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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
4
Opinion piece from the Columbus Telegram published Friday May 13 1977 urges readers to promote freedom and self control. It frames liberty as moral responsibility guided by the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence and encourages readers to share the editorial with proper credit.
The court unanimously struck down a Willingboro New Jersey ordinance banning for sale signs on private property and ruled that the right not to speak includes the right not to display a state motto on license plates. The decisions defend individual property rights and free expression against local and state overreach.
The nation has seen public school enrollment peak in 1971 then fall to 43 721 000 with a forecast to 40 million by 1983 yet total education spending rose sharply from 40 7 billion in 1969 70 to 67 1 billion in 1975 76. State and federal shares grew while local funding declined.
General Motors agreed to replace or extend warranties for 128000 Buick Oldsmobile and Pontiac buyers who found a Chevrolet engine under the hood. A dramatic family anecdote follows about a luxurious lifestyle and a service station mishap sparked by a tense hood incident.
Jim Fiebig relates a comic scene where Uncle Henry teases Aunt Gladys about a Chevy engine under a Buick. Gladys collapses in distress, convinced the engine mishap will ruin her, lamenting her Chevy pride and the impact on her mind.
An analysis of Israel's looming election highlights deep domestic divides. Inflation and taxes weigh on voters while legacy leaders Rabin and Peres confront scrutiny. Foreign policy concerns, US aid, and Arab relations shape a fragile path to potential peace.
A critique of a modern culture that labels people as victims and blames others for personal discontent. It argues whether the trend toward disaster framing and surrendering control to groups defining crisis reflects a broader societal shift.
The piece argues against Bishop as a hawk cloaked in truth and credits him with alerts during reserves fatigue and a rescue at Entebbe. It notes Peres rhetoric on peace, Israeli independence from the US stance, and the difficulty of relinquishing West Bank or Jerusalem. It also claims Russian aims to pressure the US economy and push for a broad Middle East peace.
The essay contends George McGovern shifts from Southeast Asia to Cuba, praising Fidel Castro and criticizing U S policy. It argues McGovern ignores lack of freedom in Cuba, praises Castro’s image, notes private charm, and cites rising U S business ties and Soviet support.
Butler D Shaffer argues against the so called injustice lobby who claim discrimination and exploitation. He contends many grievances are imagined and not tied to real threats or interests. He warns against letting emotion substitute for substance and cites an alleged plan to appoint an oil Czar as example.
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