Demise of England Echoed in Muggeridge Warning
Muggeridge warns in Esquire that England faces near term disruption of its way of life, threatening independence. The piece links English unions’ power to national decline and suggests American politics share the same danger as Big Labor influences the 94th Congress and anti inflation efforts stall.
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Douglas Caddy
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Friends of Children of Vietnam organize in Columbus
Readers urged to support abandoned Vietnamese children with a local chapter of Friends of Children of Vietnam. Meetings set for Friday Feb 7 at the NPPD building. group seeks donations of money, food, clothing, and trained volunteers. contact numbers provided. A second letter questions coyote hunting ethics and predator management, arguing nature handles itself and suggesting donations instead of killing.
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Friends of 2Children of
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NPPD
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Ael
Matching the Babe Matching the Babe
A portrait of Babe Ruth blending raw talent with unruly youth. From his days at St Marys Home for Boys to the majors, he fused power and excess, shaping baseball as national theater. Personal memories recount his antics, hunger for glory, and enduring legend.
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Baltimore
Jack Dunn
Orioles
the Mirror
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Bob Considine
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Robert Creamer
Babe
Lennie
Babe Ruth Life of a Baseball Immortal
Jim Bishop portrays Babe Ruth as a larger than life figure whose eating, drinking and swagger defined an era. The piece traces Ruth’s homer surge in 1918, his battles with managers and illness, Murderers Row in 1927, and his waning fame with the Boston Braves trial, ending with his death in 1948 and lasting reverence from fans and peers.
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Ping Bodie
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Babe
Yankees
Tony Lazeeki
Burkie Combs
Bob Meusel
Lou Gehrig
Butt
Waite Hoyt
Herb Pennock
Urban Schocker
Wiley Moore
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Braves
Bane
Dr Lamb on bruises clots and long-term leg lumps
Dear Dr Lamb explains a bruise is a tear in small vessel walls causing blood leakage while clots form outside vessels. He notes persistent leg lumps after kicks may reflect continuing bleeding or tissue changes, not simple bruises, and advises medical evaluation.
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Lawrence E. Lamb
M.D
DR. Lamb
Nixon
Fragmented beverage puzzle and medical guidance jumble
A mixed excerpt blends a crossword style beverage list with a medical Q and A about bruising blood leaks and clot risks. It mentions Dr. Lam, a mystery postal address, and scattered terms from beverages to Roman numerals, yielding an incoherent mosaic of fragments and health notes.
Investigative Senate Eager to Probe Republicans in 1904
A March 11, 1904 discussion notes the Senate's unusually eager attitude toward investigations. The speaker remarks on Democrats' inquisitiveness and a broad effort to uncover Republican actions, reflecting partisan tensions in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Let Peace Begin With Me Columbus Telegram
The Columbus Nebraska column echoes a moral message about freedom as a divine gift. It opines against political grants and urges personal responsibility aligned with Biblical and constitutional guiding principles.
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Your Freedom
Himaci
Uumost
Maine's Methanol Proposal Reopens Energy Debate
A columnist argues methanol from coal wood scraps or municipal waste could offset Middle East oil dependence. Citing MILT experts and Dr. William Nierenberg, it says engines may run on up to 15 percent methanol without modification, urging a national project.
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Middle East
Christy Borth
George Romney
Automotive Council For War Production
Indianapolis Speedway
Nierenberg
Thomas HB. Heed
M.lt. Energy Lshoratory
Dr. Nierenberg
Maine wood chips fuel plan eyed for methanol plant
Robert A G Monks in Augusta pushes methanol from Maine wood chips as a gasoline extender to cut imports and pollution. He seeks a $10 million pilot plant with Federal Energy Administration support, arguing fuel would cost under 15 cents a gallon and reduce dependence on Arab oil if successful.
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San Diego
Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office of Energy Resource
Augusta
Robert A.G. Monks
Thomas Reed
Monks
Machiasport
Federal Energy Administration
Jerry Ford
New England
Washington
Potomac
Citizen Smith Cartoonist Draws Local and National Grit
The Crawfordsville mayor Dave Gerard creates Citizen Smith, a daily cartoon popular in Columbus with wide regional reach. The strip humorously portrays Mr Average Citizen facing City Hall and local services, though a recent panel misses region-specific context and shows him watching a neighbor’s yard.
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Citizen Smith
Dave Gerard
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Columbus
Gerard
City of Power and Progress celebrates Columbus energy
A resident praises Columbus for affordable energy from coal, natural gas, hydro, and nuclear while contrasting New England's oil imports and rising rates under a national policy. The piece credits local planners and visionaries who shaped the city’s energy future and frames criticism of energy woes as gloom and doom rhetoric.
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New England
Ford
Middle East
Midlands
Columbus
Coyote hunting debate stirs readers at Columbus Telegram
Irene O'Brien's feature on coyote hunting sparked strong reader letters defending dogs and questioning hunting methods. Many contributors argue ranges of views from one on one hunts to not shooting coyotes at all, reflecting a lively community response.
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Columbus Telegram
Irene O'Brien
Controversy over hunting laws sparks cautious editorial
The Telegram weighs in on hunting debates urging hunters to respect laws and seek property access permission. It criticizes shooting toward occupied areas and jokes about limiting commentary while noting no intent to curb dissent.
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