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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1972
Page
2
Opinion critiques President Nixon's busing plan proposing a 2.5 billion dollar federal expansion while avoiding a constitutional amendment. Authors argue the approach sustains grievances, enlarges federal power over schools, and may prove ineffective despite spending on black schools. They warn against relying on presidential assurances alone.
The Washington subcommittee chaired by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy heard pro and con views on amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters, while urging action for North Vietnamese prisoners held six years. It argues world opinion is biased, urges international standards, and calls for regular neutral observer oversight and lawful exchanges.
A Freedom Magazine study cited in May 1970 asserts federal costs per person rose from 6.90 in 1900 to 956.19 in 1970, claiming a four person family pays about 3825.78 in federal taxes. It argues the income tax is unfair, noting the distribution of tax burdens and accusing elites of using tax shelters to fund revolution.
Excerpts claim lobbyists inflate roles in legislation through memos. The three memos reference high profile figures and issues from zipper price fixing to school busing moratorium, noting dinners, travel costs, and job impacts.
A garbled set of notes shows discussions about raising service rates, potential political sensitivities, and meetings with officials. Mentions New York White House inquiries, John Connally, Martha Mitchell, Richard Kleindienst, and Agnew, with requests to destroy the memo.
The Telegram argues for individual liberty and distrust of government excess. It promotes moral duties, the Golden Rule, independence, and cautious progress while warning against coercive domination. The piece anchors its stance in faith and civic responsibility from Columbus Nebraska.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February unemployment at 5.7 percent, praised by officials as progress toward recovery while outsiders question its meaning. Critics warn raw data and adjustments affect interpretation, with some uncertainty over precision. Gastonia Gazette reports.
The piece examines the contentious rise of national primaries, praising some virtues while critiquing irrationality and expense. It argues that primaries reveal candidate qualities, endurance, and organizational strength, comparing US practice to British party leadership selection and noting reformers' hopes against outcomes.
Senate ally of freedom of information Sen. Fulbright battles to cut all funds for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. House already extends funding to June 1973 but Fulbright blocks agreement, arguing stations deserve the graveyard of Cold War relics amid Nixon's East West détente.
In a debate over broadcasting to Iron Curtain nations, Fulbright opposes continuing Radio Free Europe and related stations while supporters note RFE informs publics with facts unavailable from state media. Proponents say the broadcasts push reform and liberty, countering tyrannical regimes starving for world news.
Readers oppose the LB 1032 court reform bill citing unfairness and higher costs. Backlogs are not widespread, and witnesses urge separate Small Claims legislation. The piece urges contacting a State Senator and Governor, noting a full 208 page bill is available in county courthouses.
The dialogue covers winter blooming limits for trees in northern states noting freezing midwinter stops outdoor blooms. It describes lovebirds as small Old World cage parrots, highlights the rose faced lovebird from Africa, asks about a Mahayana temple near South Cairo and New York’s Catskill Mountain region, and cites the Bible used for Washington’s oath now owned by a New York Masonic lodge.
A terse barb mocks the notion that the best things in life are free. The speaker accuses a phony address to creditors and hints at quick, recurring scams for small change, implying eventual debt and escape.
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