Telegram Opinion Dumdums and Red Herrings
A polemic argues that calls to ban hollow point ammo and similar gun controls are red herrings masking a broader aim to disarm private citizens. It compares bans to Prohibition and other prohibitions, warning that such laws fail to stop crime and empower authorities, citing totalitarian regimes as cautionary examples.
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Tan
Cabal
Tay
Tephaider
Aitizeiry
Gestapo
Hitler Geounty
NKVD
Stalinist
Russia
Somaly
Food stamp denomination changes hint at future series
A 1961 launch of food stamps started with 25 cent and 1 dollar stamps. By 1987 inflation shifted values to 50 cent and 2 dollar stamps. In 1971 a 5 dollar stamp appeared, and now the agriculture department plans new issues by March 1 with 1 dollar 5 dollar and 10 dollar denominations.
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Uie
Department of Agriculture
Coyote Debate Sparks Views on Wildlife and Policy
A reader argues for careful coyote control and defends hunters using rifles, noting declines in rabbits and birds may exceed insecticide effects. He urges tougher trespassing rules, cites landowner rights, and calls for laws that favor common people over landowners, referencing Abe Lincoln. He also critiques food stamp and dollar issues behind welfare policy.
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Nnls
C Hit
Coors
Abe Lincoln
What is true love and why marriages fail
A reflective essay argues love endures beyond infidelity and gossip, yet many marriages unravel as partners grow apart. It warns against rushed unions, idealized honeymoons, and calls for psychological screening tests for couples to assess love, loyalty, and responsibility before having children.
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Daddy
Arte
Fragmented Acrogs 87 Poesily Iciet Encourses
A garbled list of terms and names including Svetyergorlan Conwerns pesariat East & Befest items, acknowledgments, and scattered phrases. It reads as noisy OCR text with numerous misspellings and no clear narrative or event.
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Acrogs
Svetyergorlan
Cory Gord Glabow
Marne
Cerawiony
Braushawet
Devoe
Hindu Vanghe Authority
Barry Goldwater and the 1975 Congress in harsh critique
The text contrasts Barry Goldwater with Harry S. Truman, noting Truman’s 1948 campaign zeal against the 80th Congress and presenting Goldwater's 1975 critique of the current Democratic dominated Congress as fiscally reckless. It highlights Goldwater’s politeness versus populist anger and his alignment with Truman on personal integrity.
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Barry
Harry
Barry S. Truman
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Ike
Tanybody
San Clemente
Richard Nixon
Joe
Truman
Hay price surge and political reminiscence in 1970s notes
The article contrasts political shifts around Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater with a 1970s note on hay economics. It cites Johnson’s 1960 court ruling, Goldwater’s Vietnam warning, and a critique of New Deal era policies. It then discusses the National Hay Association data: 62 million acres planted in 1973, 135 million tons produced, value over $5 billion, with hay prices rising from about $5 per ton to over $100.
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Arizona
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Goldwater
Vietnam
Lynton Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Roosevelt
Truman
LBI
Great Society
Barry
National Hay Assn
Doctor's counsel on fear, pressure and blood pressure woes
A letter from a 36 year old woman describes five years of frightening thoughts about harming others, headaches, and periods of relief after Hydropres. The Doctor recommends professional counseling, assessment of persistent blood pressure, and coordinated care by a medical doctor and psychiatrist, noting possible medicine risks and the need for evaluation before treatment.
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Lawrence H. Lab
Drar
Jackson and Soviets in a hypothetical 1972 Democratic race
The piece argues Senator Henry Jackson would have drawn conservatives away from Nixon if he led the ticket, noting his past distrust of detente and cautious stance on disarmament. It speculates on political dynamics should he pursue the presidency and suggests recent shifts blur his once sharp anti detente position while warning against candidate fatigue.
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Henry Jackson
Richard Nixon
Jackson
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Europe
Norway
Russia
Tey
Darkson
Jackson warns against blank check for Saigon aid
Scoop Jackson opposes a blank check to Saigon while Soviet arms aid to North Vietnam grows. Brigadier Serong cites Hanoi fielding about 250 000 troops plus 50 000 Viet Cong auxiliaries and up to 700 Soviet‑made tanks, supported by pipeline logistics, threatening Saigon and complicating Mansfield’s cautious stance.
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Jackson
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Indochina
FP. Serong
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Asian Affairs
Serong
Moscow
Mike Mansfield
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