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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
4
Editorial from the Columbus Telegram in Columbus Nebraska dated Thursday December 30 1976 promotes freedom moral action and responsible self governance. It argues that humans are endowed with rights from a creator not by government and urges daily living guided by moral commands and the Golden Rule.
The Parti Quebecois victory prompts talk of a Quebec independence referendum and possible plebiscite at the national level. Analysts warn an independent Quebec could fragment Canada into thirds and alter North American dynamics, though the outcome remains uncertain and premature.
The piece weighs whether President elect Carter would send daughter Amy to a government school and contrasts private choice with public schooling. It argues many parents lack options amid rising taxes, teacher demands, and perceived coercive schooling while praising the Carters for their latitude.
Washington conversation sketches 1977 transition with 1976, featuring remarks on perilous times, empty talk, Big Oil, energy crisis and the arms race. The interviewee advocates public weal industry science, warns against political football in welfare and urges brotherhood and space as moral aims.
A British press critique denounces public funding for controversial works at Tate Gallery and the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. It cites bizarre pieces including 28 diaper sculptures and 120 bricks bought for 8200 dollars, arguing such spending signals empire decline and misused public money.
A quoted exchange from Tom Tiede distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association discusses equality, curiosity as a universal force, and a hopeful call to harness goodness before it is too late. The dialogue frames human worth beyond race or belief and ends with The End.
A compact critique praises Tom Wolfe for The Intelligent Coed's Guide to America as sharp social satire. The piece mocks campus doom-sayers while highlighting Wolfe's vivid prose and keen eye for class and cultural contrasts.
The reviewer assigns Tom Wolfe a hat trick of major prizes and lauds Mauve Gloves & Madmen Clutter and Wine as witty sharp social commentary. Wolfe is highlighted as brilliant on topics from hijacking to elitist manners in American decadence.
A columnist argues Americans gravitate to gun ownership while rejecting new gun controls as Massachusetts voters reject handgun bans. The piece cites Kent Kennedys, rising private handgun totals, and a troubling Abbeville incident as signs of public reassurance in self defense.
Paul Harvey reports in a 1923 clipping that motorcyclists from the Nines Syndicate rode to Farmer Powell's gate, surrounded his house, and retreated after Powell, armed, confronted them. Powell, elderly and crippled, defended his property with a visible gun, and the riders left on signal from their leader.
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