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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1977
Page
6
The Columbus Telegram presents a moral guide urging readers to promote freedom and self-control grounded in the Coveting Commandment, Golden Rule, and Declaration of Independence. It invites readers to engage daily, uphold moral action, and address communications to the Columbus Telegram in Columbus Nebraska.
The 400 million two dollar bills issued since last April fail to gain acceptance. A Wall Street Journal report notes public opinion opposed the move 73 percent and retailers and banks struggle with the new denomination. Government plans a $300000 ad blitz to push the bill despite resistance.
A 1929 Chicago speech by James M. Patterson of Standard Oil Company criticizes Congress for hindering private energy development. He argues private enterprise, not government regulation, has built America's strong economy and calls for less restrictive energy policy to reduce dependence on foreign oil and gas. Patterson urges the 9th Congress to discard supply and demand doubt and favors freer markets.
A concise column sketches a quip about wishing on stars and roving satellites, then lampoons bureaucracies as a monolith. The piece mixes playful astronomy imagery with a jab at administration, reflecting lighthearted editorial wit.
Bernard Siegan argues for socialist programs to reduce inequality while warning collectivists may threaten the economic system. He notes differences in abilities produce inevitable disparities in riches prestige and power under a free system. He contends safeguards are needed to prevent destabilizing outcomes.
A Harris poll shows Americans view air and water pollution as a serious problem with 87 percent demanding industry clean up, 74 percent oppose passing costs to the public, and 64 percent urging corporate taxation to fund pollution controls. The piece cites Milton Friedman on 60 Minutes and critiques reliance on government versus self responsibility.
Scene from Memphis on April 1968 shows James Earl Ray near the Lorraine Motel as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and entourage stay there. Ray scouts the area with binoculars and a rifle, then fires replacing a life with a brutal act. The piece blends King’s death with reflections on power and privilege in Soviet Russia, citing Hedrick Smith and contrasting elite access with village hardship.
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