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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1974
Page
3
Texan Senator Lloyd Bentsen proposes tax credits up to 100 dollars for savers and 20 percent credit for education savings deposits up to 250 dollars monthly per dependent to fund home construction. The plan aims to boost saving and create jobs, arguing taxation suppresses savings and that profits create employment.
A humorous antiquated monologue urges planting sweet potato slips to avoid missing taters. It contrasts the ant and grasshopper, lamenting forgotten crops, rising prices, and tempting roasting visions of honeyed taters and pies. Ends with a pointed aside to Hrutus.
The piece argues that Canada and the United States worsen tensions by quotas on beef and pork, blaming politicians for undermining supply and demand. It calls for reciprocal sales across borders, praising competition to raise living standards and reduce hostility between nations and peoples. It notes immigration rhetoric fuels distrust.
The writer recalls December 1944 battles in Europe as troops faced the Ardennes offensive and mass killings of American paratroopers. He notes soldiers’ longing for peace, then praises resilience, and extends holiday wishes to Columbus Telegram staff and readers for a blessed season.
A reminiscence recalls a well known tipsy attorney lighting two cigars with a $20 bill and contemplating wealth. The speaker contrasts that act with spending the same money to buy four rounds for the house, noting the allure of being filthy rich.
Quote from a 1934 railing about newly elected legislators shows mixed labels among Republicans and Democrats. The remark suggests a chaotic, “mongrel” congress, reflecting partisan tensions of the era.
The writer contrasts extreme wealth with lack of compassion, cites Saudi princes in Las Vegas spending up to a million in days, and echoes Henry Kissinger on overinflated oil prices risking an economic crisis threatening the West's defense. He warns Arabs should consider funding the house as prices bite.
A fragmented list of clues and garbled entries appears to resemble a word puzzle page with mixed clues for gardeners tools animals societal terms and names. The garbled text includes apparent hints to various items and persons such as poets physicists and deities, interspersed with numbers and misread letters.
A reader asks about a congenital arterial connection known as a left heart shunt. Dr Latit explains that small shunts may be asymptomatic, with a murmur as the main sign, and that antibiotics are advised for dental work or respiratory infections to prevent endocarditis.
The piece argues Nelson Rockefeller survived damaging attacks during his confirmation hearings and explores implications for a possible Ford Rockefeller ticket in 1976. It notes liberal criticisms, conservative opposition, and Rockefeller's Eastern establishment status while touching on tax issues and past policy stances.
The piece argues Rockefeller escaped full attack from conservatives yet faced a lasting serious case. It notes Nixon guilt fatigue, congressional hypocrisy, and public sympathy from his wife’s surgery. Rockefeller shows limited adaptation, remaining a cautious, old‑line figure amid evolving conservative populism.
A man in a worn gabardine coat asks for 50 cents to buy candy for his albino white squirrel named Sam. He guides the narrator to a bench where the white animal rummages, claiming Sam is unique and not a “nigger squirrel.” The scene unfolds in dusk as the narrator reflects on a draining day and uneasy news from Florida and New York.
A reflective scene near downtown Washington unfolds as a narrator recalls a night in the dark with a beggar and a white squirrel. The bum shows charm while flirting with danger, the wallet is stolen, and a Christmas star seems to promise uplift as both man and animal disappear into the night.
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