, Murphy, and Reagan, while Betty Ford and Nelson Rockefeller expressed relief. Sue Fromme, linked to Charles Manson, faced federal charges with bail set at 1 million and the FBI Secret Service dispute over prior knowledge of the threat.
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United Press International
Ford
Sacramento
Calif
House
John Rhodes
Learing
Kennedy Brothers
Martin Cather King Srr
Robert Eb, Bauman
John Conyers Jr
TeMich
Sull
DNY
Asseesin
Betty Ford
Washington
Secret Service
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rochester
N.Y
Gerald Ford
Tan
Ronald Reagan
California
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Larry Buendort
Miss Fromme
Manson
Esther Mix
Federal Brand
U.S. District Court
FBI
Discover Columbus Days Grand Ball Sees Strong Early Ticket Sales
Early sales for the Oct 11 Discover Columbus Days Grand Ball are brisk says chairman Jobs Whitehead. He notes donations help fund the four day festival and expects about 200 couples to buy tickets quickly. Calls to the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce urged for attendance while invitations reach varied groups.
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Jobs Whitehead
Whitehead
Calummbus Area
VEC News Program Brings World News To Classrooms
Columbus Telegram sponsors the VEC News Program providing weekly filmstrips with news stories and classroom guides. Teachers project images while narrations add background, plus questions for discussion and a weekly Quiz. Focus features, study filmstrips, and daily FOCUS articles accompany the package across 12,000+ schools.
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Middle East
London
Senate
Columbus Telegram
Telegram
VEC
Columbus
FOCUS
Visual Education Consultants, Inc
Madison
Wisconsin
United States
Humphrey Nebraska Forges History Through Hard Times
Platted beside Tracy Creek, Humphrey grew from 1871 settlement led by Nancy Jeanac a one handed pioneer. Early letters reveal Yankee settlers weathered fires grasshoppers blizzards and rattlesnakes, while District 19 started 1872 school and Union Pacific rail arrival moved the town. The Catholic community grew around St Fennels, the Democrat paper persisted, and in 1930 Humphrey won a state semi pro baseball title.
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Keith Bryan
Humphrey
Tracy Valley
Tracy Creek
John ‘Tracy
Madison
Nancy Jeac
New York
Elain
Henry Fuchs
Sam
Charney
Riley
Charley
Ays
Humphrey-Creston
I‘l
J.P
Union Pacific
Humphrey 1
The
Democrat
Lown
St. Fennels
Iseball Park
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Danial Dickinson
Riley Laach
Carrie Linn
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Lynn Fromme Hallers
Platte County
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