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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1973
Page
2
A young man returning from Vilna to Santa Ana accuses a union of bias in apprenticeship hiring for heavy equipment operators. He says the union spokesman claimed slots were filled, allegedly favoring a minority applicant, reflecting tensions intended to spark intergroup friction.
A veteran learns to channel response into training and steady pursuit rather than immediate reaction. The piece argues against both discrimination and reverse discrimination, urging practical steps while reflecting on Jesus’ teaching to resist not evil. It emphasizes training outside current ranks and pursuing constructive work without haste.
Report from Los Angeles says a publisher is prepping a follow up to Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The proposed title Ludwig Von S Wolfgang Vulture features a speed reading vulture who eschews carcass fare and hoots rise with a flock.
A reflection on the irony of war in Indochina as cease fire talks in Paris proceed. The piece notes U S Marines and pilots killed near Saigon, arguing many deaths occur during peace negotiations and that posthumous honors offer little comfort to families. It questions leaders' roles and the true cost of war and peace.
Fraser, Minnesota, receives state aid checks despite ghostly town conditions with $17,000 accumulated in a nearby bank. The piece rails at Minnesota and St. Paul bureaucrats for continuing payments to a non existent urban problem and questions the efficiency of the program.
Leaves on the sassafras tree vary in shape along single twigs with no lobes to two or three lobes. The oldest road in the United States is Cantino Real, running from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Chihuahua, Mexico. first used in 58 and now designated as U.S. Highway 83.
A lengthy narrative portrays Tilly who cannot win beauty contests yet exerts control over Smokey. He, a steel mill worker with a poor IQ, grows faithful then submissive as she disciplines him, enforces piety, and seizes his income. He finances their life via a stock investment that slowly rewards him.
A fragment from The Telegram presents a 1972 Columbus Neb article referencing freedom values, faith and independence. It cites moral principles and a call for peace rooted in religious and patriotic language.
An 87 year old woman with chronic constipation seeks advice. The doctor explains that simple constipation is common with age and not always daily, warns against laxative overuse, and notes serious signs requiring medical evaluation. He urges prompt examination for potential underlying issues and promises to address management in tomorrow's column.
A heavily garbled OCR segment lists numerous scattered terms and partial phrases spanning explorers, languages, places, and concepts. The reader sees random tokens like Jakind, Clamer, Buddhist, foldingbed, seafarer, constellation, Greek goddess, Ampere, birth, tavern, and Yale, interspersed with numeric shreds and mis-typed words, yielding no cohesive narrative.
A reader’s letter reflects concern over growing pornographic material in American life from books to film. Discussion covers Supreme Court rulings, obscenity definitions, Roth v. United States, and calls for congressional action amid FBI seizures and Nixon era efforts to curb obscene material.
Sensing: the News argues media giants fail to investigate pornographic networks and organized crime links. It urges The Times, Washington Post, and CBS to track producers, financiers, venues, transport, and crime connections to curb the industry’s debasing societal impact.
A POW source recalls high morale and steadfast patriotism among captives in North Vietnamese camps. The account notes improving conditions after 1969, contrasts eras 1964–1968 and postwar containment, and hints at bitterness toward captors rather than orders. It discusses esprit de corps, military conviction, and potential future defense of veterans amid shifting U.S. attitudes.
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