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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram outlines its mission to inform readers so they can promote freedom and moral action. It argues all men are endowed with rights, not by government, and urges applying the Golden Rule and the Coveting Commandment in daily life.
Dow Chemical executive Earle B. Barnes condemns excessive federal regulation and urges business leaders to push back against onerous rules. Senator Charles Percy backs reform as crucial to 9th Congress, citing annual costs above 60 billion dollars and a maze of agencies. The Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 would force annual presidential reform plans and committee action to advance them.
A letter to the editor questions perceived anti union bias at the Telegram and argues for a balanced stance amid power and civic duty debates. The editor replies that the paper opposes power abuse and harassment, regardless of group, and introduces a Becher Curry Magazine piece on dedication to the American way.
Charles Wiley campaigns in New Jersey insisting courts overstep bounds by jailing lawmakers and ordering housing, education, and tax spending. The column cites Newark, Garfield, East Brunswick, Edison, Monroe, Sayreville rulings plus examples from Alabama and Boston as evidence of an overreaching judiciary challenging legislative power.
A humorous reflection on Gerald Ford’s repeated head bumps from the helicopter door and the waning amusement in an era of political headlines as the writer contemplates the limits of humor about the president.
The writer laments crafting a funny column about Morris Udall and Carter, noting the challenge of jokes about politicians. He compares Udall to Lincoln and Carter to teeth, acknowledges the difficulty of producing witty pieces, and explains the struggle to find amusing material.
An opinion on Puerto Rico as an American Commonwealth, tracing history from Spanish rule to migration and poverty. Alex Maldonado explains the island’s beauty and barriers to progress, noting unemployment around 19–20 percent and mass migration to the U.S. while industry seeks exemptions and cheap labor.
Journalist Jim Bishop recalls Puerto Rico’s bid for prosperity driven by U S investment and tourism. He notes education shift from Spanish to English by fifth grade and how locals react to rising costs and integration with Caribbean economies. He highlights Rio Mar development and the desire for luxury tourism.
In Dayton Tennessee a renewed clash over evolution revives the Scopes trial era. The town recalls Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan as debates reemerge among scholars and fundamentalists about whether humanity is a divine creation or a natural product of long geological time.
In Dayton, Dr Willard Henning a Bryan College biology professor argues that divine design remains plausible while mutations are largely degenerative. He says schools teach evolution as fact despite contested evidence and calls for equal time for creationism. He quotes Oscar Wilde to underscore uncertainty.
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