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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1971
Page
2
Opinion piece reflects on birthdays amid global population scale, contrasting secular and religious views. It cites a San Diego student’s diary ending in suicide and Dostoevsky’s upper-class critique, then celebrates life’s joys, maturation, marriage, and the pursuit of truth beauty and goodness as paths toward eternal rest.
United Press International reports Labor Department assigns 900 compliance officers to enforce the $1.00 minimum wage for farm workers, with concerns over underreporting and farmer layoffs. Treasury Secretary John B. Connally seeks a $67.2 million IRS increase to fund 4,104 more workers for tax compliance and exempt organization checks.
An Industry Week piece quotes GM engineer Gabriel N Alberto Stall on overlapping authorities delaying a New York waste treatment project. Delays, regional plans, and a consent decree reveal friction among state, county, and federal bodies, while industry is accused of dragging its feet.
Letterhand delivered to Senator Margaret Chase Smith from President Nixon sought to keep Portsmouth Naval Base open in New Hampshire, prodding Maine workers. Smith blamed the tactic as a bribe and pressed public disclosure. The episode signals more letters ahead for revenue sharing and other federal projects.
A distorted letter cites Portland as a potential target if Chinese missiles strike, mentions AEC preferred Westchester County for atomic tests with 300 million spent and 609 jobs, and references White House talks, revenue sharing, and personal jabs amid a Charleston defense discussion.
The Telegram of Columbus Nebraska on March 30 1971 publishes a creed urging readers to safeguard their freedom through self restraint and moral duty. It frames freedom as a gift from God not government power and cites the commandments the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as guiding principles.
A veteran reader writes of walking, long life stories, and Fletcherizing, sharing how activity and deliberate chewing aided weight control. Dr. Lamb reflects on aging, remarkable longevity anecdotes, and encouragement to stay active, while a second letter questions cycling and prostate health.
Puzzle clues and garbled entries describe a scrambled crossword style page with multiple numbered hints ranging from geography and biology to language roots, involving items like palm cockatoo, goddess dawn, compass points, and various odd spellings.
Drama of death and humor in D Keith Mano's Death and Life of Harry Goth is a major artistic achievement. Set in Queens and Long Island City, it follows Harry Goth a doomed youth who learns he has leukemia. He explores living in fear and freezes himself to await a cure, in a satirical meditation on civilization and mortality.
A satirical piece traces Harry the Golh's transformation into a man with heightened death awareness as three kin die in a surreal sequence at Luigi's Funeral Parler in Jackson Heights. It argues modern civilization rejects death ceremonies, represses mortality, and misses a vital ritual bond between life and end.
A mixed view of songs and poetry dominates a debate on music and lyrics. Dr Edward C Mims of UCLA argues current pop songs lack substance, while noting artists Kris Kristofferson James Taylor Steven Stills Elton John and Van Morrison express loneliness in modern ballads. He dismisses contemporary lyrics as feeble and pretentious contrasted with earlier rock era concerns.
Dr Mims argues the best lyric writing is personal and clear not drug fueled. He cites Ono No Komachi and a view of Yesterday as poetic, noting modern youths seek intelligence and relevance in class and art. He believes many American songwriters can reach poetry, with verses waiting to be set to music.
New York City's antipoverty agencies failed to account for about 25 percent of the $35 million advanced through three years ending Sept 30, 1963. About $8 million disappeared and officials concede at least $4 million may be untraceable, with independent auditors hired to seek explanations.
The article argues that unaccounted funds undermine public agencies and compares it to private firms facing 25 percent revenue losses. It warns that mismanaged expenditures could lead to jail for tax evasion or embezzlement, urging keeping government out of ventures best left to private enterprise.
Army Finance Journal outlines JUMPS a new pay plan offering monthly or twice monthly pay options plus cash or check payments, bank deposits, and monthly leave and earnings statements. The system aims to cut errors with electronic records and will centralize a master military pay record at Ft Benjamin Harrison Md. This step seeks greater efficiency and appeal to recruits, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum reports.
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