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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
2
Telegram opinion argues national rail troubles reflect government subsidies and labor waste. It criticizes management and passenger service quality, noting postwar financial strain and the urgent need for decisive action to preserve transportation and large corporate welfare.
The piece argues rail transport remains efficient when well run, while facing intensified competition from aircraft and other nations. It urges resisting government controls and subsidies, advocating stronger rail systems achieved through a free, competitive economy rather than political intervention.
Five central Nebraska counties in the Vocational School district saw proposed valuation increases by the State Board of Equalization. After hearings, hikes were mostly reversed by the Nebraska Supreme Court for Adams and Buffalo, leaving Merrick and Hamilton under question. Refunds and district revenue implications follow, with broader questions about whether valuations were truly equalized.
Hall County contributed about 170000 to Yoo School district last year. The Trumbull district levy runs 27.25 mills affecting land across Hall Hamilton Adams and Clay Counties. A $10000 farm could see school taxes rise from 280 to 490, prompting questions on fairness and calls for reform toward less reliance on property taxes and more uniform, statewide assessment and levy rules.
Reporter Jim Bishop recounts the secret 1945 voyage of the heavy cruiser Indianapolis bound for the Mariana Islands with two atomic bombs aboard. The cargo aimed at forcing Japanese capitulation ahead of Manila and Leyte operations, while the crew faced hidden orders and uncertainty about the bomb states. The narrative threads through captains, admirals, and wartime decisions surrounding the fateful mission.
A naval atrocity recounts the battleship Indianapolis under Admiral Spruance sailing toward the Marianas. A Japanese submarine fired six torpedoes, three hitting starboard as the ship sank within minutes. Of 1,196 aboard, 880 perished in the days following, with survivors suffering raft exposure and delayed rescue.
The Telegram argues freedom is self government within moral limits. It states freedom is not anarchy but responsible restraint, aligning with the ideals of liberty and justice. Columbus Nebraska July 24 1970.
Dr. Wayne Brandstads outlines bed rest to control infection, using gold leaf or Biozyme neomycin ointment for ulcers, and skin grafts for deeper ulcers. He notes Biozyme or Gelfoam putty as prescriptions, explains blue veins require no treatment, and covers dizziness from sudden blood pressure drops with slower movement and anemia distinctions.
Twenty five members of a Platte County advisory committee agreed to raise about $40 thousand to sustain the county agricultural extension office for five years pending a favorable vote in the fall. The meeting, led by Thomas Van Dyke of St Bernard, reviewed funding provisions and the once yearly county support ending July 31 1940 unless funds are approved by voters.
A syndicated column criticizes the President's Commission on Campus Unrest and the Kerner era approach, arguing elites fail to probe root social and economic factors. It blames political rhetoric, student identity crises of the 1960s, and failed leadership for ongoing campus turmoil.
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