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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
6
Editorial from the Columbus Telegram of Columbus Nebraska June 15 1977 promotes freedom moral action and equal rights under the Creator. It urges readers to understand apply the Golden Rule Coveting Commandment and Declaration of Independence to daily living and to share the paper while inviting communications.
The article discusses the fate of Saturday mail service and possible postage increases. Postmaster General Bailor tells a Senate subcommittee that keeping Saturday delivery could raise first class rates to 16 cents next year, while ending Saturday service might set it at 15 cents. It notes surveys show tolerance for no Saturday mail if costs rise, but warns a crisis looms due to electronic and private competition. It highlights potential loss of 70 percent of first class mail tied to business and banking, a heavy blow to the Postal Service.
The administration proposes a 6.05 percent Social Security tax with no earnings ceiling for employers and a $19,500 cap for workers by 1979. Over five years this adds about $30 billion to business costs and reduces the system's reliance on general revenue, while signaling broader tax hikes and debate in Congress.
A narrator recalls Charlie a veteran dog track devotee and companion to residents. He spent daily bus rides to the dog racing track, earned nearly $20 000 in winnings last year, and faced cancer as an unseen deadline. The manager notes his generosity paying for steaks while giving back monthly to his caregiver.
The narrator reflects on Jim Fiebig’s style and memories as Maria, in a wheelchair, brings the morning paper. Ethel chatters about recent happenings while the ambulance crew arrives. The tone is intimate and rueful as they reminisce about yesterday.
Prof Reynolds Farley of the University of Michigan says the civil rights advances and equal opportunity laws yielded more economic educational and social gains for Black Americans than any prior decade and are being retained through the recession. Skeptics warned the gains might fade with the wartime economy, not a lasting change.
The narrative recalls Devil's Island in French Guiana, a brutal penal outpost where convicts faced heat, malnutrition, and harsh guards. It recounts Gerardin's daring escapes, leprosy, and final solitude, with lessons on punishment and perseverance.
Farley reviews 65 studies on education occupation and income showing narrowing black white gaps in education and rising black male earnings, yet overall gains remain small. By 1974 black women’s wages near white women with similar experience, while black family purchasing power lags a decade behind. Court ruling on seniority may affect discrimination cases and affirmative action. Panama sees record American tourism despite canal dispute.
Black leaders caution that Carter’s budget focus and welfare choices threaten gains from last year’s election. Rep. Parren Mitchell says mixed progress exists as unemployment for blacks stays stubbornly high while the Labor-HEW bill and minimum wage proposals draw fire. The Joint Center notes blacks gave 90 percent of their vote to Carter in 13 states, creating political debt hard to ignore.
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