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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1976
Page
6
Editorial urges readers to understand freedom and self control and to act morally based on the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It invites reader correspondence to Columbus Telegram Nebraska and grants reprint permission with credit.
The column argues reelection by record of no bills is weak while praising zero base budgeting and government trimming. It cites Muskie's Government Economy and Spending Reform Act of 1976 and notes Nebraska Legislature killed a similar bill from Sens. DeCamp and Schmit. It criticizes agencies relying on existence for justification and calls for radical budgeting reforms.
A 1975 survey by the American Bankers Association shows farmers total borrowing at least 24.8 billion with 5.9 billion for real estate and 18.2 billion for machinery and supplies. Local banks increasingly fund farming as deposits by farm families also rise.
The piece argues Jimmy Carter may face a pivotal issue over UFO sightings. It notes Carter's comment on seeing something unusual and the White House press response. It suggests voters fear uncertainty and safety, placing Carter on a risky political limb.
A vivid chronicle follows Meitner and Bohr deciphering the Fermi Segre uranium test, warning that atomic fission could enable a bomb. Meitner flees Germany aided by Hahn, Bohr, and Einstein, who passes the insight to Roosevelt via a Goldman Sachs broker, prompting presidential awareness of a potential atomic threat.
The President orders funding to test a mathematical formula from a German woman scientist, believed by Einstein to help fashion a powerful explosive. General Watson presents the idea and directs Navy investigators to explore its potential.
A Brownsville correspondent recalls a Matamoros bar named Matias where men escape shopping chaos. For two bits per beer, six companions enjoy free botanas and cheap drinks while spouses shop the market. The piece notes no women’s restroom and no Equal Rights Amendment reference, with cross border humor intact.
John Chamberlain argues the old American drive produced growth and safety without overcaution. He warns that new court interpretations of the Clean Air Act threaten industrial development by demanding a 100 percent safe environment, risking economic stagnation in pure states like Wyoming and Colorado.
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