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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1977
Page
4
A Columbus Telegram editorial advocates personal freedom and moral action grounded in equality and self-control. It urges readers to apply the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence to daily life, emphasizing moral guides over government constraint.
Economists led by Harvard’s John Kenneth Galbraith argue the Carter administration should avoid individual tax cuts. They favor direct government spending on job programs to aid the unemployed, warning savings would stay idle or slow, and banks would need lending to boost housing and business investment.
An editor responds to a March 4 1977 laetrile editorial stressing FDA protection from false claims. A second letter from Genn Lilla defends intelligent self medication. A community notice urges pet licensing rabies inoculation and responsible ownership to reduce stray animals and dog pound burden in Columbus.
Howard Delarm highlights a 1940 41 reference in Young America's Aviation Annual describing the Douglas B 23 medium bomber. It notes unofficially “baby flying fortress” status with 2500 lb bomb load, retractable landing gear, twin Wright 14 cylinder engines, 92 ft wingspan, nose aft and tail gun positions, and high but unspecified speed.
The ftor managing ed aircraft Dick Howe has been refitted and is now used for cloud seeding after about 30 years. Thanks are due to Mr. Delarm for the information.
The column questions whether teaching quality hinges on degrees and notes the author’s frustration while the office thermostat sticks at 60 degrees, prompting comments on staying calm under workplace stress.
A critical portrait of Uganda under President-for-Life Idi Amin Dada. The piece details Amin's coup against Milton Obote, military overreach, economic collapse, oppression of opponents, and the dictator's controversial ties, media portrayal, and international reactions.
The piece notes how TV has moved from simply recording events to shaping them, with cameras and commentators often creating the spectacle in civil rights and antiwar protests of the 1960s and 1970s, a trend argued to have peaked recently.
A colorful profile recalls Idi Amin’s brutal regime and erratic actions from expelling critics to threatening Americans. It notes the dictator’s theatrics in Kampala, calls him a murderer, and records hints of Libyan and Arab support while predicting a precarious future at age 50.
In Warrensville Heights Ohio television newsmen joined a hostage drama lasting 40 hours with a disturbed man demanding a public Carter apology and TV outlets debate limiting live coverage. Editors urge restraint and a national code to prevent sensationalism inspiring copycat threats.
Jeffrey Hart argues the Carter Administration risks aligning with Fidel Castro as Ben Bradlee meets Castro and a National Council of Churches delegation tours Cuba. He notes Castro links lifting the embargo to U S goodwill while accusing Washington of aiding Soviet interests and supporting communist movements. He questions US benefits from easing tensions with a regime he calls repressive and anti American.
Phil Pasterot recalls items not worth preserving such as home movies from casual fishing trips. The column playfully weighs what memories endure and what fades, offering light reflections on how little moments become history.
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