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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1970
Page
2
An opinion urges residents to keep the city tidy, noting winter grime and discarded paper, bottles, cups, and cans along streets. It emphasizes collective effort for planting, hauling, and continuous cleanup beyond city workers, urging residents to look after clean surroundings.
A reflective piece urges Columbus residents to curb litter by using proper trash containers. It compares curbside debris to unkempt hedges and backyard neglect, urging personal responsibility in cleanliness and civic pride through everyday actions.
Jim Bishop surveys rising social unrest and fears for values as violence grows. He cites hijackings, bombings and nuclear fears while noting fatigue among radar watchers and concerns over garbage, radioactive waste and hydrogen weapons. He argues for optimism yet warns unions and management to honor contracts.
A 1970 King Features Syndicate piece critiques youth culture, racism, politics, and urban planning. It laments social decay, inflation and unemployment while calling for thoughtful national action, warning against empty promises and urging genuine progress.
A reader questions whether unions cause unemployment and how wages should be set. The answer argues voluntary wage setting benefits both sides, warns against artificial high wages, and notes unions can raise unemployment by limiting training, joining, or striking. It urges free market parity and invites brief questions to The Telegram on economics and government.
The text presents a Q and A style quiz with mismatched facts including a geographic center claim six miles west of Ballz in Merce County North Dakota a Lamaism prevalence in Mongolia and Tibet and ages for Congress membership misstated. It also asks about the English game Draughts.
The Telegram argues that freedom comes from God and self control rather than political grant, promoting personal liberty as a moral burden. It asserts peace principles and references the Garden Rule and the Declaration of Independence, urging readers toward responsible citizenship. The issue is dated Monday April 13 1970 in Columbus Nebraska.
Dr Brandstadt discusses bedwetting causes including rare bladder issues and brain-wave links, notes imipramine as a last resort, and advises against punishing bedwetters. He answers questions on a child's colds from indoor air, naps with clothing, and TV lighting effects on eyes, affirming TV exposure is less harmful than claimed.
A fragmented OCR style grid lists across and down clues with partial word hints and stray letter fragments. The lines mix foreign phrases and misread terms, suggesting a complex crossword style puzzle with multiple themes and uncertain letter counts.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered terms and numbers across varied topics: medical, geography, animals, products, and objects. The readable items include references to Canada, Switzerland, sheep, golf, water, salt, fish, and random numeric tokens, forming no coherent news item or narrative.
Coach Ed Weir planned an exhibition by Nebraska track stars at the Columbus Invitational at Pinwnee Park on April 12. Coach Marvirt Paul hinted Littler Hunt or Brooks might attend, while several area teams have entered, with medals and trophies planned for top finishers and a large city auditorium crowd anticipated.
John Oglesby recalls Carl Oglesby once led SDS in 1965 66 with faith in nonviolent debate. He later rejects the Weathermen and Marxist rhetoric, noting American workers embrace bourgeois comforts and that revolutions demand sacrifice and work rather than leisure. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
A quirky column teases future limits on so called fabulous offers while a comic figure languished in storage. It riffs on poetry lines, a father’s gold digger label, and a neighbor’s drinking as a humorous social snapshot.
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