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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
2
An editorial reflects on the nearing end of the Soaring Sixties, urging hope for a more humane, progressive new decade. It emphasizes improved dialogue among races, nations, and communities, and stresses the need for better communication as essential to civic growth and governance. It closes with a call to listen and be understood.
The author notes that poor service is common but they rarely experience rudeness from clerks. They credit their rule of seeking polite, agreeable, and efficient businesses and sticking with them.
An elderly man recalls that rude service is common but also admits he has rarely been rude himself. He notes a buyer’s duty to be a good customer and ends with a proverb about wisdom. The reflective comment underscores courteous behavior in transactions.
The article debates the real Benjamin Spock, famed pediatrician and anti war activist, with the fictional Mr Spock from television origin. It notes the challenge of distinguishing the two and cites Spock describing the United States as a police state during a talk to youth.
A fragmentary rant criticizes a Kent State University event referencing a conviction to counsel youth on evading the draft. The author denounces police state tendencies and urges practical bedside manners as a cure for societal ills.
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate distributed piece imagines a chaotic draft roll call dominated by Jones and variations. The satirical scene depicts ordered confusion as names trigger repeated calls, jokes about birthdays, and a mock drill stalemate. The piece lampoons administrative flaws and universal names under wartime logistics.
Question and answer style item asks how many U.S. presidents had no children. The answer given is six. Another query asks if the British sovereign holds absolute veto power, with the reply that no British monarch has used such power since 1707.
The Telegram edition asserts that true freedom originates from God and personal self-control, not political grant. It emphasizes consistency with truth and moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as the basis for liberty.
Reader questions cover intrauterine devices versus the pill, with notes that the pill is 100 percent reliable when used perfectly while IUDs average 97 percent efficacy. Favorable reports mention Lippes Jojo devices, and other Qs discuss vasectomy, male contraception, and keloid treatment including therapies like corticosteroid injections and liquid nitrogen.
A readable fragment lists across clues with partial answers and mixed terms such as Italian coins stakespear fair y queen feminine names tropical plant winghike and others, suggesting a cryptic style puzzle page with partial letter hints and misprints.
Democratic officials James C. Quigley and Evelyn A. Ryan announced Wednesday that Billy Hennessy should be reappointed Postmaster of Platte Center. The report appears in the Daily Telegram along with many national and local items from December 6.
National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence led by Dr Milton Eisenhower urged heavy funding to rebuild central city ghettos with housing schools and jobs. Mundt senators back a Rural development plan to lure industry away from cities, setting up a fiscal clash over central city aid versus rural incentives. The piece cites Roosevelt and local efforts like Operations Return in South Carolina and Winnebago Industries growth in Forest City as signs of decentralization trends.
Reader asks editor why the Prayer Today feature ended in The Telegram noting that contributors no longer furnish the column from Amprave Thelen City and expressing appreciation for prior installments.
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