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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
2
A Telegram Opinion discussing global turmoil caused by meddling in others lives. It argues peace requires Mind Your Own Business and voluntary exchange, blaming parties across the spectrum for ongoing conflict and urging restraint.
The piece cites critics like Austin Flett and Henry Reuss, noting discussions of a potential tax revolt as loopholes and exemptions fuel citizen discontent. It argues for eliminating exemptions and implementing a flat rate, while warning politicians to act or risk upheaval.
The fragment mentions Baras and Phil Pastore Golling with a quirky line about a kick and a joke. It also hints at expensive bridgework and an April showers remark, but no clear event or identifiable persons beyond those names.
A dramatic, stylized recounting of Dopey John Cullen and Eli Shonbrun, two petty criminals who collaborated to steal a ring from Mrs Reich in midtown New York. The tale weaves in Police Commissioner Lewis Valentine and Inspector Murphy, the mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and a corrupt police force under pressure. The pair are sentenced to die at Sing Sing after a dramatic courtroom and prison sequence.
A 1972 Columbus Nebraska pamphlet-copy proclaims freedom as a divine gift and government grant, denounces licenses and mantechy, cites moral codes and the Declaration, and promotes liberty and nonviolence as guiding principles.
Dear Dr. Lamb advises moderate activity for heart patients, notes altitude effects. The reader, age 82 with prior gallbladder surgery and heart events, lives in Colorado and hopes to hike near high altitudes. Cautious elevation increases are advised. start slowly, avoid combining high altitude with strenuous activity, and monitor heart workload.
Fragmentary OCR style list mentions precipitation, tropical fruit, animals, and several scattered terms. Includes references to Asian wild ass, Mindanao, Gaelic terms, pronouns, and various unrelated fragments. Content is garbled with no coherent story or clear event.
An unclear OCR fragment lists a mix of phrases and numbers including references to places, items, and terms such as Egyptian city, edible fish, earthquake, storehouses, and various abstract terms. The text lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events to summarize into a single news item.
A columnist argues against New York City style three cent packaging taxes as ineffective for non biodegradable plastics. He urges returnable bottles, better landfills, incinerators, and practical shredders to recycle materials into soil, noting land near cities is running out and litterers are hard to catch. He cites ecologists, state bills, and industry stances in the broader pollution debate.
An argument asserts a right to medical care but rejects forced redistribution. It contends universal health plans are immoral if they compel individuals to fund others without consent, equating compulsory participation to theft by the state and drawing parallels to slave labor.
The piece debates whether bills pass only in joint sessions of Congress and argues against state coercion in funding medical care. It asserts individual rights to life and questions the public right to services at another’s expense, favoring free markets and voluntary exchange. It notes a Wall Street Journal quote and contrasts rights with moral obligation. It also defines terms like exacta in horse racing and clarifies Bernacles as saltwater shellfish.
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