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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1977
Page
2
A Columbus Telegram column advocates personal freedom and self restraint, urging readers to understand moral guides and apply the Golden Rule to daily life. The piece frames freedom as intrinsic, urging responsible action to protect life and property for oneself and others.
An opinion piece argues that television violence shapes youth attitudes and pressures viewers to demand self regulation by networks and advertisers rather than federal rules. It cites researchers and medical groups warning of harm while defending artistic freedom and urging programs to rise above sensational violence.
A test for Americans asks how the fall of Rome fits Edward Gibbon's five causes. Decline traced to home dignity, taxes, bread and circuses, brutal pleasures, sprawling armaments, and loss of personal responsibility and genuine religion.
The oil industry expands offshore, moving beyond 1947 norms to half a mile and deeper. Regan Offshore International develops a diverless riser system for a Canadian government led consortium to explore oil in deep Arctic waters. The system places buoyant pipes and tools on the seabed under the ice, surface-operated, reducing diver risk.
The columnist jokes that writers busy crafting blurbs slow new fairy tales and quips about pies in vending machines nearly meeting ideal reliability while recalling Detroit to curb faulty autos and notes bearing trouble is easier when considering others’ woes.
A column argues that forcing women into traditionally male roles risks undermining genuine liberation. It critiques federal campaigns urging rural and urban women to pursue advanced trades and questions ERA politics, noting low policewoman representation and the desire many women still have to be wives and mothers.
The column outlines shifts in thinking about the Shroud of Turin with pollen and photography claims cited by Max Frei and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It then shifts to President Carter’s energy program, noting debates over conservation, insulation targets, tax credits, and future energy sources amid uncertain supply and policy hurdles.
A 1925 diary note recalls Congress debating a reform bill for middle‑income golfers as well as a World Court measure. The Senate adjourned early, leaving the day described as only half productive, reflecting a tense, divided Washington.
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