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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram editorial asserts freedom as a moral duty, urging readers to act within their rights to protect life and property. It links liberty to self control and daily living guided by the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
A Ohio city allows 8 year old Brad Hosler to keep his treehouse after a permit and safety compliance, while a Raleigh boy’s treehouse is torn down for code violations. The stories highlight overreach and differing enforcement, with Amy Carter’s treehouse cited as a contrasting example.
The piece critiques federal spending, cites Winter Park Florida receiving large grant offers and Chicago welfare payroll irregularities. It notes 3163 cases checked with 62 percent irregular, 700 plus to lose aid, potential indictments, and calls for broader investigations.
Column by Phil Pastoret satirizes inexpensive condiments and questionable fireworks laws with a wry, clipped tone. A few quips reference sight, taste, and ambition as a sly social sketch.
The writer labels Idi Amin as a mad dictator of Uganda and places him among brutal rulers like Genghis Khan and Hitler. It asserts Amin’s reign has caused mass killings of Ugandan citizens and notes unconfirmed reports of a life threatening attack and disappearance.
The text describes Amin's 1971 rise to power in Uganda and the brutal violence that followed. It notes the widespread killings by his troops, including horrific acts and forced killings, while Africans in the United Nations show limited support or opposition.
An Accra editorial blasts Western and African leaders for condemning white minority regimes in southern Africa while ignoring brutalities in Uganda under Idi Amin. It notes Amin’s past in the British Army and references to syphilis in his medical record, arguing this does not excuse or justify black Africa’s double standard.
In a edited excerpt from his third Frost interview, Richard Nixon claimed a president can break the law in emergencies. Carter aide Jody Powell rebutted that no president has that right and calling the philosophy tragic. The remark followed from a longer, more complex discussion.
The excerpt surveys presidents facing legal breaches in crises from Jefferson to Nixon. It argues necessity can justify acts when the nation’s survival is at stake, noting Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus, FDR and Churchill wartime actions, and the Watergate era debate on classified orders and accountability.
A newspaper article rebuts exaggerated reports claiming the American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers led U.S. lobbying with over 12 million dollars, clarifying actual expenditures were far lower. It urges readers to avoid canards about lobbying and notes a separate Army Reserve Pre-Graduation Program offering teen job seekers training and pay during and after high school.
A 1935 remark jokes about Congress members lacking knowledge while the President enjoys a White House pool to respond. It contrasts political parties as both good when out and bad when in, drawing on notes from 1926.
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