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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1972

Page

2

Public Critique of Vietnam War and Foreign Aid Policy

Telegram opinion argues 50 000 Okir sons have died in Vietnam while hundreds of thousands more are maimed. It links Korea and the Vietnam conflict as testing grounds, condemns billions in tax dollars and foreign aid, and questions U S government ethics in funding abroad. The piece cites a Santiago Chile dispatch to challenge the notion that aid combats communism.

Okir Vietnam Korea U.S Santiago Chile South America

Chilean unrest rises as US adds military aid to Allende

The AP notes shortages in Chile under Allende’s socialist regime and growing popular opposition. Christian Democrats gain 26.2 percent in a controlled election while the United States approves a $10 million military aid credit, boosting support for the government.

Salvador Allende Chile Associated Press Confederation of Communists Allende Christian Democrats Anti-Confederation United States Sam U.S

Hydrogen as auto fuel defies pollution fears

A Copley News Service report cites Dr. Schoeppel of Oklahoma State University claiming hydrogen powered cars could produce near zero pollution. He notes minimal oxides of nitrogen compared to gasoline engines and suggests a simple cylinder injection method. Critics warn of hydrogen production and mining impacts.

Copley News Service Herb Lawrence Rogers. Schoeppel Oklahoma State University Schaeppel Chneppe

Name Changes for Hurricanes Sparks Gender Debate

Mrs Roxey Balter, former national vice president of the National Organization of Women, criticizes the practice of feminine hurricane names. She urges replacing them with names of statesmen or birds to avoid chauvinistic slurring, arguing lawmakers can be as windy as storms.

National Hurricane Center Roxey Balter National Organization of Wome

Equality in slurring great storms from the Caribbean

The Morning News quotes Mrs. Barton arguing for gender equality in naming hurricanes. The Joel solution would replace feminine names Agnes Betty Carrie Dawn with male counterparts like Alice Bob Carol Don, noting the need to balance names and referencing a film parallel.

Caribbean Mrs. Barton Joel Agnes Betty Carrie Dawn Weather Service Alice Bob Carol Don

Nixon’s Unconventional Presidency Examined in Portrait

Yale professor James Barber profiles Richard Nixon as self controlled yet emotionally restrained, obsessed with right and wrong, distrustful of others, and driven to leave a lasting, controversial mark. The piece contrasts his secrecy, decisiveness, and realpolitik with personal vanity and vulnerability.

Pat St. Francis Nixon James Barber Yale Thomas Dewey Manah Nixon Richard Nixxon California George Washington Eisenhower Smalter Ike Richard Nixon Denver James Hagerty, Jr Sherman Adams China Russia Barber Tag al Vise

Fragmented Gardening Clues From a 1930s Page

A scrambled OCR fragment lists gardening terms and numbers, including references to a rubber tree, college, degree, and Greek sounds. It appears as a puzzle-like jumble of words, likely from a 1930s newspaper page, with multiple misreads and stray characters.

Samuel Lewely Nist Frey Wate

Let People Begin With Me The Telegram

A June 12 1972 Columbus Nebraska issue proclaims freedom as a gift from God and self control guiding citizens to promote liberty. It emphasizes personal responsibility over government domination and echoes moral commandments and the Declaration of Independence.

Your Freedom Dlab

ASK THE DOCTOR Backs lowfat milk and water softener query

Reader letters discuss 1 percent low fat milk and its health benefits for heart patients. A Minnesota dairy VP praises the column and notes a promotion. Another reader asks if softened water harms health. Dr. Lamb says normal health is fine but high blood pressure or fluid retention may require monitoring sodium intake. Consider distilled water if sodium is high.

Lawrence Lamb M.D Dr. Lamb Minnesota

Debt growth and inflation alarm Pardridge in 1967 71 figures

William Pardridge of Stanardsville Virginia analyzes debt trends from 1967 to 1971 using U S Department of Commerce figures. He notes rising public and private debt outpacing production, linking debt growth to inflation and questioning policy to curb price rises.

William Waldridge Hie Unm Washington Stanardsville U.S. Department of Commerce Pardridge Patdridge Bheen U.S Owen Parntridge Liste

Pardridge argues for modernizing money supply theory

The piece critiques Pardridge’s view that governments ride free on private capital and that debt inflation rises when money is printed to relieve owed sums. It outlines his plan for a 30 essay volume with university co-authors and discussants, arguing no one can sum up economic knowledge alone.

Pardridge Senate Wollsg ‘of Representatives Adam Smith Partridge Massachusetts New Jersey

Senator Jackson dubious laser arms charge sparks debate

A Senate Armed Services Committee chair accuses Defense Secretary Laird of canceling a theoretical laser missile defense study amid broader laser arms race concerns. Dorothy Fosdick warns against cutbacks while noting continued U.S. and Soviet laser research could reshape future security and potentially render nuclear weapons obsolete.

Nixon Henry Jackson Senate Armed Services Committee Defense Levid Dorothy Fosdick Jackson Pentagon Air Force Grant Hansen Fenlagan Fosdick Senator Jackson Senate Armed Services Joint Committee On Atomic Energy Laird Sputnik Associated Press

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