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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1976
Page
8
A hardware store owner buys a drill for 10 and sells it for 15. The article explains markup is not profit. profit equals revenue after all costs are paid, including materials, labor, interest, rent, utilities, maintenance, and taxes. It argues profits typically range one to five percent of sales.
Keith Bryan reports residents propose a large Fourth of July fireworks show to honor the bicentennial. The Bicentennial Committee notes current costs could reach about five thousand dollars, matching the 1876 celebration, with ideas including horse, sack and foot races, a parade, and other activities.
A reporter recalls a 24 hour assignment to live as a Bowery bum under city editor George Clarke. Emil Herman photographs the struggle from begging to a drinking hallway scene as cold winds bite and new shoes spark judgment.
The narrator recalls a long night with King Features friends wandering Fifth Avenue and the Bowery. After drinking, a municipal bath offer, a flophouse stay, and a red light exit puzzle, George Clarke calls the piece strong yet long. Clarke later assigns a nudist colony assignment.
The speaker argues that November sentiment against the President will drive the race. If conditions improve by election time the opposition may hold a convention for show, nominate any candidate, and profit from a world tour while the president remains central to voters choice.
The column notes that freedom of the press does not excuse payment to the newsboy, highlighting a friction between constitutional rights and civic duties in daily journalism.
Citizens are urged to share opinions with their lawmakers addressing Rep. Virginia Smith Sen. Carl Curtis and Sen. Roman Hruska. Provide written messages to the Longworth Dirksen and Russell offices in Washington DC 20515 20510 20510.
A published crossword lists across and down clues related to baking terms ingredients and bakery kitchen items. Entries include butter container bread maker small yeast bun fish sauce crusted desserts and various culinary terms across and down with a playful word puzzle flavor.
Kaiser Aluminum sues the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission over alleged misleading safety claims about aluminum wiring amid bans and contractor pullbacks. The Pacific Legal Foundation, a California public interest firm, has scored high wins against environmentalists and EPA plans, with 25 victories in 40 argued cases and no losses on final appeal.
California welfare reforms cut welfare cases by 785,000 with $1 billion saved and benefit hikes over 30 percent. In the same period the National Safety Council reports 1975 was the safest year on record with 3.5 deaths per 100 million miles, down from 3.6, amid more miles driven and more vehicles.
The excerpt presents a freedom themed editorial stance from the Columbus Telegram with a mission to promote self control and moral guidance. It asserts freedom as a divine gift, not a government grant, warning against license or anarchy and invoking the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence. The issue date is February 20, 1976.
Reader questions hypoglycemia cure prospects and test interpretation. Dr. Lamb cites NEJM data showing asymptomatic low readings in healthy people, cautions diagnosis requires symptoms with low glucose corrected by raising it, notes anxiety and hyperventilation mimic symptoms, and explains causes from pancreatic tumors to diet.
Ralph Nader's Critical Mass '75 is cited as winning against nuclear power growth. The piece notes postponements of nuclear projects, resignations of GE specialists, and utilities delaying plans. It argues for coal and electrification as alternatives while warning against anti growth and environmental opposition.
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