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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1977
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram outlines a mission to inform readers in Nebraska about freedom self control and moral living. It emphasizes equal rights endowed by a Creator and urges moral action to preserve life and property. Delegates readers to apply the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence in daily life.
Opinion notes New York bans on pay toilets alter restroom access and spur stores to adopt token locks while states follow suit. Merchants say tokens help control access but closures rise as regulation expands, prompting questions about government overreach.
The Tax Reform Act of 1976 adds safeguards requiring court ordered subpoenas and notice before IRS seizure of records, criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosures, and a push from officials to repeal or delay protections. The Carter era faced attempts to undermine these safeguards, challenging civil liberties under federal tax investigations.
The Telegram bids farewell to Stan Linhorst who joined Columbus based on journalism from the University of Abraska. After 15 months here he will move to a daily paper in Binghamton New York taking on larger duties and aiming to expand his talents.
Former managing editor Stan Howe departs for graduation in mid May. Colleagues note he balanced work with Apollo Club Big Brother Junior Achievement. New replacement will cover Stan’s desk and duties until graduation while staff adjust.
A narrated cross Florida cruise by Kelly and the narrator in a Granada and a Thunderbird ends with a lunch stop at Canoe Creek where breakfast fare shifts to ham and eggs. The prose chronicles slow highway speeds and drifting conversations while noting quirky local characters and misadventures on the road.
A vignette style travel piece recounts a road trip from Wildwood to Tallahassee to Hilton Head with notes on Southern food and a student daughter at Florida State University. The narrator jokes about class and family, including a Master’s study and a stop by the Sher man route.
Republicans in the House plan a new approach after facing Democratic dominance. The NRCC will identify target districts with best GOP chances and deploy Washington organizers to recruit strong candidates, back local party leaders, and pre-fund the favored candidate with about $5,000 before primaries.
In Bluffton South Carolina a driver recounts being stopped for 42 in a 30 mile zone as a tall black officer cites the 55 40 and 30 mile markers along the road. The encounter ends with a $15 fine and amused hotel banter. The piece then shifts to political analysis of Washington based campaign committees relaxing old rules and expanding operations ahead of 1978 races, highlighting NRCC gains in Montgomery County Maryland and other districts.
A wire service report critiques the Antioch Chalice and other relics on display at the British Museum. The writer suggests the Last Supper apostles would not have preserved such items and argues people overvalue objects touched by greatness rather than spiritual meaning.
The speaker mocks a high priced letter sold at auction claiming even a mundane artifact value dwarfs its price. He jokes about letter quality and belittles the notion of prestige, then pivots to humorous misuses of famous artifacts and a light "Christ would approve" digression.
A letter to the editor laments school parking lot thefts and urges no questions asked return of a CB radio. A second reader comments on Reagan era claims of government interference, arguing people demand help when convenient and criticise when not.
Sen. Carl Curtis and Sen. Ed Zorinsky are listed with their Washington DC addresses in the Dirksen Building, outlining their offices and contact points for constituents. The note provides district and office details for official correspondence.
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