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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1976
Page
5
Mexicans blame the United States for Mexico's peso float and drop in value. President Echeverria cites U.S. measures in 1971 as destabilizing world finances and contributing to Mexico's economic woes. Some Mexicans tell U S tourists the float will raise prices.
Mahesh Yogi and the TM movement gain followers in the United States as supporters claim it is not a religion and offers stress relief, while many Christian leaders question its nonreligious claim and worry over school programs funded with public money. The dispute centers on defining religion in a secular era.
Frank Sinatra forbids Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal staff from attending his Harrah's Tahoe performances after a recent story. Publicist Mark Curtis says the ban remains, citing ongoing critical coverage of Sinatra and past gaming-license disputes at Cal Neva.
Ed Frey, a San Francisco dropout lawyer, grows home-grown marijuana near Ukiah and offers 18 plants to Mendocino County police to seek arrest for cultivation. He later places pots on the courthouse door and wears robes to dramatize what he calls hypocrisy in state law.
Brooklyn native Pete Robinson tours the United States in a decorated bus collecting the signatures of all 50 governors and the mayors of state capitals. He plans to present a completed Happy Birthday America book to the Smithsonian, aided by his dog Dumbo and occasional flea-market income. He reached West Virginia as stop 23, noting parking delays at the Capitol. Alaska’s name origin is briefly described.
George Huxhold, a Navy ROTC instructor at Texas A and M, bought a 24 foot camper for family housing during summer school in Rhode Island. He now offers it to A M football fans for the season at 1000 dollars, about 167 per home game, within walking distance of the stadium, but has yet to find takers.
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