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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1971
Page
2
The Tax Foundation reports that from 1969 to 1970 trust fund receipts climbed about 10 percent to 39 billion while overall tax revenues rose from 79 to 143 billion. The study says trust funds are merged into the unified budget, masking deficits and obscuring the true budget picture. It warns deficits may be larger than officially shown.
The article notes that government trust funds are often commingled with general revenues, masking deficits. It cites 1969 and 1970 examples where large trust fund balances were used to alter the apparent federal deficit, implying funds are largely just bookkeeping entries and eroding public trust in government finances.
The piece argues that university freedom is bounded by duties to the public, students, and laws. It stresses that taxpayers fund education and control rests with boards and administrators, while professors must teach within contracted topics and laws. All parties should handle disputes fairly, with dignity and aim for better governance.
A historical column questions why politicians rush to announce campaigns a year early. It cites McGovern and Muskie as early signalers while Nixon’s State of the Union proposals provoke debate. It argues Congress’s delays and seniority culture fuel disillusionment and partisan framing of actions as political theater.
A dated montage quotes Mrs. Kittie Harvey at 110 speaking on aging and communication. It includes lines from Rep. F Edward Hebert on government approach and comments attributed to President Nixon and General Andrew Goodpaster about war costs and peace, reflecting national discourse.
A hazy reminiscence of a newspaper era along East 45th Street contrasts frostbound office windows, bustling city desks, and colorful characters. It recalls editors, reporters, photographers, and infamous quotes from the Daily Mirror era, with tales of love nests, robberies, and paydays amid a snowbound cityscape.
A Columbus Nebraska Telegram from February 22 1971 advocates freedom from government control and private ownership of liberty. It denounces policing and urges readers to act in line with the Golden Rule and independence while invoking religious and founding imagery.
Dear Dr Lamb answers readers on finding unsaturated margarine, lecithin use, and vitamin E. Advice emphasizes choosing corn or safflower oil margarine with minimal hydrogenation, skepticism about lecithin as a nerve tonic, and that vitamin E from a normal diet suffices with no proven harm in larger amounts.
A jumble of fragmented OCR text mixes names, places, and terms from varied topics including Lincoln, regions, emendations, and scattered clues. It references people, processes, and objects in a stray, puzzle like aggregation without coherent narrative.
A veteran observer claims the Leningrad hijacking case was a KGB fabrication aimed at warning national minorities. He links the trials to a wider Soviet power struggle and suggests Western sympathy favors clemency while Moscow contends with factional rivalries. The piece also questions KGB control over memoir leaks and Soviet media maneuvers.
A Nation’s Press report notes that cars are just beginning to appear in large numbers in the Soviet Union. It compares Soviet auto ownership to the United States 50 years earlier, with far fewer vehicles per capita and limited gasoline supply. Moscow relies on few service stations and limited paved roads outside major cities.
A Gastonia Gazette comment praises Russian consumer demand as it presses Moscow to boost auto production. It imagines new infrastructure from cars paving distances, fueling stations, garages, and hotels, potentially curbing international adventures.
The National Bureau of Standards has updated size 12 fashion measurements from 94 26 26 in 1939 to 4 26 37 now. The change reflects taller, fuller figures and a shift in women’s dress sizes while male standards remain unchanged.
Western officials report souring power talks over Berlin due to repeated East German traffic disruptions to vital transit routes. Moscow hardens West Berlin conditions, seeking severance from West Germany, while Bonn faces pressure from domestic opponents and looming state elections.
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