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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
2
A teacher argues that money and shoes swapping leads to coercion when government mandates legal tender. The piece contrasts barter with notes backed by force, warning that government power transforms markets into coercive systems. It critiques aligned ideologies and cites controversial figures to illustrate risks.
A compact obituary notes Life born in 1998, survived a war beginning in 1941, and dying at 36 due to econormic realities. It highlights Life as an early exponent of leftwingism with survivors including a sister publication Time and its arch enemy, the Private Enterprise System, reflecting a profit driven marketplace.
The LBJ Texas ranch and outbuildings totaling 201 acres would be donated to the nation as a historical site. The ex-president and wife could continue living there, while the government would develop the area as an attraction at taxpayer expense. Revenue from admission could offset upkeep. If interests wane, the gift might be returned to the Johnson family.
A letter urges readers to read the Manchester Union Leader editorial on deterrence by punishment for crimes with deadly weapons. It also invites local support for Platte College basketball, noting a 10 and 1 record and asking fans to attend remaining games to boost morale and showcase area players.
A political science professor coins ware and waree to describe Indochina’s stalled peace process. He envisions ceasefires with ongoing clashes, suggesting nations sign warce treaties to save face, while predicting a prolonged stalemate under Nixon.
The conversation features Art Buchwald and Hegelstein debating the idea of warce a warlike state without formal declarations. They discuss President unilateral action, Nobel recognition, financing through warce bonds, and the social effects on military esteem and economy. The piece closes with a tongue in cheek seasonal benediction about warce on earth and misheard phrases.
The Telegram from Columbus Nebraska in February 1972 asserts a values based news mission, promoting freedom as moral self-control guided by God and moral codes. It emphasizes liberty as a gift from God, not political grant, and links peace to personal restraint and adherence to the commandments and golden rule.
Dr Lawrence Lamb answers reader questions about heart attack signs beyond chest pain, noting pain can radiate to shoulders, arms, jaw, or stomach and that some heart attacks are painless. He stresses quick medical evaluation, ECGs, and tests, plus prevention through diet, exercise, and avoiding smoking to improve outcomes.
Scrambled OCR fragment mentions many odd terms and names including MTower Mr Narrow and Conchistén with numbers and phrases like winter obligations and Roman road. The readable items list varied terms with no clear event or person, yielding a fragmented, noncohesive item.
A critical review traces growing doubts about the Kennedy circle sparked by David Halberstams The Best and the Brightest and a New York Times piece on Dr Max Jacobson. It argues the book defends Stevenson Bowles wing before 1960s Vietnam, implying Kennedy decisions and aides misled the nation. The Times article is seen as a pointed attack on JFK, while the expose threatens the Kennedy mystique and foreshadows intra-party splits.
A compact examination of health care cost rhetoric as legislators push for national health insurance. Marvin H Edwards argues physician fees rose with overall costs while other living costs rose faster, noting inflationary trends across goods and services during the era.
Anthony Harrigan notes Congressmen salaries and postage rise alongside private college fees while medical costs surge less than other items but are driven by wage hikes. He argues inflation stems from broad government expenditures and wage demands, urging restraint on economic policies rather than more intervention in health care.
A reader notes that planets travel in ellipses rather than circles. The answer cites Johannes Kepler as the German astronomer. The piece also asks where Winston Churchill's mother was born and answers Brooklyn New York, maiden name Jennie Jerome.
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