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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
4
Editorial column from the Columbus Telegram of Columbus Nebraska dated Thursday August 5 1976 promotes freedom self control and moral living. It cites the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as guiding principles and invites readers to engage through the paper.
An opinion piece cites a 2500 household survey showing one in four purchases cause problems with car repairs appliances mail order items repairs and toys. It urges companies to create in-house complaint systems plus mediation arbitration and accessible small claims courts to resolve issues without federal bureaucracy.
A critique of Congress highlights payroll growth from 30 to 260 under Rep. Wayne Hays and a cash travel allowance system enabling double billing. The piece laments waste, graft, and patronage in Washington, arguing abuse persists while taxpayers bear the costs.
A 1924 Washington letter argues that 1972 EPA permit expansion would shift construction control from local authorities to federal agency. NAM warns of higher costs, red tape, and loss of freedom while denying EPA zoning ambitions. The writer laments lack of uplifting news and cites Congress not intending broad national planning powers.
A reflection questions whether a country would risk blood and foreign relations to save its people, recalling once abandoned belief that citizens mattered above all else and contrasting past faith with present doubt.
The piece surveys critics and supporters of economic planning including Wassily Leontief Leonard Woodcock and Myron Sharpe. It argues planning often skews toward politics not reason, risking coercive expansion and misalignment with market needs.
The piece argues U S policy prioritizes foreign relations over citizens abroad. It cites cases from Mexico Brazil and beyond where Americans were beaten tortured or jailed while officials did little or nothing. It claims a permissive stance enables abuses and warns of worse if Americans are taken elsewhere.
A group of scientists and helpers worked to guide several beached whales offshore. The creatures repeatedly turned back toward shore before finally moving toward open water.
A columnist argues that mass whale beaching is a legitimate natural phenomenon and criticizes scientists and public interference. He suggests bemoaning human intrusion and accepting nature's course even as whales die on the shore. He questions causes from disease to faulty sonar and ends with a call to mindless indifference.
In a Fort Worth Star Telegram op-ed the authors attack a Senate bill to break up 18 major oil firms. They cite Sen Birch Bayh and Eastland, argue divestiture harms the free enterprise system, and warn federal government involvement would worsen outcomes.
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