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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1970
Page
2
An editorial notes General Motors shut one assembly plant and several small plants for two weeks over Christmas and New Year, laying off thousands under the UAW contract. Workers received 95 percent of regular pay during the holiday layoff.
About 1,000 Fisher Body employees in Cleveland reportedly griped that they were scheduled to work during a two week Christmas shutdown and demanded layoff concessions. The piece notes confusion over the "new economics" while reporting the workers' stance.
The piece explains why the Coveting Commandment is chosen as a preventive moral guide and how it complements the Golden Rule. It argues coveting guards against premeditated theft, while the Golden Rule addresses actions, and notes that desiring similar items is not coveting.
Jim Bishop recalls a 40 year old memory of seeing The Front Page at The Broad Street Theatre in Newark for 4.40, buying the play edition for 2, and riding a journalist’s life from newsroom feuds to the play’s foil of Chicago vanity. He notes the Parker Playhouse Florida revival, the cast, and his own longing for the once noble craft.
The lone U S Army officer to hold the rank of General of the Armies was John J Pershing. Though six stars were authorized, the rank was officially made with four stars during his command in World War I.
The article proclaims a freedom magazine mission to inform readers, promote personal freedom, and encourage moral self-government. It frames freedom as a divine gift, not political grant, stressing self-control aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. Peace begins with individual responsibility.
Wayne Brandstadt discusses why children grow rapidly during puberty and the role of pituitary hormones. He notes girls reach final height by 17 to 19 and that tonsil disease has little effect on growth. Hormone treatment is controversial and should consider parental height, bone age, and age before teenage years. Advice for a tall daughter and an overgrown son emphasizes rest, balanced nutrition, and activity.
Puzzle style entry listing scattered clues and partial answers across multiple categories. Reads as a crammed cryptic grid with mixed language hints, missing letters, and fragmentary wordplay referencing maritime, botanical, and biblical terms.
A January 1949 survey shows 428 men and women employed on WPA and related projects in Platte County with minor shifts. The professional and service division adds nine to 97. the relief project totals 41. Columbus sewing center staff rises to 3. Humphrey sub-project opens with seven workers. county wide recreation employs 26 across six towns.
Zurich reports Bernadette Devlin, Irish civil rights leader and North Ireland MP, has been jailed for six months after a court case tied to inciting riots in Londonderry. The piece compares her to 19th century revolutions and notes continental interest and critical views by Raymond Aron and others.
George Spelvin is a mythic placeholder name used by theater programs to mark an actor doubling roles. For major roles the actor’s real name appears. for minor roles the label George Spelvin is used.
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