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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram urges readers to promote freedom and moral action grounded in the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes personal responsibility and self control as foundations for liberty and better daily living as published on August 3 1976 in Columbus Nebraska.
Telegram notes how the Christian vote shapes American politics as Carter backs Mondale and faces a strong Christian bloc against the Child Development Bill. Fundamentalist activism swayed Congress, pressuring lawmakers to kill federal day care proposals while Mondale’s association with the bill complicates Carter’s campaign narrative.
The piece argues Jimmy Carter’s push for universal voter registration exposes a public mood wary of expansion, suggesting the electorate seeks freedom from government intrusion. It cites rising nonvoter totals, fears compulsory registration, and warns that even Carter risks a mandate to do little if consent is not genuine.
A national column argues Carter Ford and Reagan share a goal to prune government, calling for removing incompetents and restoring efficiency. It notes civil service protections hinder firing, cites governors’ concerns about tenured, entrenched bureaucrats, and highlights the high cost and difficulty of removing problem employees.
In Oregon an administration faced red tape after trying to fire a worker but compromised by demoting him one notch and withholding public charges. California officials side with shifting incompetents to lesser roles. The piece laments slim reforms and persistent bureaucratic odor as presidents change.
Review of Robert Whitaker's A Plague on Both Your Houses argues the liberal and conservative establishments dominate. It asserts education and social welfare secure budgets for moral reasons, while a rising liberal coalition reshapes class lines and fuels protests. Whitaker traces parallels to 1850s politics and warns of a populist surge against established power.
A teen love story unfolds as Beelox and Galicksy vow marriage amid grim humor and social divides. Beelox’s miner father and Galicksy’s pompous boss father clash over their children’s plans. The couple plots a daring elopement despite family curses and illness.
A couple flee a disturbing wedding scene and commit suicide in the desert after a private detective interrupts their ceremony. They carve B and G on a rock, later claimed to appear in a Viking lander photo as optical illusions. Scientists debate the supposed initials amid public fascination.
A humorous historical sketch on Civil War general Ambrose E. Burnside highlighting his bungled wins, failed ventures, and later fame as the namesake of sideburns. It notes his West Point flaws, failed rifle venture, and cautious rise, ending with Antietam where Burnside commands two corps.
The account depicts clashes between Lincoln, McClellan, Burnside, and Grant during 1864 65. Burnside struggles to lead against Robert E Lee while Lincoln pushes to force a clash with the Confederate army. Ambrose Burnside faces removal and resignation as Meade Grant and Halleck weigh his integrity amid a fatal assassination at Ford's Theatre.
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