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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1977
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram presents an editorial on freedom moral action and self governance. It asserts equal rights from a creator not government and calls readers to apply the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence in daily living. Proper credit is required for reproductions.
The IRS destroys about 250 million unexamined documents yearly to detect tax cheats. Despite this, 60 percent of individual and all corporate records are shredded. the agency buys pulverizing machines to destroy data while cross checking returns remains a priority for audits.
President Carter appoints Joan Buckley Claybrook, a top Ralph Nader lobbyist, as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Chrysler official S L Terry says the choice is biased against the auto industry and questions the appointment’s fairness.
An editorial reprint notes a Gastonia Gazette poll of 140 000 North Carolina state employees finding that about 72 to 75 percent approve of their jobs. It critiques taxpayers and raises questions about private employment happiness and taxation for public wages.
The text discusses reactions to television violence with quotes from Michael Rothenberg and organizations like the American Orthopsychiatric Association and the AMA. It notes California medical groups filing a friend of the court brief in a rape case involving a nine year old victim and adolescent defendants.
Paul Harvey argues that Social Security is bankrupt and funded by growing taxes. He contends the system relies on a lie about a retirement nest egg, warns of future deficits, and attacks proposed fixes as tax increases, noting the shift of funds and automatic cost of living increases harming workers and retirees.
In spring 1927 a bright and alien event sparked public awe as Lindbergh’s flight echoed the era’s explosive energy. The 1920s fused sports art and culture into a bold, restless movement, with Ruth, Tilden, Dempsey, Grange, Picasso, and Joyce catalyzing a climate of rapid change and daring achievement.
A fragmentary reminiscence ties Charles Lindbergh to Paris May 21 1927 landing and a life of fearless progress. It notes his Maui grave and a stirring epitaph referencing winds and the sea.
The National PTA warns networks it plans six months of probation from July 1 to secure less gore and more diverse programming. It threatens sponsor boycotts and license renewal challenges if responses are insufficient, amid concerns about television shaping children’s values and actions.
A humorous anecdote about a man who kept an eight foot python as a pet. He explains he stopped feeding costs as the baby arrived and share his plan sparked while reading the Sunday paper to feed the snake and help humanity.
Jim Fiebig relates a comic tale of answering a free kittens ad and choosing a wife over a pet python. He jokes about the awkward moment when his wife would not tolerate the eerie plan, noting a wife beats a snake for warmth any night.
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