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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1970
Page
2
A Telegram opinion endorses eradicating the progressive income tax and supports a protest planned by Young Americans for Freedom at the IRS office. A group leader states they do not care about blocking entrances as long as the public knows action is being taken against what is described as illegal and unconstitutional.
A local dispute centers on taxation and rights to protest peacefully versus blocking entrances. Advocates from Young Americans for Freedom condemn blockades as antithetical to freedom, arguing protests must not impede others from going about business.
In April warmth touches Manhattan while the Bowery remains a stark contrast to Wall Street. A Bowery bar tale unfolds with Lambert ailing to be seen and a neighborhood scene of lost men, dark bars, and the stark divide between affluence and hardship.
Lambert, raised in Union City Indiana, tells of a life sleeping in a fall and flophouses after leaving school in the sixth grade. He lives with friends, rents a room, and survives through a precarious welfare age while estranged from his wife and son. The piece portrays his fragile, rehearsed defiance and unclear future.
A late 1960s style editorial warns that a surge of extremist acts in the United States indicates growing radical influence. It cites incidents in Bel Air Maryland New York Pittsburgh and Wisconsin and links them to SDS and campus protests. It argues liberal tolerance fueled violence and calls for rejecting revolution rhetoric and radical groups.
The Telegram editorial argues freedom is divine and personal self control leads to growth. It rejects government as source of liberty, urging alignment with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment and the Declaration of Independence. Published in Columbus Nebraska on April 4, 1970.
In Dr Lawrence's Mailbag a respondent notes more women than men seek dental care. He says women generally maintain teeth better, visit more often, and view the mouth as part of youth and appearance while men are busier with daily duties. A dentist recalls lost mirrors after giving women a look.
A jumble of crossword style clues lists numerous partial words and puzzle hints across categories. The items mix languages, abbreviations, and misprints, with scattered references to cities, rivers, occupations, and objects, suggesting a fragmented puzzle page excerpt.
Clyde A. Lohr of Columbus and Walter Melcher of Humphrey receive first year driving safety awards from Travelers Mutual Casualty of Des Moines announced by local agent George Weber. The piece also notes a Mayoral election turnout figure and other county agricultural and school events in Platte and surrounding counties.
A fragmented narrative describes a taxi driver discussing influence through small acts, potential tipping dynamics, and the idea that even ordinary interactions could shape attitudes. Characters reflect on practicality and limits while a Los Angeles Times Syndicate distribution frames the overheard dialogue.
A garbled note traces the saying Holy secia to Toledo Spain a historic Christian center after expulsion of Moors. It mentions 1065 and a Gothic cathedral serving as seat of a cardinal archbishop of heal, though the text is unclear and fragments remain.
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