Expansive mural mocks political figures in Capitol Center
Telegram opinion notes a costly mural featuring Karl Marx and Engels alongside Nixon as a gangster, Tricia Nixon Cox, Angela Davis, and Mao Zedong, displayed in the Bicentennial Center in Washington. The piece argues the artwork satirically critiques U.S. politics, with the dedication happening Jan. 14 by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Mary
Joseph Stalin
Mao-l’se-lung
Nixon
Tricia Nixon Cox
Removal of Public Building Display Sparks Welcome Protest In 1976 Era
Readers laud removal of a controversial taxpayer funded public display at a government building during the 200th birthday celebration, as protesters from multiple states including supporters of Curtis Hruska and Dave Martin push for civil service action and reform.
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White House
Die
America
Polowae
Oikudos
Curtis and
Hruska
Dave Martin
Readers' letters on Columbus life and school issues
A collection of reader letters covers local pride and critique of Columbus, noting Mini-Course74 impact, abortion discussions with references to Willke, praise for newcomer courtesy yet calls for better police relations, and a cheerleaders suspension with approval of decisive school leadership.
Fragmented Puzzle Style Word List Reads Like Clue Set
A jumbled across and down word puzzle style list appears with scattered hints and partial entries. The text mixes fruit terms insect notes and geographic references, yielding a scattered, underdefined collection of clues rather than a coherent narrative.
Carpool Clinic Helps Commuters Mend Tense Ties
A Fairfax Virginia car pool clinic features counselor Mr. Sims guiding four men in a tense session. The group quarrels over morning singing, driving styles, ashtrays, and forgot birthdays, with Sims urging patience and commitment to the car pool as a serious institution.
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Washington
Cilies
Fairfax
Sims
Mr. Sims
Arthur
Arther
Roe
Jarod
Harold
Sidney
Maral
Alistair
Harald
Your Freedom Newspaper Telegram Motto and Date
A Columbus Telegram motto page proclaims freedom as a divine gift and personal responsibility. It argues moral guidance from faith, independence, and governance, urging readers to promote freedom and peace locally.
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Heller
Bicentennial Years highlights and canal milestones
A digest of events spans January to February with Benjamin Franklin questioned by a Privy Council committee over letters mentioning Hutchinson and Oliver. It notes Captain Cook’s second voyage discovering South Sandwich and South Georgia, the Welland Canal Company’s 1824 incorporation and later 1932 improvements, and the birth of John D Rockefeller Sr in 1874 along with philanthropist connections. Also mentions a British protectorate treaty with Perak in the Federated Malay States.
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Copley News Service
Benjamin Franklin
Tondon
Privy Council
Franklin
Boston
Massachusetts
Thomas Hutchinson
Andrew Oliver
Thomas Whately
Grenville and
North
London
Watchingon
James Cook
Pacific
South Sandwich Islands
New Hebrides
South Georgia
Antarctic
Welland Canal Company
Lake Islie
Lake
Ontario
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
Two Lakes
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic
John Davison -Rockefeller Sr
Cleveland
Brown University
Providence
R.L
Standard Oil Co
Edward Stephen Markness
Ofohn D. Rockefeller Sr
Federated Malay States
Perak
Westennal
Malay Peninsula
Intellectual violence and British intellectuals under Stalin
George Watson argues in Encounter that many Western writers and poets supported or welcomed Stalinist violence, not out of ignorance but belief. He cites Auden, Isherwood, Day Lewis, Spender, Gide, Brecht, and Sumerskill, noting first camps in 1918 and deaths cited by Conquest, with many endorsing or praising terror as a path to a new order.
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Ussr
Communist Party
Encounter
George Watson
St. John's College, Cambridge
Watson
Auden
Isherwood
C. Day Lewis
Brecht
MacNeice
G.D.H. Cole
John Strachey
Edith “Summerskill
Stalin
Russia
Lenin
Rober Conquest
the Webbs
Koeward
Stephen Spender
Day Lewis
Edith Sumerskill
Ivan the Terrible
George Orwell
Spain
Guavara
Mao
Fanon
Castro
Heat to Light from Oil Crisis Hearings Spark Debate
Senate subcommittee grilled seven major oil executives as hearings opened on oil industry profits and tax breaks. Senators Ribicoff and Jackson pressed for facts and potential fixes, including possible repeal or revision of the depletion allowance to curb unwarranted benefits and aid small independents. The session aimed to translate heat into light and expose legal versus desirable practices in energy policy.
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U.S. Senate
Subcommittee On
Abraham A. Ribicoff
The
Connecticut Democrat
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Car theft trends and gendered toy ad backing questioned
Sgt. Michael A. Janero of the Cleveland Police notes that full size and luxury cars remain thieves' top targets while medium and compact models may rise in illicit demand as they become more available. A psychologist endorses a girl directed electric train campaign arguing socialization shapes gendered toy choices.
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Michael A. Janero
Cleveland Police Department
Jattero
Peple
Casey Jones
Florence Denmark
New York Psychological Assn
Lillie
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Jann Deyke
Columbus
Columbus Igh School
Janniag
Columus
Lan
J.C. Willke
Soto
James ¥. McNulty
Los Angeles
McNulty
Alu Blyth
Dr. McNally
Japan
Mrs
Paul &. Sharif, Sr
Norfolk
Lois’ Demuth
Abby
Jetter
Columbus High
Aeray's
NEA
Candor
Carolines
Hubeahack
Hough
Auriete
Walec
Sega
Oakley
Your Freedom Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Nebraska
Jeffrey
Hart
Phil Pastoret
Art Buchwald
Optimist
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