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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1974

Page

3

Telegram Opinion on Rockefeller VP Pick Sparks Debate

The piece argues liberal Democrats and right wing critics attack Nelson Rockefeller’s selection as vice president. It cites finance, CFR ties, and a Goldberg biography funded by Rockefeller kin as context, suggesting fear and smoke screens from both sides amid a partisan political year.

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Upsetting speeches and libertarian editorial life

A publisher reflects on accepting speaking engagements to face audiences, finding some groups welcoming and others daunting. He recalls speaking before Columbus Chub and a ladies political club, noting misperceptions about libertarians and the risk of public exposure versus the comfort of the typewriter.

Freedom Columbus

Libertarian Defined By Personal Liberty And Free Market

David Lyons recalls a definition of libertarianism from Bob Segal of Freedom in Gastonia North Carolina. The view centers on individual liberty, minimal state regulation, a free market, and absence of harm to others or infringement on others rights. Lyons notes the speaker’s remark that libertarians should avoid public speeches as they unsettle people.

Bob Segal Our Freedom Gastonia N.C Texas Bob

Inflation brings thrift, theft, and funerals price rise

Inflation shifts charitable giving to garage sales as donations shrink and brands like Goodwill report emptier boxes and pilferage. Mortuary costs rise with personnel and casket bills, prompting talk of prepaying for funerals to offset higher future costs. Local experts urge tax incentives to keep giving steady amid rising living and dying costs.

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Price War Looms In Cremation Service Market

Don Oakley notes a $137.50 cash and carry cremation deal as rivals predict a price war shaping the undertaking business. Morticians joke about freebies as inflation pressures lift costs while driving trends. In a separate report the Federal Highway Administration finds male drivers outnumber females in 38 of 43 states, with Ohio highest at 60.3 percent and Connecticut lowest at 51.6 percent.

Federal Highway Administration Ohio Connecticut

Berrys World Across Puzzle Clues and Mixed Bits

A jumble of crossword style clues and stray phrases covering subjects from electrical light to poetry, architecture, and languages. Entries hint at locations, names, numbers, and terms while blending stray words into a mosaic of puzzle fragments.

Informed Guide on Hemorrhoids by Dr Lamb

Dr Lamb explains ingrown piles and hemorrhoids types internal and external. He describes thrombosed hemorrhoids, treatment options including injections, surgical procedures, and the risks of self treatment and delays. He offers a booklet for 50 cents and urges medical evaluation for new rectal bleeding.

Lawrence E. Lamb M.D. Deat Lamb P.O Radio City New York

Columbus Telegram headline scrambled era notice

A fragmented 1974 Columbus Telegram item mentions political figures and events with garbled text. It references Columbus, Nebraska, a date of Monday November 11, 1974, and hints at governance and local happenings not clearly identifiable in legible form.

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U.S. Economy Outlook Remains Mixed Despite Auto Slump

Predictions of global turmoil barely dent optimism as U S industry steadies. Ford and GM layoffs in New Jersey and New York contrast with steel demand and farm equipment boosts. Steel remains strong as rails and ships surge, supporting jobs and production amid uncertain world events.

Market Trends and Labor Moves Signal Dawn for Steel and Furniture

Column notes limited steel inventory pressures, possible coal strike risk, and mills running overtime if needed. Furniture demand rebounds as wood replaces plastics, with wholesale and retail prices easing amid a deflationary trend. Oil cartel dynamics and potential political disruptions loom over raw materials as Reynolds notes laterite substitutes for bauxite amid market volatility.

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White House weathervane and the 1974 pardon debate

The writer criticizes presidential power growth since Woodrow Wilson, notes the Nixon to Ford transition and Ford's impeachment posture. He questions Ford’s motives in the Nixon pardon, suggesting a potential political bargain to stabilize the democratic process amid a weathered White House culture.

Ford and Nixon pardon debacle shadow 1974 politics

The column critiques Gerald Ford’s handling of Nixon’s pardon and inflation, noting 15,000 fugitives overseas and 1,500 returning. It accuses Ford of ineffectual anti inflation measures, propping up oil prices, and failing to curb profiteering while criticizing Democratic policies and international aid. It laments public distraction and high costs of White House briefings.

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Rogers urges vote as Halloween and election clash

Wi ff Rogers comments on two holidays in one week Halloween and election claiming the election offers more fun. He criticizes candidates who promise to pull the public from financial misery and says this year is right for a good man to be defeated. November 3, 1930.

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