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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1977
Page
2
The Columbus Telegram editorial emphasizes freedom as self control and moral duty, urging readers to live by the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It invites responsible action to preserve life property and freedom for themselves and others.
A columnist argues the United States should withdraw from Middle East mediation. Kissinger’s efforts are criticized as meddling and producing no-war stalemate. Sadat and Begin seek peace, while the U S should stay in background or let the UN lead peacekeeping. The piece warns against U S or Soviet guarantees and favors an observer role or UN solution.
Letters discuss Sister Zingg and her work with handicapped residents at Calumbus Manor, criticizing the “Dygnesbury” comic strip and a hospital solarium grant. Additional writer from California urges global goodwill and peace, signing Brubaker and Ward.
A fragmented memoir-style account recounts Paddy Maguire a cab driver who preyed on women for robbery while hiding a red wig and false nose. After a troubled life with widow Bertha, Paddy hanged himself in a downtown room as the narrator pursues the mystery and reflection.
The article compares U S steel production and world share, citing a drop from 38.3 percent to 16.4 percent of world output over 22 years, while Japanese steel rose sharply by 1,088 percent as U S production grew only 9 percent. It frames the US as lagging in heavy industry.
The excerpt blends a violent murder scene involving Paddy Maguire with a later analysis of U.S. steel industry decline. It references Bertha, a redheaded cab driver, and a boarding-house with call girls, then shifts to 1977 steel imports, Japan's output, and concerns about labor costs, subsidies, and union power. The piece calls for antitrust-style reform and stresses steel's role in national security.
A Carter era task force urged up to 251 million dollars for next year to address problems of about one million sexually active teens and over a million teen age pregnancies annually. Critics note the request multiplies the national debt and frames teen sexuality as a taxpayer issue.
A reader denounces government efforts to teach teens how to avoid pregnancy as a waste of tax money. He argues pregnant teens know how they got there and that funds should instead be spent on caring for pregnant teens and their babies, criticizing defense spending while urging cuts on prevention programs.
In Washington the Kennedy assassination remains unsolved for many, with new theories and conspiracist works. Tom Miller argues the case is America's deepest mystery and chronicles a cottage industry of researchers, books, films, and newsletters challenging the Warren Commission.
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