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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1970
Page
2
Telegram opinion mocks the FTC for pursuing an investigation into the breakfast cereal market. It argues three giants already dominate 70 percent of sales, risk of higher prices from added costs, and questions the value, urging focus on inflation instead. The piece targets bureaucratic overreach and calls for restraint.
Joseph Rhodes, Harvard junior fellow and the lone student member of the president's commission on campus unrest, rejects hostile remarks from Vice-President Agnew. A biographical study notes his diverse roles as consultant to HEW and the Ford Foundation, plus his unusual mix of intellect and music interests.
A report profiles Joseph Rhodes Jr a Caltech student leader and former linebacker who reshaped student governance. He pushed reforms to faculty committees a student research center and a presidential selection process while denying a black crusader label. Rhodes grew up in Pittsburgh and cites family emphasis on excellence and learning as he envisions a teaching career over politics.
Art Buchwald sketches a wild scene in which savings banks shower customers with gifts to attract deposits. A man tries to change a $20 bill, but is offered a parade of items from a pressure cooker to a clock radio and a three‑piece bedroom set as he navigates bankers and guards seeking a deal.
In a tense scene a man rejects bank bribes offering original art and a private plane as he refuses to open an account. He leaves to find another bank but is blocked by FBI agents investigating a concurrent holdup in which phonographs and appliances were stolen.
The text notes rare pigments in birds with no true blue from pigment in feathers and that green and violet are caused by coloration that is very rare. It presents a Q A format indicating uncommon pigment origins in avian plumage.
The Telegram asserts freedom as a God given gift, not a government grant, urging self discipline and consistency with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes peace beginning with man in Columbus Nebraska on Thursday July 30, 1970.
A letter asks if disability pensions for veterans will rise soon. The editor notes no plans to raise pensions and explains compensation is for permanent total disability, with driving ability not affecting eligibility. A bill in Congress seeks to raise service connected compensation.
The memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant were finished just four days prior to his death, published by Mack Twala, the Sanvodls author, who served as his publisher. The Q&A touches on identity, star colors, and the meaning of substitutions in Black Muslim naming.
A list of classroom topics and random items appears in a fragmented puzzle or word-mining page. The entries mix subjects such as anatomy zoology economics and photography with scattered clues and abbreviations.
A Platte County report shows several mothers pensions moved to dependent children grants funded by state and federal sources, saving $2,524 for the county in the first half of 1940. Direct relief fell from 1939 levels while federal aid for Old Age, ADC, and the Blind rose to $51,398.79.
A reader asks about the U S flag position when shown with smaller flags. The answer notes the flag is placed at the highest point and centered. It then states that turtles have no teeth, and explains honey flavor and color depend on nectar sources and flowering powers.
John Chamberlain argues the United States must lead in SST development to sustain the dollar and maintain global competitiveness. He cites past losses in film, ships, autos, and notes aviation dominates current foreign trade, urging a nationwide SST program despite noise concerns and opposition groups.
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