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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
3
A Letter to the Editor argues that proposed personal income tax cuts are a feint by Potomac politicians to siphon wealth from workers and investors. It claims $12 to $15 billion relief is offset by dollar inflation and government spending, insisting real wealth comes from production, not legislative tricks. It uses carpentry metaphors and warns against misinterpreting dollar and purchasing power.
The piece warns that the present Congress risks voter repudiation similar to 1948 for obstruction and partisan tactics. President Ford's energy tax plan and middle-class relief are contrasted with Congress delaying action and tying energy policy to debt considerations amid economic strain. Copley News Service report.
The piece cites Prohibition as doomed by demand for alcohol and notes widespread corruption in Oklahoma politics. It references the Chicago Committee for Hand and remarks on governors, patronage, and electoral satire from January 1928.
Jim Fiebig argues against banning pistols or their ammunition via the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He warns such bans would drive people to manufacture or source bullets and create more lawbreakers. He claims outlawing a single product like booze or bullets won’t end widespread use or crime.
A Columbus Nebraska issue from February 20 1975 presents a bold editorial voice urging freedom from government overreach. It references guiding principles including the Golden Rule and the rectification of independence, asserting peace begins with individual responsibility.
Dear Dr Lamb explains that both honey and table sugar are low in vitamins and minerals and only differ in calories per gram. Honey contains glucose and fructose ready for absorption, while sugar must be broken into single sugars, but overall both can cause gas and obesity with excess intake.
Puzzle style word list with numerous clues across varied topics including marine life, geography, anatomy, and language. Entries hint at definitions and cross-relationships, mapping to a broader crossword style grid. The page blends terms like Chum, Compass, Ce ramium symbol, Italian city, and span of clues, indicating a mixed vocabulary feature within the newspaper.
A retrospective on Dartmouth College Winter Carnival tracing its evolution from rugged prewar beginnings to a glamorized event. It recalls 1939 memories of Budd Schulberg and Scott Fitzgerald, torchlight parades, formal parties, and the ice sculpture as a symbol of aspiration amid campus Hollywood crossover themes.
Jeffrey Hart recalls postwar era shifts in Carnival culture at his college. He describes 1950s mass spectacle and queen endorsements giving way to mass merchandising, then 1980s protest gloom, hard rock, and drugs, followed by a 1970s revival with skating rink, Viking motifs, and renewed student cheerfulness.
Story notes how rising food prices bite zoos nationwide. Hay climbs from 35 to 160 dollars per ton, elephants eat 75 pounds daily, horses consume costly oats and raw meat, and meat by products now have tags. Crickets and mackerel costs rise as zoo maintenance costs surge.
The piece notes Social Security tax rose to 825 on the first 14100 of wages, creating a tax on tax that reduces take home pay. It contrasts federal treatment of the employee share with tax rules, cites the Tax Foundation, and highlights that employer contributions are not taxed as income.
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