Inflation as major culprit in economy warns column
Telegram opinion argues inflation, worsened by energy concerns and Watergate coverage, undermines households and savings. Citing Wall Street Journal figures, it warns of 8.4 percent inflation last year and the erosion of real savings, compares to German collapse, and criticizes U.S. monetary policy and government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
United States
Germany
Lenin
Keynes
Mars
Hitler
Rita Hill Revisited a New Mexico Jail Stand for Liberty
Rita Hill, a 1 year old widow from near Lordsburg, spent 18 days in jail after resisting state plans to seize land for a highway interchange. She accepted roughly $30,000 offered by the state, choosing principle over sale. Her act of passive resistance is praised as a noble stand for individual liberty, echoing Penn and Thoreau and Martin Luther King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Hill
New Mexico
Lordsburg
New Mexico Highway Department
Highway Department
Martin Luther King
Hill
William Penn
Henry David Thoreau
Reader Letter Critiques Equal Rights Amendment and Abortion Stand
A Columbus Telegram reader argues against the Nebraska ERA effort and urges focus on enforcing the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. The writer asserts anti abortion advocacy, claiming women kill their babies, and calls for unified action by women's and men's groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Telegram
Status of Women Commission
Nebraska
Commission On Women
Paul E. Scharif
World currencies slide as dollar woes linger in 1970s era
The piece argues the dollar’s rebound weakness continues as Fed money creation fuels concern over global inflation and missteps. It notes sharp devaluations across currencies, surging gold and commodity prices, and predicts international cooperation to restore stable parities, with the US as the dominant global influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fed
Reuter
United Kingdom
U.S
Washington
Global money flows mean no pure domestic economy anymore
The piece argues that markets for money and goods are international, linking Tallahassee, Tokyo and Tehran through instant communications. It criticizes U S policy for underestimating global money supply, price controls and market rigging, urging end to price controls and fuel allocations while calling for coordinated money creation to curb currency overexpansion.
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U.S
Tallahassee
Tokyo
Teheran
Sinai
OECU
OCD
Yesteryear
Josa
Freedom and responsibility in a moral newspaper creed
A 1974 Columbus Telegram editorial proclaims freedom as self-control guided by faith and moral law. It rejects government overreach and asserts freedom aligns with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. The message emphasizes individual discipline and peaceful action as core values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Freedom
Tai
Ask the Doctor on Spreading VD and Testing
Dr Lamb explains venereal disease spread, noting gonorrhea is usually sexual but can rarely pass via towels or vertical transfer, and syphilis spreads through moist contact and blood. He outlines transmission risks, contagious periods, and diagnostic methods including smear, staining, and serology tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E.lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Medieval Weights and Clues Across a Puzzle Page
A scrambled crossword style list mixes weights measures and clues with named people places and terms. The garbled OCR presents hints like Hindu weight compass points Irish river and Italian city, alongside phrases about bullfights and educational references. The passage resembles a dense word puzzle with scattered proper nouns and thematic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compass Point
Hincob
Hecodias Down
Alba
Gunboat diplomacy seen as bad today in Middle East rhetoric
Defense Secretary Schlesinger warns Arabs against oil blackmail while arguing for restraint. The piece recalls 1956 Suez action and U.S. and Soviet roles, then shifts to Ohio coal mine reclamation costs and future ecological costs. It notes $629 million price tag, 26 year plan, and potential $14,000 per acre cleanup for West coal lands.
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Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Old Boy
Kipling
Britain
Rover Cleveland
Jefferson
Tripoli
Stephen Decatur
Middle East
France
Israel
Egypt
Nasser
Suez Canal
United States
Juan Foster Dulles
Kremlin
Soviet Union
State of
Ohio
Ohio Board of
West
Solzhenitsyn and The Gulag Archipelago in Paris and NYT
A critique noting the dramatic, risky impact of Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago on world literature and totalitarianism, contrasting its reception in American literary culture with praise for its moral and artistic force. The piece highlights the book’s political courage, stylistic power, and memory work, while pondering its quiet presence in liberal magazines and elite circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Gulag Archipelago
Paris
New York Times
Solzhenitsyn
New York
Jean-Paul Sartre
Che Guevara
Daniel Berrigan
Soviet Union
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
Victor “Hugo
Ames
Louis Napoleon
Brezhnev
KGB
Party Heirarchy
Writers’ Union
Thomas Mans
Germany
U.S
Berlin
Hitler
Solzhenkaya
Gulag
Ferroc
Russia
Priroda
Academy of Sciences
Kolyma ‘River
Moscow
Lubyanka
Tanya Khodevich
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