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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1975
Page
10
Congress moves to extend the year’s income tax cut as the 1976 taxable wage base for Social Security increases to 15 300 dollars. The 5.85 percent rate stays, so workers earning over 15 300 will pay about 895 dollars into Social Security, with employers matching. The base is set to rise again in 1977 and the rate to 6.05 percent in 1978.
Hillsdale College in Michigan rejects government funding arguing it preserves independence and private values. President George Roche and trustees denounce federal rules as immoral while resisting VA benefits and federal loans linked to funds. The stance highlights a broader debate over government power versus individual liberty.
An excerpt from a 1931 reader response mocks Reader s Digest claim that many readers are bright TV viewers. It then notes the recent adjournment of Congress as a historic achievement and criticizes government spending, implying Congress wasted funds.
Jim Fiebig critiques Reader's Digest as escapist, likening its articles to TV fare and mocking subscribers who claim limited viewing. He argues readers are escapists or easily entertained, disputing the 27 minutes a day TV rule and linking digest readers to heavy TV engagement.
A list of crossword clues for across and down entries including daily vestment offspring abroad bombyx mother taking umbrage groups of nine book of maps appropriate small lizards foundation on the briny cartograph foreigners lass name wakens pilfered seminary heroic feat flower hurled conducted Bombay seaport coat with oxide objected over poet glad eye at this place Swiss canton pipe joints Seth s son distress signal Crippied presently place for athletics gem weight was indebted needle part Livonians seed vessel starling.
A cryptic puzzle yields diverse clues such as 38 Island and 17 Floating NY with entries for fencing delicacies minerals banquets bistros and more. The list includes nouns and phrases like prod plant nulla ness goddess and pronoun horns, arranged as a wordplay grid.
A 1975 Columbus Telegram piece frames freedom as self-control aligned with moral guides and declares peace begins with individual action. It emphasizes freedom as a divine gift not a government grant, warning against license or anarchy in the pursuit of civic virtue.
Dr Lamb discusses how sudden heart attack can be first sign of heart disease. He notes acid reflux can mimic chest pain, that electrocardiograms may be normal before attack, and that smoking coffee and diet raise risk. The doctor urges patient responsibility and education for prevention.
The dispute centers on whether conservatism must appeal to Middle America. Phillips argues NR targets a niche audience rather than mass circulation, noting liberal and conservative magazines hover near 100,000 subscribers and that the burden is on conservatism to reach broader readers.
The article discusses how National Review pursues two aims a forceful view of modern American life and an open forum for diverse conservative thought. It notes tensions between addressing deficits and crumbling institutions and remaining inclusive of populist Catholic Protestant Jewish and free market voices while local readers in Abilene Kansas City Scranton may relate to broad ideas.
A Columbus volunteer firefighter writes to defend Christmas trees in schools churches and rest homes, urging fireproof toys, tree sprays, and strict adherence to fire codes. He recalls fire tragedies and urges readers to support fire safety while noting the Telegram's grain market role and his long subscriber history.
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