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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1970
Page
2
An editorial laments post resolution humdrum and rising US unity on Vietnam while noting tax, urban issues, and school control as other divisive forces. It recalls Daniel Webster on preserving the Union, warning against disunion and urging steadfast cohesion amid national anxiety.
A passage echoes Civil War era ideals urging liberty and Union as core American values. It contrasts the ideal of a united republic with warnings against disunion and civil strife, then argues that differences among individuals should not threaten harmony. It cites Webster and stresses unity as essential to freedom.
Art Buchwald reports from an Upstate New York fur farm where minks and other animals endure nonstop shifts to supply maxi fur garments for women and men. The interviewee Emba the mink laments stress from a fur-price war and new fashion trends, including dyed pelts.
In a stark portrayal distributed by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, fur workers lament the cruelty of the industry. Beavers and rabbits show fatigue, and the fur craze is described as crushing spirits. One worker notes 154 mink births and chronic pain, hoping future generations escape the cycle.
The piece argues HEW plan to drop pre screening for science advisers risks radical influence in federal hiring. It urges President Nixon to countermand Secretary Finch, warning that lax checks could allow Black Panthers and other subversives into government, and cites Oslo Otepka case and Nobel laureates as cautionary examples.
The Telegram issue from Columbus Nebraska January 17 1970 proclaims freedom as a gift from God not government and defines it as self control aligned with moral guides. It emphasizes freedom to promote personal liberty without license or anarchy and calls for peace beginning with the individual.
Almanac notes the first quarter moon and visible planets Mercury Venus Jupiter in the morning and Mars Saturn in the evening. Notable events include Benjamin Franklin's 1706 birth and the 1806 White House birth of Thomas Randolph, plus a 1950 Brink's robbery in Boston and Johnson's 1968 State of the Union with budget and bombing halt proposals.
The text presents a collage of scattered crossword like clues and OCR errors. It mentions locations such as Hebrides Verde Madrid and Maryland along with partial words like Specters Hastened and Negative. The overall content resembles a damaged puzzle page with misread entries and stray letters.
A garbled OCR sample lists assorted terms and numbers including references to military, substances, and objects. The text appears as scattered fragments with no coherent events, identities, or context to summarize into a proper news item.
A fragmentary column by Phil Pastoret comments on terse executives and daily routines, noting growly leaders leaving their offices and barking lot behavior as part of a larger, fleeting story fragment.
A playful slice of workplace chatter notes men preferring wide ties while wives resist shirt buttons. The piece jokes about January gloom, the looming February, and payday woes. It ends with a quip about romance and literary pretensions.
Congressman George Brown of Los Angeles has introduced a bill to transfer Alcatraz Island to Indians. The move follows sympathy for the small group of Indians occupying the former federal prison and wanting to use the site as a museum or cultural facility in San Francisco Bay.
Rep Brown argues for the president to begin talks with Alcatraz Relief Fund representatives and the American Indians Committee to transfer Alcatraz Island to the Indians. He notes the government has no prison use or other plan and suggests returning the land to its original owners with good grace.
Critics argue criminal law should be scaled back to protect persons and property, decriminalize private morality, and focus on serious crimes. Morris and Mattick propose treating drugs like narcotics offenses, legalizing prostitution, private sexual acts, and controlled gambling, with targeted enforcement and a shift from user to peddler prosecutions.
At the Platte and Loup Valleys farmers meeting Columbus chamber panel set four district chairmen F J Potter Alfred Berchtold William Saalfeld and Pat Flynn to organize local pump irrigation surveys and farmer meetings. Districts cover areas east of Oconee Village to the county line.. Chairmen will call central meetings and oversee land surveys and test wells.
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