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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1976
Page
4
A 1976 Columbus Telegram editorial argues that freedom comes from self control and moral action. It cites the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as daily guides for personal responsibility and liberty.
The court’s Nebraska case upholds free speech by barring prior restraint on press coverage of a mass murder trial while warning that liberty carries responsibility. The piece argues press and people are one, urges vigilance against gag orders, and cites juror secrecy and source protection as ongoing flaws.
Across the nation, governments contract out services once handled by public workers to private firms to save money. Examples include trash disposal, cafeteria services, data processing, park maintenance, and fire protection with noted savings and improved outcomes in several cities.
Independence Missouri remembers Bess Truman on what would have been their 57th wedding anniversary. The piece recalls their meeting in school, marriage in 1919, her quiet influence, and shared White House routines with humor about Old Fashioneds and private talks over speeches.
The piece reflects on former first ladies with focus on Bess Truman. It mentions her health, arthritis, hospital stay, and reduced mobility at age 91. It notes Truman’s privacy wishes and her close bond with Harry Truman, with a tone of nostalgia and national memory.
The article argues the Republican Party is not terminal and will likely evolve into a middle American coalition centered in suburban and western states. It weighs Watergate’s impact, notes weak current strength, and forecasts a healthier GOP by 1980 with Connally as a key figure shaping a future coalition.
A sharp column questions local business woes at the pub as the owner’s fine car and a wait for a bus with worn shoes expose economic contrasts. The piece challenges readers to reconcile prosperity and hardship in a tight community.
The Columbus Bicentennial time capsule, cleared and sealed this week, will be opened in 2056. City Administrator Lloyd Castner and Councilman Bunk Kinzer led the committee with editor Dick Howe. The eight page list includes brochures and magazines from auto agencies and banks, local books, a used car guide, directories, and more from diverse groups.
A sprawling list of items including school handbooks and annuals, church and lodge records, letters to descendants from Columbus fifth graders, photos of local children, school boards, storms and floods, Platte College windmill, Bibles, building codes, church directories, coins, commemorative items, a Husker House menu, flag, radio tapes, and diverse artifacts like industrial samples, posters, coinage, eyeglasses, clothing, and genealogical materials. The catalog ends with a burst of exasperation.
The interview follows Jim as he talks about divorcing and prioritizing the business over family. He claims triple income in a year, asserts loneliness is a state of mind, and insists on being his own boss with a single apartment near his offices. He argues a wife must sacrifice, while he promotes his growing enterprise.
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