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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram from July 24 1976 presents an editorial calling for freedom moral action and personal responsibility. It advocates understanding and applying the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence to daily life and urges readers to promote freedom and self control.
A Telegram Opinion reports the formation of the Committee Insuring and Guaranteeing Anyone's Right to Smoke. The group aims to curb anti smoking legislation and promote mutual respect between smokers and nonsmokers. The initial conference discussed designated smoking areas and courtesy to neighbors, noting odors and public spaces.
The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration is criticized as a costly failure eight years and $4 billion after its 1968 launch. A Wall Street Journal review notes little impact on street crime, yet strong political backing kept funding. Critics warn LEAA drained capital, fueled inflation, and should be abolished.
The text lampoons voters in American presidential races, noting that over half misperceive Jimmy Carter as conservative due to being a Southern Baptist. It mocks the looseness of terms like think and the faulty equating of geography with political stance, using satirical tone about stereotypes.
The columnist labels Jimmy Carter a conservative's conservative and claims his apparent alignment with liberal Mondale hides only political convenience. It argues Carter would reveal a liberal tilt once elected, mocking voters who misread his ideology and suggesting a closet door analogy.
The piece argues past energy choices could have eased today’s shortages if a crash program or rationing had begun years ago. It contends rationing requires price controls and bureaucracy, unlikely in a representative society without emergency, and questions public willingness to forego current benefits for future gains.
An amateur column recalls a Texas UPI feature about three men selling framed Authentic Texas Longhorn Chips for 24.95. They source dried longhorn cow chips, coat them, and mount them in cedar shadowboxes with bespoke touches. The narrator jokes about starting Nebraska versions and even Kenya Elephant Chips, but warns of EPA oversight.
The piece portrays Frank Fitzsimmons’s purge of dissidents as Coventry style exile within the Teamsters, highlighting Lincoln Merrill of Winston-Salem and PROD demands for reform. It cites a PROC report accusing union fraud and mob ties, plus Hoffa’s criticisms, then shifts to a critique of British health policy and US government spending pressures.
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