Boxing credibility at stake after Frazier Stander bout
The opinion piece questions if professional boxing can regain public confidence after Joe Frazier defeats Ron Stander. It cites mismatches and promoter profit as fans grow disenchanted, recalling a prior fight fixing controversy that dampened interest and may threaten the sport’s future.
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Ron Stander
Joe Frazier
Frazer
Standerfel
Frazier
Stander
Golden Glover
No zoning, low taxes in Houston shown by survey
A Wall Street Journal May issue survey of 25 large U S cities finds Houston lacking zoning laws correlating with lower property taxes while cities like Boston Milwaukee and New York show heavier burdens. The piece urges Columbus to study zoning and planning as a tax reduction path.
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Columbus
Ation
District. of
Lilsburg
Los Angeles
Houston
Dallas
Jackson
Boston
An Francisco
Milwaukee
United States
Space Probe Pioneer Plaque Sparks Debate On Interstellar Intent
The article reflects on the Pioneer mission and a controversial plaque depicting humans. It questions whether any intelligent beings beyond Earth have encountered it and warns of potential dangerous outcomes if the probe is intercepted.
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Outer Planets
Earth
New Humphrey Versus Old Humphrey in Campaign Clash
In a rapid hotel suite exchange the New Humphrey touts a tougher stand amid debate with DeGevern while the Old Humphrey recalls Chicago 1968. They spar over war stance and defense budget, contrasting careful, wishy washy positions with a blunt, workingman focused message.
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Washington
Nixon
Humphrey
California
George DeGevern
George
Senate
Chicago
Baloney
Johnson
Hubert
Yiou
Humphry
Vietnam
Lao
Humorous duel of Humphreys in 1972 campaign debate
In a clipped dialogue between the Old and New Humphrey personas, the exchange centers on pride, public image, and political strategy. The New Humphrey accuses the old of being a patsy, while the old praises past reforms and questions the need to appear strong. They discuss tying to win California against McGovern with daunting warfare policies.
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Humphrey
Hubie
Muriel
Tam
Hubert
George McGovern
California
George
United States
Stumphrey
Flumphrey
Freedom and Self Control in a 1972 Telegram Motto
The Telegram proclaims freedom as self mastery and moral discipline. It asserts freedom is a gift from God, not government license, and emphasizes consistency with moral guides like the Commandments and Independence. This note appears in the June 3, 1972 Columbus Nebraska issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gricouriga
Cng Din
What really causes cancer of the lung explained
Dr Lawrence Lamb answers a reader seeking insight into lung cancer. He notes multiple lung cancer types, links smoking to most cases, discusses hereditary predisposition and the unproven contagious nature, and explains that early detection improves prognosis though individual outcomes vary.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D. Deer
Lamb
Fragmented OCR Patch for Obscure Terms and Names
A garbled OCR fragment lists assorted items and names such as a pastry reference, an imperial Icelandic domain note, numbers like 33 and 41, and scattered terms including a girl's name, a burning reference, and a pharmaceutical term. The text appears as irregular word clusters without coherent narrative or identifiable event.
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Imperial
Hercely
Charles Lamb
McGovern plans arms cuts spark debate on national security
A wartime editorial questions Senator McGovern’s call for deep U S military cuts including reducing Strategic Air Command bombers and ending Minuteman Poseidon Titan II programs. It argues such steps would create U S military inferiority, risk treaty commitments, and shift world strategy amid Soviet expansion in Europe and elsewhere. The piece warns the proposals could threaten national security during a pivotal election year.
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Soviet Union
McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Europe
Middle East
Warsaw Pact
European
NATO
Rsakes
Lasers may supplant nuclear weapons in new era
The piece argues lasers as a superior weapon to the atomic bomb, citing U.S. Air Force projects at Kirkland AFB, space based lasers, and potential suitcase-sized H-bombs. It links laser tech to strategic shifts, Vietnam accuracy gains, and the need for decentralized society under Nixon.
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Nixon
United States
Air Force
Special Weapons Laboratory
Kirkland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Kirkland
Teo
Associated Press
Defense
Laird
Defense Department
Tsga Ee
Vietnam
Die Weltwoche
Zurich
Switzerland
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Timad
Columbus, Nebraska
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France
Putanendro
Hester
Jeffrey
Hart
Lowell
Ponte
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