Telegram Opinion on Tax Strains and School Closures
The National Observer writer notes blue-collar resentment of white-collar educational elitism as costs bite taxpayers. Across Independence Missouri and other cities, voters veto bond issues while schools close and programs cut. officials blame deficits, taxpayers feel squeezed, and a broader revolt against the system spreads nationwide.
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UA Seluwlias
Lawrence Mosher
National Observer
Mosher
Independence
Missouri
Guy Cater
Ben F. Weir
Masher
Schant
Gene Black
Chicago
Maylior
Philadelphia
New York City
Los Angeles
Portland
Oregon
Tiv
Mathis
Maine
Telegram editorial on freedom and self control
The Telegram argues that true freedom comes from self control and personal discipline. It asserts freedom is a gift from God, not government benevolence, and cautions against excess while urging peace to begin with individual actions.
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Ran
Muskie rhetoric and the lure of hopeful politics
The piece critiques Senator Edmund Muskie's presidential bid and its reliance on hopeful rhetoric. It compares his promises to real progress, notes the writer's past experience as a speechwriter, and contrasts Muskie with McCarthy and Nixon, arguing that modern administration rhetoric inflates ideals while delivering limited gains.
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Edmund Muskie
Muskie
McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Virgil
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Ed Muskie
Manure to fuel via pressure conversion at Pittsburgh center
A Pittsburgh Bureau of Mines report describes converting dry manure to oil by heating with carbon monoxide under pressure, producing about three barrels per ton and potentially meeting significant fuel demand. It notes English tests turning chicken and pig manure into automotive fuel, with cost under $100 for the converter and cleaner emissions. The piece praises waste-to-fuel as practical, eco friendly, and a sign of hopeful technological progress.
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Agri
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Energy Research Center
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Devonshire
England
India
Farviiay J
Bandit Slain Man Defends Brother With Revolver
A New York City man, Luis Aponte, intervened when robbers held his brother at knife point and shot one assailant dead. Police arrested Aponte for possession of the pistol used in self defense, raising questions about legality and the right to self defense against crime. The piece argues laws against possession hinder protection and could be overturned if juries consider self defense legitimate.
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Tals Aponte
New York City
Aponte
Apontey
Luis Aponte
New York
Columbus
Perso
Tilt Washington War Talk Reveals Pakistan Support Policy
United States policy in the India Pakistan war is discussed by Jack Anderson. The President seeks fleet deployment options to Pakistan or India while Kissinger objects to tempered aggression toward India. The session notes reveal no clear rationale for tilting toward Pakistan.
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Washington
United States
Jack Anderson
Pakistan
Irelia
Anderson
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Yahya Khan
India
Nations’ Security Council
Tilia
United States Information Agency
Kissinger debate on India Pakistan policy before visit
The exchange shows Henry Kissinger arguing that the United States should back Pakistan due to past assurances to a camel driver in Karachi. The State Department counters that backing either side risks democracy backlash in India, influencing Asia. The President weighs Johnson era commitments, then commits to Pakistan. The tale ends with the President nearly falling from his chair.
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Dr. Kissinger
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Karach
India
Pakistan
State Department
Johnson
Ask the Doctor No senility cure by Dr Lamb
Dear Dr Lamb answers questions on senility and chronic cholecystitis. He notes brain changes from artery issues strokes and high blood pressure may contribute, advocates moderation, weight loss, exercise, and possible meds for hypertension. He explains chronic cholecystitis as long term gallbladder inflammation with possible gallbladder removal.
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Lamb
Dr. Lamb
Fragmented OCR list hints at scattered terms and names
Readers encounter a garbled OCR dump with random words and numbers. The fragmentary text includes references to professions, objects, and abstract terms, lacking coherent narrative or clear events.
First Lady term coined claim and chorus line trivia
The quiz asserts Mary Clemmer Ames first used first lady as a wife of a president in a 1997 piece on Rutherford B. Hayes. It also cites Radio City Music Hall as hosting the longest chorus line banter. It notes the tsetse fly transmits African sleeping sickness in Africa, and cites an Italian phrase entering English for a hard out-of-context function.
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U.S
Mary Clemmer Ames
Ruthford B. Hayes
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Borkelles
Brazil's Spiritism Shapes Politics and Society in Brazil
The piece argues Brazil blends spiritism and voodoo into public life where preachers could run for office on faith alone. It cites Allan Kardec stamps, anti spiritist crusades, and Father Kloppenburg's influence, with David St Clair's Drum and Candle offering testimony on Brazil’s mystical reality and political opportunism.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Santa
North Carolina
Robert Scott
Hitler
Germany
South America
Allan Kartcek
Congress
David St. Clair
Doubleday
St. Clair
Brazil
States
Joe
Christ
America
Father Bonaventura Kloppenburg
Kloppenburg
Jesus Christ
Clair
Kiappenburg
Letters From Columbus Residents About Local History and Policy
A reader recalls Columbus and Central Nebraska football memories, naming teammates and a 60 year old team captain. The letter questions statements on marijuana possession and gun laws, argues for enforcement and public safety, and defends police from criticism while urging preventive measures.
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Columbus
Ean Kinsman
Philip Hockenberger
Jake Glur
Jake
Nebraska
Dublin
Ohio
Sarl
Scioto
Ralph L. Taylor
Dublin Rd
Taylor
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