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Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1973

Page

2

POW Returns Stirs Debate On Amnesty For Draft Dodgers

Telegram opinion argues those who fled the United States should pay a price for dodging Vietnam service. It claims POWs returning home shift focus to deserters and calls for accountability, while condemning mercy for those who left to avoid the draft. It asserts constitutional and historical concerns about setting a precedent and stresses loyalty to country.

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Hungry mice reveal dangers of perfect welfare

An experiment with mice suggests a society free of effort could collapse from lethargy and halted reproduction. The piece questions whether humans should trust simple rewards as a guide to wellbeing, noting the proverb of waiting for a better mousetrap.

California welfare reform booster Carleson profile

Robert C. Carleson, 42, brings a technocratic approach to trimming California welfare costs while boosting aid to the needier. From a state task force to state director of social welfare, he pushed reforms that eased the welfare burden and raised checks, then faced a mixed legislative reception and skeptical headlines from rival papers. His federal posting may spread California’s experience to other states, aiming for a more workable system.

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Move to Metric System Gains Steam in US Trade Debate

A Senate backed plan for a 10-year US metric conversion faces House inaction, arguing the decimal metric system would boost exports and reduce unit incompatibility with global buyers. Proponents point to Britain’s 1984 switch and list Yemen Jamaica Liberia and others as remaining nonmetric states. The piece urges coordinated phased adoption to align with international commerce and consumer markets.

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Watergate FBI drama outline targets key figures

A rough Watergate based TV script outlines FBI involvement in the Nixon era. It features special agent Erskine and assistant Colby questioning members of the Committee for the Re Election of the President in pursuit of who bugged the Democratic National Committee HQ at Watergate.

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Foodstuff Across 35 Group Dining and Road Cure

Puzzle glossary includes food terms and phrases with many garbled entries. Readable items mention group dining and road aid, with scattered references to vegetables, medicines, and geographic terms amid a jumble of misprints.

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Press Freedom at Risk From Strikes and Tech

An AFL-CIO Executive Council statement warns that freedom of the press is under attack from labor strikes and anti-automation pressures. It urges Congress to protect access to information, oppose longer licensing terms, and defend modernized printing amid fears of nationwide newspaper strikes.

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Fashion Shifts and 1950s Echoes Resurface in Spring London

A microcosm of style notes a 1950s inspired revival in London and New York. Designers push coordinated looks with hats and gloves while denim, suede, and bold sleeves challenge the pulled-together standard. Harvard Square’s perfume saturation hints at spring mood in America.

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Japanese view U S as weak world trader and lazy sellers

Japanese officials see the United States unlikely to narrow the trade deficit until it becomes a far stronger competitor. They call Americans inefficient producers and indifferent sellers, noting inflation and a lack of exporting zeal as core weaknesses. Ambassador Ushida, speaking in Minneapolis, cited domestic demand and rising prices as dampening export incentives, while recognizing U S advantages in agriculture and high tech goods.

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Trivia QandA Historic Knowledge Set

A compact quiz list asks about the year without a summer in 1815, Ben Jonson buried upright in Westminster Abbey, Portland Maine as the nearest Atlantic port, mosques with at least one minaret, a 85 mile widest separation between Mount Whitney and Death Valley, and the 1951 Baseball World Series Yankee Giants coast to coast debuts.

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