Columbus Telegram Manifesto on Freedom and Moral Guides
The Columbus Telegram prints a civic message urging readers to seek personal freedom and responsible self-control. It emphasizes equal endowment by the Creator, moral action to protect life and property, and applying the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence to daily living.
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Ov Warrammy
OUF
All Communications
Columbus Telegram
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Columbus
Nebraska
Slumbus
Don’t confuse voter with facts ma’am in campaign view
Opinion piece argues voters show contradictory desires for government power. It notes Reagan Ford Carter and Mondale as examples and cites six states rejecting limits on nuclear power, gun control, unionization, and Nebraska amendments. Concludes voters elected a team favoring more government while opposing expansion in other reforms.
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Ronald Reagan
Ford
Carter
Mondale
Mr. Ford
Ohio
Arizona
Washington
Montana
Colorado
Oregon
California
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Nebraska
Journalists praised for refusing source disclosure in secret transcript case
The California Bar Association lauded Fresno Bee reporters for 15 days in jail rather than reveal how they obtained a secret grand jury transcript on bribery. Judge Hollis Best acknowledged the moral principle in news media resisting disclosure. CBS reporter Daniel Schorr cited similar refusal to disclose sources. The piece stresses journalism as a democratic bulwark and the obligation to the public to uphold principles beyond rumor and sensationalism.
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United States
Fresno ‘Bee
California Bar Association
Fresno Four
Hollis Best
US Supreme Court
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Ethics Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Village Voice
New York
Adlai Stevenson
I’ll Miss Ford in a Gloaming of Defeat
A reflective piece laments missing President Ford after an election loss. It contrasts voter inscrutability with bold error, praises Ford’s genuine emotion, and recalls a mural in his hometown honoring his life. The narrator admires Ford’s tears as a sign of humanity.
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Elizabeth Ray
Jerry Ford
Ford
Ford Era Reflections: Carter Kissinger and Jerry Ford
A reflective, lightly satirical piece notes emotional moments with Carter and Ford in Plains and Washington. It comments on public fear of rail disruptions and Nixon era imagery, while noting Ford’s helicopter door mishaps and the author’s nostalgic sentiment for figures and a teddy bear from childhood.
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Carter
Plains
Mr. Ford
Kissinger
Jerry
Jerry Ford
Youre Getting Old Says Jim Bishop
A column quotes Jim Bishop on aging noting how memory shifts from recent meals to decades past while warning against vanity and chasing endless diet fads. It lists signs of aging such as sleep changes and the rising count of younger deaths, with a wry, observational tone.
Shaping a new Republican face
A veteran Republican confidant urges a party purification from top to bottom and a new image. After Carter’s victory, GOP strategists see a mix of gains and risks, noting a south to west political shift, labor union and black voting effects, and potential for a more conservative or middle path in future contests.
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Washington
NEA
Senate
House
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Ford
Ohio
Hawaii
White House
South
West
New England
United States
Pacific
Alaska
Ronald Reagan
Western
Bigger tax bite for roads ahead
Don Oakley outlines how rising fuel costs and inflation strain the Highway Trust Fund with federal and state taxes on gasoline and automotive goods. He notes shrinking deposits due to efficiency and lower consumption, risking highway funding and urban mass transit projects while urging a larger per-gallon tax to keep roads and bridges maintained. He also discusses meat imports, food stamps, and aging infrastructure with a satirical look at aging readers’ habits.
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Highway Trust Fund
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Road Information Program
Washington
Trip
Highway Trust ‘Fund
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