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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1972

Page

8

De Camp calls for special session on speed limits

Lincoln Nebrands senator John W De Camp urged a special legislative session to lower highway speed limits citing the 1972 road carnage. He broadcast a plan to Exon promising data showing night speed reductions save lives and reduce injuries and property loss.

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New exit signs planned for Nebraska interstates

Lincoln news report notes plans to install new exit identification signs along Nebraska interstates within the next year or two. Signs will use milepost based numbering starting at the Wyoming border, with Exit 1 at Pine Bluffs and major exits like Kimball Exit 22, Ogallala Exit 126, North Platte Exit 177, and Lincoln’s I 180 Exit 408.

Lincoln Neb Nebraska Wyoming Pine Bluffs Wyo Kimball Ogallala North Platte

Twin premature twins die after birth in service station incident

In Council Bluffs Iowa a 17 year old mother Theresa Sailors delivered premature twins in a service station rest room. Both infants died at University Hospital Omaha with one dying Sunday morning and the other in the afternoon. Mother in good condition and father in Air Force stationed in Texas assisted by grandmother Dorothy Torstensen. The birth occurred during a drive to a hospital after the mother was seen in distress by Bob Johnson, station owner.

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Pine Ridge land to be offered at auction in Nebraska

A 640 acre tract in Northeast Nebraska Pine Ridge country will be sold by auction on September 29 at the Sioux County courthouse in Harrison. The bid price is set at 46 thousand dollars by the State Board of Educational Funds. The land borders Fort Robinson State Park and is noted for deer hunting. Advertising will target Denver Rapid City and papers in Harrison Crawford Chadron North Platte Omaha and Lincoln.

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Second MIG kill credited in a week for pilot and radar operator

In a Hanoi area dogfight, Captain Brian Tibbett and 1st Lieutenant William Hargrove of the US Air Force were credited with their second MIG 21 kill in a week. Lead pilot Captain John Madden maneuvered into firing position and allowed Tibbett to strike. The downed MIG exploded and its pilot ejected before crashing. Navy pilots from the Kitty Hawk also attacked a surface to air missile site near Haiphong, reporting a large secondary explosion and flames.

Saigon Hanoi Brian Tibbett Waynesville Wiliam Bud Har- Brove Harlingen Tex John M. Madden Jackson Miss Tibbett Air Force S Tibbett Hargrove 7Th Fleet Kitty Hawk Haiphong Cmdr Dennis Wisely San Diego Calif Gary Kincaid St. Louis Paul Kanive North Platte Neb Edward Powers Washington, Il

Spain determines fate of hijackers under military justice

Spanish officials said the decision on prosecuting the three hijackers and six Croatian prisoners brought from Sweden rests with military judicial authorities. Sweden has not requested extradition, and Spain could try or return the suspects under the 1970 air piracy treaty. The Swedish crew has returned to Stockholm after testifying. the plane was hijacked Friday from Gothenburg to Stockholm, leading to a 20 hour siege and 83 passengers freed.

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World Community Day Plans at First Baptist

Mrs. Orville Qualselt and Mrs. Howard Mills co hosted Church Women United Friday at Wolf Recreational Center. Mills presided as president and welcomed Akron Presbyterian church into the group. World Community Day is set for Nov 3 at 2 pm at the First Baptist with gift certificates for sale and banners displayed by each church. New officers will be installed Nov 3. Calendar events include Wolf Nursing home activities for October and November, with next meeting on Nov 17.

Albion Orville Qualselt Howard Mills Church Women United Wolf Recreational Wolf Nursing Home

Midland College Enrolls 768 Students This Semester

Fremont Nebraska AP report notes Midland College totals 768 full and part time students. Registrar L P Mitchell says the figure compares with 121 the first semester last year and that current enrollment has met projections.

One killed in violence north of Belfast in Larne attack

Belfast area violence escalates as about 30 Protestants siege a Catholic enclave in Larne and a British soldier dies in Belfast. The toll for three years of unrest rises with another death, as mass Protestant marches unfold and gunmen are killed.

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