22 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1972
Page
1
Telegram Opinion argues veterans returning from Vietnam face a tight job market amid inflation and an economy winding down. It urges stronger Labor Department effort and greater employer cooperation, stressing veterans prove maturity, discipline, and duty beyond the battlefield and deserve support as they reenter civilian life.
University of North Carolina researchers find that energy absorbing steering columns together with lap belts cut serious driver injuries by about 42 percent. Columns, now standard since 1967 except Ford, work best at medium speeds around 49 mph, and are federally required. Estimated 300,000 drivers died from impalement before adoption.
A terse critique of presidential rhetoric labeling welfare as a moral issue and describing workfare as an artificial solution. The piece questions minimum wage laws and suggests the president aims to make artificial work for those unemployed, labeling the notion as authored discourse rather than genuine policy.
Worfolk argues in the Nebraska Daily News that price posting by the Price Commission creates inequity, applying to firms with over $200,000 in revenue while excluding smaller retailers. He notes consumer enforcement is stronger than IRS efforts and that shortages and wartime dynamics will shape price control outcomes.
A spoof interview cites Dr. Shrugs claiming rising acceptance of nonviolence in media. He says prime time shows rarely feature hard-core nonviolence yet influence youth, with advertisers pushing nonviolent content. He notes theaters advertise such films like Fiddler on the Roof and cite $2.50 tickets as entry.
Art Buchwald recounts a discussion about whether theatrical and televised entertainment promotes real-world nonviolence. Dr Shrugs argues that exposure to nonviolence pacifies youth, urging public awareness and producer responsibility, with government intervention if self-policing fails.
This fragment asserts a newspaper mission to inform readers so they can safeguard personal freedom and promote blensingn. It proclaims freedom as a divine gift, not a government grant, and rejects chaos in favor of self-control aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
A La Mirada incident recounts four armed intruders robbing guests, wounding a young woman, and fleeing as deputies arrive after the crime. Police seize marijuana and a joint, then arrest suspects under laws criticized as unjust. The writer argues marijuana laws should be repealed and self protection stressed.
Henry Wirz, commander of the Andersonville prison in Georgia, was the sole prominent Confederate official executed by federal authority after the Civil War, following wartime crimes against Union prisoners.
Scattered phrases include references to numbers and various nouns such as olives, angels, continents, beer, and vertebrates. The text appears as garbled OCR output with no clear event, person, or definite context to summarize into a coherent news item.
Catholics dispute the war’s morality with Monsignor Bordelon and Fr. Drinan criticizing Nixon and civilian harm. The piece argues U.S. bombing aims to cut Ho Chi Minh Trail supplies and is not indiscriminate though civilian casualties may occur.
A fragment from a columnist reflecting on prophecy and a future where extremist groups threaten national safety with hazardous devices. It references Penthouse fiction about political prisoners, FBI inquiries into radical groups, and historic Weatherpeople ties, framing a possible but unlikely Mission Impossible style crisis.
The speaker warns that radical threats could escalate to blackmail and even nuclear-armed terror within US borders. Centralized governance and a planned national power grid may increase vulnerability, as extremists target critical infrastructure like freeways, dams, and communications.
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