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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1972

Page

2

Senate bill on Indochina withdrawal draws criticism

Telegram opinion pieces criticize Sen. Brooke's end the war amendment proposing U S withdrawal from Indochina within four months if Hanoi frees POWs and accounts for MIAs. Critics warn against rushing exit, warn of renewed fighting, and urge binding conditions on prisoner releases before any peace talks or escalations. The piece notes bombing as leverage and questions Communist concessions versus humanitarian pleas.

Senate Edward Brooke R-Mass U.S Indochina Thailand Hanoi North Vietnam Vietnam United States Nixon

Ervin Defends Press Freedom Against Bill of Rights Erosion

Senator Sam Ervin argues Supreme Court limits on reporters sharing confidential information threaten the Bill of Rights. He frames protecting sources as safeguarding democracy and informed public discourse, comparing reporters to police with duty to keep informants safe while preserving government transparency.

Sam Ervin Supreme Cour Sen. Ervir Weller Ervin Normant Gond

Simple truth on poverty and property distribution

The piece argues that poverty is solved by more property and production. It contrasts government distribution with a profit system where producers share rewards to avoid poverty, claiming the solution is straightforward though often rejected as too simple. It emphasizes rewarding producers and distributing rewards to working people.

Nixon plans for Fischer to dine at White House

Washington reports President Nixon plans to invite Bobby Fischer to dine at the White House and to use Fischer in a staged Paris peace talks scenario. The scheme allegedly includes sending Fischer to Paris, paying him, and provoking North Vietnamese negotiators, with a fake victory and disrupted talks.

Washington Reptired Nixon Bobby Fischer White House Fischer Boris Spassky Ficher Paris Andrews Air Forcs United States Wiseher Shane

Chess, Delay, and Cold Truth in Hanoi Talks

The report portrays tense peace talks where Fischer demands strict time limits and performance thresholds, threatening to break off negotiations if North Vietnamese delegates fail to meet the 40 major point target in two and a half hours. Vietnamese delegates pressure for speech time, adjourn to adjust strategy, then face delays due to Fischer's claimed illness. Kissinger signals a shift, urging commencement under new conditions.

Wes Tate Mischer Hanoi Fischer Iischer Anil Servan Kissinger Iran

What’s the Word Across Thirty-Eight Puzzle Clues Overview

A dense crossword puzzle grain with numerous clues spanning biology geography philosophy and language. Entries reference ancient Roman and Jewish terms lunar calendars and various proper nouns across multiple fields.

Telegram Freedom Message Promotes Individual Liberty

The Telegram pledges to educate readers on personal freedom grounded in faith and moral guides. It asserts freedom as a divine gift, rejects government surrender of self control, and emphasizes consistency with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.

Your Freedom

Post offices eyed for gift sales profit in industry week

Nation’s Press notes in Industry Week that the U S Postal Service eyeing retail shops called postiques as a new profit channel. Outlets in Memphis Columbus Ohio and Chicago may sell birthday gifts to customers with returns as high as four percent on gross sales.

Industry Week Walter J. Campbell Memphis Columbus Ohio Netroft Chicago Campbell

Four Color Stamp Blowup Costs 17 Cents to Sell $1.50

The Birmingham News notes markup possibilities for stamps as four color blowups cost 17 cents to produce and fetch $1.50. Campbell argues postiques beat private stores by avoiding rent taxes and licenses, while urging the Postal Service to focus on mail delivery.

Campbell Postiques Birmingham Ala

Questions and Answers on Games Bullets and Architecture

The text asks when there were no Winter Olympic Games noting 1940 and 1944 due to World War II. It explains ammonia is called spirits of hartshorn from distilling deer horns and other animals. It notes dumdum bullets originated in 19th century India and are banned by international law. It states the acanthus plant gave its name to a leafy architecture style used in Corinthian columns.

Hartshorn Pinndum India

Holden critique of Greek colonels shapes misunderstood view

David Holden argues in Greece Without Columns that the 1967 coup was partly bloodless, the regime not unique, and its brutality not uncommon. He notes political prisoners fell from 7,000 to about 1,800 in five years, Greek workers freely seek jobs abroad, and that a McGovern style policy could push the colonels toward the Soviets and to close naval facilities.

Beass George McCovern Papadopoulos Atl David Holden London Sunday Limes Greece Lippincott Holden Itelf Athens Sen McGovern Willie Karamanits Jolden Mediterranean

Political prisoner plea from Czech exile to Angela Davis

Jiri Pelikan, once Czech television director and liberal Marxist, appeals to Angela Davis for help with political prisoners. He notes past purges of Czech and Slovak Communists after Soviet occupation and argues anti socialist actions blur lines of political crime. Pelikan admires Davis yet questions her rigid definition of freedom.

Angela Davis Jiri Pelikan Czechoslovakia Alexander Dubeck Pelikan London Times Soviet Union Southern California CPUSA Dorothy Stealey Miss Davis Gsuch South Africa Columbia South America Uthai Coubal Ronald Reagan University of California Los Angeles Iri Pelikan Marx SK Communist Party

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