Arkansas Rejects Right to Work Repeal In 1965 Ballot
In the November 2 election Arkansas voters defeated Amendment 59 by 67 percent 375499 to 333. The measure would have repealed the state right to work law and ended compulsory unionism. National Right to Work Committee president Reed Larson warned of broader national implications for Carter and 14 b battles in Congress.
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Arkansas
Reed Larson
National
Right To Work Committee
Jimmy Carter
Cartere
Afl-Cio
Carter
Larson
Senate
Orrin Hatch
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Malcolm Wallop
McGee
James Sasser
Tennessee
Edward Zorinsky
Nebraska
Dennis de Concini
Arizona
Congress
Letter to the editor criticizes food costs and farming profits
Melvin Fox of Genoa writes that readers should scrutinize farm wealth and production costs. He accuses policy makers and media of hiding the true pork and bread price dynamics, comparing domestic prices to foreign demand and spotlighting large Nebraska farming operations.
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Poland
Ed Zorzinski
Nebraska
Melvin Fox Genoa
Israel and its critics in a troubled regional frame
A critical portrait of Israel detailing its founding context, U S relations, internal politics, and external challenges. The piece notes population figures, past leaders, and episodes like Entebbe while highlighting Rabin Peres tensions, inflation, and a faltering Knesset. It closes with a personal anecdote about Haifa savings.
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Israel
Knesset
Ribicoff Senate
Tel Aviv
Rabin
Haifa
McNeil Years as Pentagon Comptroller Highlighted
Wilfred J. McNeil, comptroller of the Defense Department for a decade, guarded spending and analyzed military programs to boost efficiency. His tenure, ending in 1959, is cited as a peak of fiscal oversight, with no successor matching his impact amid subsequent reorganizations.
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Washington
NEA
Wilfred J. McNeil
Defense Department
McNeil
Pentagon
Cabinet posts need great minds to drive bold reforms
An editorial argues presidents fail when their cabinets lack eminent minds. It recalls Jefferson and Hamilton as exemplars and suggests a 1977 president could achieve more with a cabinet of modern Jeffersons and McAdoos, beyond loyalist advisers. The piece notes Carter’s current reliance on loyalists and questions future appointments.
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David Lyons
U.S
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
James Madison
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
William Seward
Edmund Randolph
Alexander Hamilton
Albert Gallatin
William McAdoo
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
Harlan Stone
Roger B. Taney
James Monroe
Elihu Root
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Jeffersons
Hamiltons
McAdoos
John Marshalls
William Sewards
Harlan Stones
Elihu Roots
Washington
Carter
Columbus Streets and Winter Driving Demolition Derby
A Columbus Telegram column by David Lyons laments snowy streets turning into a demolition derby with dozens of fender bender reports. He recalls a near collision at the police station corner and notes vehicles skidding, insurance claims, and calls for plows and sand.
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26Th Avenue
14Th Street
Columbus
Colleen
Lyons
Fair City
Long Island
New York
American Legion Post
Columbus Telegram Big Red Hawaii Tour Report
The first Columbus Telegram Big Red Hawaii Tour was a successful and entertaining trip. Weather in Hawaii was beautiful and locals hospitable. Nebraska fans boosted the local economy. tour guide praised the group as best and friendliest he’d had.
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Columbus Telegram
Hawaii
Aloha
Nebraska
Nebraskans, Husker Fans, and Hawaiian Hospitality
A Columbus Telegram writer recalls Nebraskans adjusting to time zones in Hawaii. Cornhuskers celebrate at night with conch shells and playful antics while Honolulu and Waikiki performers share hula and song. Bus drivers prove friendly, locals eager to help visitors, and an empty Primo beer can awaits the first collector who calls.
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Honolulu
Waikiki
Barbs By PHIL PASTORET on counterfeit bread slang
The column mocks counterfeit money slang as a crime trap, noting how a 20 year old would drink vintage wine and a 40 year old would seek cheap snorts. It uses sharp, humorous barbs to critique illegal money making.
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Japan
Berry's
Citizen Smith
By Dave Gerard
Caesar Augustus
Richard Nixon
Golda Meir
Adolf Hitler
Hell
Heaven
Harry Truman
Clark Clifford
George C. Marshall
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Yitzhak Rabin
Shimon Peres
Peres
Dark
Africa
Entebbe
Ray
Cromley
Jim
Russia
Maariv
Christians For
P.S
Dick Howe
Edvar
By Phil Pastoret
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