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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1974
Page
4
Bill Fritz founder and president of Modile State Manufacturing was named 1974 Nebraska Small Businessman of the Year. A Columbus ceremony with Governor Exon featured a standing ovation for Fritz and his family.
Patrick J. Buchanan, Nixon adviser with a conservative reputation, argued that government failure stems from inflated expectations and lack of effort. He claimed the New Frontier and Great Society overpromised, and urged statists to wind down rhetoric to avoid verbal bankruptcy.
Pit Consolidated Coal Co of Pittsburgh tests a device that crushes coal into slurry fed to a water-filled pipeline, eliminating belts and rail cars. The system reduces dust explosions and manpower needs by about 25 percent, aiming higher profits rather than miner welfare.
An August setting near a pastoral gateway hosts Major General Itahek Rabin and Vice-Secretary Shimon Peres in a top level Israeli defense discussion. The exchange centers on survival, Arab threats, and military strategy as Rabin questions how to defend a small country amid hostile forces.
The dialogue recalls a controversial view of Mother’s Day and shifts to a wartime briefing about Israel’s air strike strategy. It quotes Peres Rabin Amit and Dayan discussing timing, secrecy, and the idea of a first strike if Arabs attack, with a reporter noting the plan becoming public knowledge. The piece ends reflecting on trust and political perception.
A May 10, 1974 column discusses freedom and moral guidance, then shifts to Dr Lawrence E. Lamb addressing fasting. It cites Turk Gregory’s prolonged water fasting, warns against DIY fasting without medical supervision, notes historical fasts, and emphasizes the need for some protein to prevent muscle loss.
A composite page features reader letters on weight loss diets and protein intake, with medical cautions about fatty liver risk and protein deficiency. Readers seek guidance on tonsil health and nutrition, while a Popeye style nutrition snippet cautions against DIY dieting and urges professional advice.
The article notes a nationwide shortage of bags and paper products as demand outstrips supply. It cites production slowdowns in 1973 and forecasts weak growth through 1975, plus higher prices from Canadian pulpwood firms and energy constraints. It also covers Project HOPE ending hospital-ship missions but continuing as land-based programs globally.
The fragment discusses Nancy Kissinger traveling with Henry Kissinger’s group, visiting Masada with Professor Yadin, and crossing into Jordan to Amman. It questions Masada’s significance, Yadin’s role, and why a serious researcher would join a casual tourist excursion.
Professor Yigael Yadin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Masada excavations director 1963 65, once a chief of staff in the IDF, mentors Nancy Kissinger as cicerone. He authored a detailed Masada history and validates artifacts against Josephus Wars of the Jews, shaping Israeli memory of the Nazi era and Holocaust education in Jerusalem.
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