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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1970
Page
2
A PTA surveyed junior and senior high pupils asking for unsigned essays on what they wish their parents would do or avoid. The top desires include stricter rules, greater church involvement, family church attendance, being fun loving, treating friends well, not treating them as children yet relying on them, and clear guidance on right and wrong.
Youths request honesty and simple answers, no curses or vices, and trust from adults. They value thoughtful, supportive parenting and self discipline, noting a desire for clearer limits while seeking mutual respect and less punitive judgment.
Fashion debate centers on miniskirt partisans versus designers as the Peacock Revolution fades. Ron Postal of the National Council of Men’s Fashions notes the colorful era for men had its run and is diminishing, making way for a safer, more conservative look.
The piece muses on how clothing signaling political eras mirrors administrations from Hoover to Roosevelt. It notes the “poor sag at the next desk” clinging to white shirts and narrow ties, then capitulating to multistriped shirts as regimes change, illustrating how even small attire choices reflect authority and resistance.
A 1970 Columbus Nebraska Telegram editorial argues freedom as self control aligned with moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It cautions freedom is not license or anarchy and urges individuals to promote peace.
Wayne G Brandstadt outlines beer effects on health in this first related column. He notes risks of prolonged heavy use for liver heart pancreas and brain and discusses safe drinking levels and effects on blood pressure and nervous system.
The Nation's Press invites letters from readers on controversial topics, urging writers to speak as if to one reader, address important local issues, and keep letters reasonable in length and tone free of defamatory matter. The column values all opinions regardless of agreement.
Readers are urged to shorten long letters and sign or withhold names as the paper may. The editor may edit for length and choose letters that best represent sides of issues. No obligation to print letters. topics include taxes highways elections and city matters. The paper does not print letters praising candidates or attacking individuals or religion.
A Washington visitor queries why Vice President Agnew dislikes being called Spiro as an aide notes friends use his middle name Ted. Dr. Wilbur Gaffney of the American Names Society traces how presidents shed first names, citing Wilson and Coolidge, and notes five presidents had the name James or John with William as a common strong second name.
Dr. Kelsie Harder notes that prominent politicians drop first initials for public appeal. Nixon’s short name limits headline use, while Johnson Kennedy and Eisenhower driven by length rely on initials. Taft disliked initial usage, Agnew’s name later proved distinctive in coverage.
A fragmented column mixes plans to win a house in a sweepstakes with reflections on aging and youth. The piece contrasts desires for long life with memories of early years, and notes price gaps between wiener and frankfurter as a curio amid household anticipations.
A compact grid style crossword style item listing scattered clues with mixed languages and partial answers. The fragment shows numerous definitions labeled by numbers and partial phrases, suggesting a dense puzzle page segment with entries like lamprey, oleic acid salt, nautical terms, and various cryptic hints.
The piece criticizes U S China policy debates in Washington about Red China and the United Nations, noting Chiang Kai-shek and William Rogers clash in reports. It questions isolating China and highlights pragmatic diplomacy affecting Canada Egypt and wheat, with emphasis on shifting relations and potential consequences.
The piece outlines four trade rules limiting Japanese dealings with Peking including Taiwan Korea links and U S wartime ties. It notes 1969 Japan Taiwan Korea trade dominance, UN admission debates, and shifting Cambodian votes while forecasting U S stance on Mao’s government at the UN with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist China still cited as an ally.
City officials led by Mayor Harry Lohr plan to form a four member committee plus City Attorney HD Hunter to petition the county board for redistricting of supervisor districts. The move follows a letter from Otto Kummer urging fair representation based on 1940 census figures showing uneven district populations.
The custom stems from an ancient belief that a delicate nerve runs directly from the third finger to the heart. Archangel names given are Michael Gabriel Raphael and Uriel.
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