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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
2
City motorists face battery problems doors and windows freezing heaters and rosted panes as snow removal crews work daily with trucks scoops and brooms to clear streets. Residents are urged to drive slowly be cautious at corners and watch for reckless drivers.
An editorial depicts a private company with a vast revenue and large workforce failing to meet obligations. It calls for immediate action amid consumer protection, congressional probes, and regulation, citing the Post Office Department as a failing example. The piece notes past postal service crises and a presidential commission study of the nation’s mail system.
President Nixon backs post office reform aligning with a commission’s fines and a push for a governmental corporation to run mail service. Many urge reform, but conflict among political interests leaves customer welfare secondary and highlights the contrast between government in business and private enterprise. Government funds lack profit motive.
A historical reflection on how prohibitions fail to deter crime. The piece compares Prohibition’s rise and repeal with modern efforts to ban possession of guns to curb robberies and violence, arguing such laws push crime underground and leave law abiding citizens at risk. It cautions against simplistic fixes and notes the persistence of illegal channels.
The piece argues that new Volstead Act provisions fail to curb misbehavior and harm liberties. It urges broad public education to foster respect for property rights, rather than enacting additional laws that erode freedom.
To the Editor readers denounce Jim Bishop piece titled Shreks and Gin in the January 14 Columbus Telegram. A long-time subscriber voices displeasure with the paper. Mrs Franks Tworrk thanks Scout Troop 219 for cooperation in publishing news of Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Steve Hadley.
The paper declares freedom as a God given gift not government grant. It argues self control promotes personal development and peace begins with individual responsibility, aligning with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
Wayne G Brandstadt MD explains digestion efficiency and how varying foods affect gas and stool firmness. He notes that chewing aids digestion for some foods but not others and that gas depends on the speed of movement from the small to large intestine. Individual needs determine vegetable and fruit intake to keep stools firm.
The piece discusses the Celler bill proposing a constitutional amendment to scrap the electoral college for direct popular vote, with Senate opposition led by Birch Bayh. It argues against drastic change, citing regional power dynamics, historical elections, and the federal nature of the United States, and cites Jeff Bell and the American Conservative Union promoting caution.
A humorous collation of snippets critiquing press scrutiny and airline quirks. The piece riffs on attention to details, fashion, and holiday nostalgia, with playful asides about editors, secrecy, and calendars.
A Norman Oklahoma industry proposes using cattle to process garbage from a local plant as a cheaper feed. The plan involves 10 head of cattle on the fifth floor to transform waste into edible protein, aiming to reduce mountains of trash. The cartoon joke contrasts with serious real world effort by St Naturizer Inc. to find disposal method.
Cleaning it up garbage. Cattle are fed half alfalfa and grain plus large amounts of city refuse including tree trimmings meat fractions plastics and paper. The study is run under scientific conditions to test if this can cut feed costs and reduce urban waste. Calves will be bred and raised in the experiment.
Washington excerpts detail a fictional APADL lobby group planning a $5 million budget to argue pollution is overstated. Caleb Tergent, APADL executive secretary, claims antipopulation efforts threaten American industry, while the group funds lobbying, education, and campaigns to sway Congress and public opinion.
Judge Louis Lightner filed with the secretary of state in Lincoln for re nomination in the April non political primaries for the Sixth Judicial District seat he has held since 1919. The district includes Platte Colfax Dodge Boone Nance and Merrick counties. Lightner gave up private practice in 1923 to join the district bench after the death of Judge A M Post and has been reelected without opposition each term. His colleague Judge F L Spear of Fremont was appointed in 1928 following Judge F W Buttons death and has also been elected since without opposition.
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