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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram urges readers in Nebraska to promote freedom and moral action based on the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes personal responsibility and self-government as pathways to a better community.
The piece recounts US News and World Report noting New York City needs 2.1 billion dollars for fiscal 1977 amid bloated payrolls and costly unions. It cites city worker salaries from sanitation to teachers and mocks federal bailouts as propping up “Fun City” despite financial missteps.
The piece argues against breaking up oil firms, contending that integrated companies operate efficiently with multiple value stages and avoid concentration. It claims more than 50 firms are integrated, no single company dominates, and divestiture would harm investment, innovation, and consumer access to energy.
Richard Dennis a 35 year old high school psychologist from Old Saybrook Conn takes a temporary leave as his wife prepares to have a baby They will travel cross country in the fall to share in parental time and reflect on women s liberation shaping male roles in society
The opening of Grantland Rice’s New York Sun piece on the 1924 Notre Dame Army game lauds the famed Four Horsemen Famine Pestilence Destruction and Death by their alias names, but their real names are Stuhldreher Miller Crowley Layden. The passage shows how writers of the era treated big games as major events.
A Columbus Telegram column recalls a David City shopper’s fury over downtown overparking fines and lauds the City Council for removing meter restrictions for a six month trial. The piece laments meters as an obstacle to retail, notes Nebraska towns like Hastings and Kearney have already removed them, and vows future action to end meter usage.
The piece argues sports writing neglects actual events and analysis. It contrasts entertainers and sociologists with reporters who truly explain mechanics and strategy. It calls for a shift toward detailing how players execute and why plays work, not trends or personalities.
In a Houston meeting with Hispanic leaders after his inauguration, President Carter jokes about giving his private line. A late night White House call reveals he remembers many groups he shared his number with.
The Food Administration proposes cutting the program by 1.6 billion, while welfare groups fight the move. Critics say stamps have drifted from poverty aid to a large social subsidy with fraud risks and cash value.
The World Almanac explains that honors of war allow a capitulating force to march away with colors flying bands playing bayonets fixed and weapons. It traces origin to heroic defenders and cites Fort Granby in May 1781 where surrender served strategic aims to delay and reduce casualties.
The speaker jokes that if Jesse James were alive he would abandon his six guns to become a toll booth collector. The remark mocks mass transportation as a project people have prayed for years without progress.
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