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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1971
Page
2
The writer argues that collectivists profess brotherly love yet distrust individuals and seek to regulate personal choice. They claim coercive law reveals fear of autonomy, using drug policy as an example of how forced restraint distorts justice and presumes guilt. The piece critiques enforcement by suppressing personal discretion.
A letter argues that major prescription drug makers faced anti trust suits and media assaults over alleged price fixing. It contends firms settled to end costly litigation though denying wrongdoing and criticizing a double standard in justice and activist pressure on business.
A study by Transportation Cleaning Systems shows car wash frequency reflects safety, skill, and joy attitudes. The report notes more people now use commercial washes than DIY cleaning, driven by service centers and weekend routines, with motivations ranging from status to time management.
Spatial Reports Inc of Washington reviews recent NSFoundation grants. A Indiana State University psychology professor received 2440 for a two month study on perception of stimulus identification. A second psychology professor was awarded 878100 for similar research, with details partly incomplete.
The report cites funds allocated over 24 months for a University of Oklahoma review and a Wisconsin psychology professor for a two year study on Perception of Temporal Order. It also mentions 1960s era grants to Berkeley for a 12 month examination of Primate Color Vision.
A satirical dialogue critiques welfare and dignity of work. It features Ronald Reagan and a fictional plan to reverse salary scales so menial labor pays most, arguing this would solve welfare by making street cleaning as prestigious as the presidency.
A 1971 Telegram issue in Columbus Nebraska advocates individual freedom as a gifts from God and insists self control aligns with moral guides the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes peace beginning with personal action.
In Santa Ana Unified School District teachers resist the public’s tax verdict, arguing for better pay and facilities through union pressure. The taxpayers previously rejected a 15 year tax increase, and the piece frames teachers as failing to honor majority will while urging self-scrutiny and accountability in tax-supported schools.
The piece frames Lt. William Calley’s My Lai actions within a strategic political drama of the Vietnam War. It argues Nixon links air power to reducing American casualties while weaponizing civilian harm as propaganda, with Calley symbolizing war crimes to constrain enemy gains and sway public opinion.
A New York piece quoting MLK on nonviolence contrasts with voices arguing for personal violence as catharsis. It cites Dale Boggs and Edward Mitchell in a discussion of punching and shin-kicking as a response to political and economic stress, with psychologist Max T Harrington endorsing violent venting as relief. The text critiques the idea while noting potential legal consequences.
Dr Warrington argues provocation may justify responding to insults with force while denying a nationwide brawl. The piece cites Nixon and Agnew, Washingtons cane comment, and a Thurmond Yarborough wrestling dig as examples, with Harrington preferring a black eye to ulcers as releasing frustration.
Readers critique antiwar demonstrations planned for April 24 in Washington DC and compare past U S actions under Kennedy Johnson Nixon to current policy. They note Lt Calley, Hiroshima Nagasaki and Pearl Harbor as markers, arguing for accountability and de escalation while condemning perceived scapegoating.
A collage of remarks from Steve Baker, Werner von Braun, Morris Udall and others. It discusses questions about U S foreign policy, space travel costs and the role of television in professional sports. Also notes postal service plans and cultural provocations involving Jane Fonda and Alan Paton.
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