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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1976
Page
10
The Columbus Telegram editorial proclaims striving for freedom and self control as keys to moral action. It emphasizes equal Creator endowed rights, personal responsibility, and guiding daily life by the coveting commandment.
Environmentalists welfare groups and even the Kaiser Aluminum case illustrate a shift as diverse actors challenge traditional public interest claims. The Pacific Legal Foundation has scored wins against environmental efforts and privacy challenges to welfare reforms, framing the public interest through litigation and policy outcomes.
Franconia College in New Hampshire will lower fall fees by 680 dollars from 5665 to 4985 as part of a college reorganization. President Ira Goldenberg says student and faculty management reduced administration by 40 percent while keeping an 11 to 1 student faculty ratio.
A Wall Street Journal note recalls a Melbourne store contest pitting a veteran Oriental businessman with an abacus against a U.S. calculator executive. The abacus outpaced the electronic device on several addition tasks, though the calculator wins praise for higher math.
Milton Dirks questions Dick Toof and the Red Cross in a letter to the editor. He cites the National Information Bureau findings on charity costs and efficiency, alleging many charities perform poorly and telethons often fail to break even.
A reader letter discusses private property and public rights, contrasting freedoms of speech and press with property ownership. The column reflects on private property during a public notice of land use and a Nebraska farmer deciding whether to sell land to a manufacturer. Society acts as the bidder through the farmer, with land going to the highest bid.
The column argues property owners and profits drive land allocation while a neutral commission could misalign incentives. It contrasts private ownership with a salaried land-use panel, warns of bureaucratic waste, and ends by noting Russia's production figures as a prompt about incentives in farming.
Dick Hyman catalogues strange laws from around the country in a new book. The collection, drawn from odd local ordinances, includes a Jasper Alabama judge’s remark on spousal discipline and other nutty legal rules.
Presidential candidate Morris Udall paused on Chestnut Street when a man in a wheelchair begged nearby. Udall spoke briefly offering support for handicapped people as he pressed on with campaign duties and a busy schedule.
Charles Hamiller a spastic beggar tells reporter he can walk with assistance and urges federal help for the handicapped. He says drivers avoid helping him on buses and his cup money has been robbed.
A sprawling list notes odd laws and quirky prohibitions in various states and cities. Examples include banning moose viewing from airplanes in Alaska and onions for Waterloo barbers, with many items describing peculiar household, traffic, and public conduct rules.
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