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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1970
Page
2
An editorial critiques progress as a concept and discusses Columbus contemplating a change from basement water meters to external dial meters linked by cable. The proposal would allow readings without entering homes, benefiting customers but costing an added $15. To achieve wide use, the upgrade would be required in new homes and new installations, and for existing customers.
A city study shows meter reading costs are a few thousand dollars annually with readings four times per year. The plan to switch to outside meters could cut customer hassle but would likely do little to save time or money for the water department. Citizens may opt for new devices to avoid meter readers, supporters say outside meters offer voluntary progress.
Dick West recalls Ed G Pope an able and cheerful blind man who for over fifty years supports himself selling brooms mops and mats door to door. Pope lost his father at age six and helped raise his siblings while cherishing country and family. The warmth of the editor’s tale highlights resilience and hopeful spirit.
The piece follows Ed Vope, going blind yet finding purpose. He reflects on gratitude, duty, and citizenship while living on a farm with Gregory Tinette and tending to tasks like broom delivery. It portrays resilience, self-reliance, and enduring values amid hardship.
Observers fret over the first session of the List Congress ending with only 173 bills enacted into law. Critics note it was the sixth longest session in history. The first Congress is remembered for boosting its own pay by 40 percent, a point raised as others demand wage hikes.
Congress passed minor reforms and debated major issues including tax reform and safety legislation. The anti ballistic missile debate and the nomination of Clement Haynsworth to the U.S. Supreme Court dominated activity as 17 Republicans defected to defeat confirmation. The House approved electoral college revision while the Senate acted on ten measures. The charade ends with reflections on Congress doing little business before and after holidays.
Observers warn that air and water pollution will be a major issue in the 1970s as candidates embrace anti pollution stances. The piece argues for balanced policy, noting industry efforts to curb pollution and the need for informed public understanding to prevent anti business sentiment from dominating environmental reform.
The Telegram on Saturday January 24 presents a call for freedom rooted in self-control and moral principles, arguing freedom is a God given gift not government power. It insists freedom is not license and highlights consistency with the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
United Press Almanac notes January 2 as a Saturday with moon full and bright morning and evening stars Mercury Jupiter Mars Saturn and You. It recalls Sacramento gold discovery in 148 and Scout founder Baden-Powell 1908. UN atomic energy commission 1946. Budget record 112 billion 1966. Air India crash 1986. Lost H bomb 1968. Adam Smith thought on cost and toil.
Q and A style quiz recalls the final major clash on the northern plains, noting the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890. other questions identify Bernard Baruch, Polaris missile, rubber tapping age, and Antioch as where Christians were first called.
The columnist jokes about the idle man, noting the busy misperception of those with little to do. He muses that the Post Office should adopt private sector mail tracking to ensure bills arrive on time.
A scrambled crossword style grid yields clues and answers across many domains. Names, places, and terms emerge from varied languages and periods, including references to seas, cities, rivers, and cultural items.
A student letter from Connie Winkler of Lincoln Nebraska thanks the Telegram staff for hosting a journalism class field trip on January 5 and appreciates the opportunity to observe the paper's operations and the special Monday dinner.
A satirical piece imagines astronaut Wally Schirra narrating a Penn Central train ride. The spoof depicts delays, heat issues, and in-car conversations with control as the journey nears Grand Central, ending with a punchline about who needs the railroads.
The Platte county ACP office received 393 checks totaling 554.29 for 1934 program cooperators. Evelyn Urgan, association secretary, will deliver these funds at scheduled county times and places, with 2,491 compliance sheets sent to state committees in Lincoln weeks ago and more consignments expected from Kansas City.
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