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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1977
Page
6
Editorial from the Columbus Telegram dated Tuesday Jan 11 1977 urges readers to promote freedom and moral action grounded in the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It stresses self control responsibility and the right to preserve liberty for all people.
A U.S. salary panel urged President Ford to raise pay for top officials by 29 percent for Congress members 44 percent for federal judges and 31.7 percent on average for senior executives. Simultaneously steel prices rose about six percent. Rep. William Moorehead blasted steel aluminum and chemical fiber price hikes warning of possible guidelines or controls. The contrast sparked debate over wage and price actions amid inflation.
In a Stuart Florida reminiscence retired editor Ernest Lyons recalls southerners loving hounds and bird dogs, recounting old foxhounds like Mack and a golden retriever named Pudge. He contrasts rugged hunting dogs with modern trends noting poodles’ popularity and reflects on wild encounters with alligators and coons along Lake Okeechobee.
The article traces campaign themes from 1960 and 1976 on missile gaps and defense spending. It notes Kennedy framed a gap that diminished after inauguration while Carter argued for defense-budget savings, only for claimed savings to evaporate pre or post election.
A New Jersey high court decision on abortion asserts nonsectarian hospitals may not ban abortions, arguing moral concepts cannot guide hospital policies. The opinion links morality to religious truth and cautions that without metaphysical foundations, values become arbitrary.
Don Oakley surveys a rush of claims on Soviet superiority in missiles and air power. He notes Jane's authoritative editions warning of U S weakness and urges modernization, including a likely early decision to proceed with the B-1 bomber despite cost concerns.
Paul Harvey reports welfare in Texas differs from New York and other states with fewer beneficiaries and stricter eligibility. Texas reaches only about 18 percent of the poor with aid, giving roughly one dollar per person daily, and plans to spend $40 million less than the legislative allowance on food stamps and aid to dependent children this year.
A groggy observer recounts an uneven three hour Super Bowl with Standard Oil and Coca Cola taking early leads then fading to approximate field goals. The piece notes nine or ten past MVP remembrances and a tense broadcast by NBC, all in a playful, slept-on mood.
Columbus Telegram notes editor Dick Howe discusses a Entebbe raid film amid a busy afternoon of ads. The column contrasts commercial breaks, cites a seven ad block, and analyzes welfare in Texas with figures on state spending, taxpayer costs, and welfare exit to work.
Mr and Mrs Merle Hogendorn of Omaha protest missing Columbus Telegram issues arriving the next day. They cite repeated delays despite paying for timely delivery and ask the editor to investigate with the postmaster. The editor notes similar responses and mentions post office sorting and a discussion of possible Saturday mail cuts.
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