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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Page
3
A Polk County Florida school superintendent proposes cam era use in county schools to deter vandalism by secretly recording students. Critics warn the plan risks eroding privacy and presumption of innocence, branding it a dangerous group control measure rather than a classroom aid.
Skepticism grows over Defense Department plans for a volunteer force by 1973 as the Army trims peacetime strength. The purge targets officers up to major rank through an impartial review, with involuntary retirements seen as losing potential cadres and harming public image amid push for an early end to the draft. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird reiterates the pledge to end the draft.
A Senate proposal to issue social security cards with fingerprints to six year olds prompts alarm. Critics say it normalizes pervasive government tracking and numbered status, likening it to a birthright of control.
Readers marvel at Pioneer 10 correcting a minor malfunction en route to Jupiter. From Ames Laboratory in Mountain View California a radio wave beam directs the capsule five and a half million miles away, illustrating human capability and technological marvel.
Reflections on the 107th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s shot recounting April 14, Booth’s theater visit, Parker the guard, the Box scene, Rathbone and Harris, Tad Lincoln, and echoes of Melville and Sandburg. The piece blends memory, fate, and national sorrow with era voices.
A 1972 Columbus Telegram editorial argues for personal restraint and moral governance. It asserts freedom comes from God and practical government grant, urging self control as a path to full human potential and alignment with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Dr Lawrence Lamb explains pregnancy risk around ovulation. In a typical 28 day cycle ovulation occurs about midway, roughly 14 days before the next period, when pregnancy is most likely. Regular cycles are rare, ovulation timing varies, and no time is completely safe from pregnancy despite rhythm method. The best prevention is abstinence or additional birth control methods.
A garbled OCR snippet listing varied terms and clues such as Latin phrases high music references and ancient names. The readable items include Elbe tributary and various seemingly misread names with no coherent narrative or identifiable event.
A Williamsburg editorial tribute recalls Frank Meyer's influence on American conservatism. The hermitlike editor and theoretician shaped National Review, the American Conservative Union, and political circles from a Catskills mountain base. He mentored leaders like Goldwater Reagan Buckley and Ashbrook, while promoting libertarian conservatism and gradual change over coercive tactics.
A rambling column argues food prices rise unevenly, citing Treasury warnings. It notes meats, eggs, and fish vary, with cheap poultry and butter substitutes. urges shoppers to hunt specials, stock freezer goods, and consider home baking to trim costs amid inflation rhetoric.
The text presents a Q and A on government and culture topics. It states the IRS operates under the Department of the Treasury. It asks for the Big Dipper’s Japanese name and notes the Emperor's Carriage as a term. It mentions the U.S. Supreme Court has nine justices. It clarifies that Fra Elburtus was a pen name used by American author Elbert G. Hubbard.
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