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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1976
Page
10
The article notes President Ford described Fidel Castro as an international outlaw for his Cuban regime and Angola intervention. It cites half a million Cuban refugees in Florida and claims about 12,000 Cubans sent to Angola by Moscow.
A House subcommittee scrutinizes a near million dollar post office bulk mail system amid reports of useless machines causing damage and questions over Blount era contracts. Officials also discuss Saturday mail cuts and ads to boost letters as phone use rises and AT&T faces competition.
The article reports Postmaster General Bailar advocating belt tightening including deliveries three times weekly, ending door to door service, reduced staffing, and rural post office closures. It notes congressional debate, worker resistance, and projected multi-billion deficits amid efforts to redefine USPS role and funding.
A thank you note to the Ag Park Association, the chamber of commerce, news media and city police expresses appreciation for their time and efforts aiding the BCCI Airstream Rally. Signed by Ramond Janssen chair, Merlyn Flood, Jerry Meyer, and Jerry Wallace, and their spouses.
The American representative Yvon Dihe visited and discussed men’s style. He noted coat trends shifting away from sport coats and speculated on summer wear with aims to reduce waist and adjust armhole and lapel proportions. The writer reflects on fashion jargon and personal wardrobe choices.
Jim Fiebig ponders fashion quips while Yvon jokes about lapels and white shoes. A salesman pushes white shoes with white sport coats, while plastics are praised for the future.
With the return of the vest to men’s fashions, ties will be freer of soup stains. The column notes a shift in wardrobe norms and the practical impact on neckwear.
The Columbus Telegram from April 15 1976 promotes freedom as self-control and moral grounding. It argues freedom is a gift from God not government power, aligned with moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Dr. Lamb answers a reader alleging a Washington cure and gland removal for breast cancer. He explains modern treatment aims to reduce female hormones, notes no cure exists, and condemns misinformation as dangerous gossip harming public health.
A cryptic set of crossword style clues ranges from diminutive forms to verbs and nouns. Answers appear to reference people places and objects including Lohengrin and Osuich with terms like deform degrade evict denoms and instruments. The fragment hints at a themed puzzle with cryptic wordplay across numbered entries.
The piece explains rising withdrawals from Social Security by public employees in Alaska and New York City, with over 200,000 in 19 states opting out. It notes legal challenges to compulsory participation, cites Senator Schweiker's religious exemption bill, and argues reforms are needed rather than masking deficits with general-fund transfers.
An American Jewish group calling itself the Jewish Armed Resistance claims responsibility for attacks in New York aimed at Soviet targets. No injuries reported, but the campaign provokes U S government and Soviet reactions and draws international criticism.
Don Oakley reports on the arrival of the first 100 Polish farmers aged 20 to 30 who will spend 13 months on American farms under 4-H and Massey Ferguson funding. After language training in Brattleboro they will work in Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois and Iowa to adopt American farming methods.
Citizens are encouraged to contact representative offices to share complaints views compliments or opinions. Listed are Rep. Virginia Smith and senators Carl Curtis and Roman Hruska with their Washington DC addresses for correspondence.
Rogers critiques the nomination process as a staged delousing of senators by Democrats before elections. He says each state yields a single native candidate who is used for trips bands and hotel bills, then dropped for the nominee chosen the night before.
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