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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1977
Page
4
Columbus Telegram editorial emphasizes freedom and self governance. It argues moral action aligns with the Coveting Commandment, Golden Rule, and Declaration of Independence. Readers are invited to engage and share thoughts, with contact details for correspondence.
A 1970s U S effort to curb federal paperwork reports more than 300 antipaperwork actions by the Commission on Federal Paperwork since its 1975 creation. Savings include 50 million forms cut and a drive toward a single welfare form, with billions in potential yearly reductions, though new laws like RESPA and ERISA added millions of hours of reporting.
A New York Times April Fool piece on lawyers highlights public contempt born of legal jargon. Judge Irving Kaufman cites media missteps in conveying court decisions and urges law schools to teach journalism, grammar, and law reporting skills for better public understanding.
A reader condemns an ABC Channel 8 special on energy policy as fear mongering and government overreach. Willard E. Woldt argues taxes would coerce lifestyle changes and warns against expanding federal power, urging free enterprise emphasis in future Telegram coverage.
The Carter administration faces questions on energy policy as adviser James Schlesinger warns Americans to accept limits. He says growth and limitless resources have shaped policy and culture, while supporters argue the nation remains committed to expansion and prosperity.
The piece argues against steep taxes on art and literature that threaten artists and heirs, citing Calder Hemingway and Stravinsky. It urges continued growth, energy innovation, and industrial expansion, opposing anti growth and anti car sentiments while praising coal, nuclear, deregulation, and future solar potential. It defends personal auto use and warns against shrinking the nation’s mobility and ambition.
The piece argues Carter capitalizes on the Moscow setback to rally Congress, press the human rights issue, and frame a bargaining position around the Cruise missile. It credits him with turning an arms proposal into political leverage and notes Khrushchev era tactics contrasted with Gromyko’s responses and public support for Carter.
A dated Mamie's Cafe menu typed Sept 23, 1941 lists rhubarb pie at seven to ten cents and a boiled beef dinner with horse radish for 45 cents. Emma Meyer ran the cafe in the YMCA basement where the Hall of Justice now stands, offering a luncheon plate option for lighter meals.
Columbus Telegram editor notes 25 to 35 cent meals at Mamies Cafe on September 23. The spread includes pan fried veal steak beef vegetables chicken pork sausage beef rice soup rhubarb pie and various potatoes beans tomatoes. Dessert offered as chocolate or butterscotch sundae. The writer recalls earning five dollars weekly in 1941 and expresses craving for rhubarb pie and pork sausage.
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