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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1969
Page
2
An editor argues through an ancient fable about labor and exchange. In Zythia, Zog devises a water-hauling service, offering to supply each family with water for a daily one half mintiour of labor, challenging tradition and peer pressure. The tale explores cooperation, innovation, and social risk.
A fable-like tale shows Zog family financing a water system by intensified labor and savings. They build a reservoir and pipeline, then offer water for reduced labor, boosting profits and living standards. The piece questions whether Zog is greedy oppressor or benefactor, urging readers to decide.
Washington report details Ayt Buchwehl Fitzgerald losing a $20 900 a year Pentagon job after he exposed a two billion dollar overrun in the C 5A program. A Pentagon insider says the move aimed to curb costs and teach a lesson to cost management staff, asserting the firing saved taxpayers over a million dollars in defense of the program.
A fragment from TR Telegrams announces a dedication to furnishing information to readers to promote and preserve freedom. It asserts freedom as a gift from God, not a political grant, linking self-control to human development and citing moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
United Press International notes that Saturday marks the 319th day of 1969 with 46 left. Historical milestones include Columbus noting tobacco use in 1492, Zebulon Pike sighting a future peak in 1808, and the 1920 Geneva League of Nations assembly. William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Canada’s prime minister in 1948. A thought from Ethel Barrymore rounds out the item.
The essay mocks speculation about fish brains for anglers and jokes about office wolves, railroads, and family life. It riffs on questions kids ask, urges taking chances, and ends noting buying sprees and how grouchy mornings affect marriages.
The largest country in South America by area and population is Brazil with extensive territory and a population exceeding 200 million.
A jumble of crossword style clues and answers appears with numerous numbered entries across herbs foods birds animals and terms. The page blends food terms with scattered definitions and wordplay hints across a puzzle grid style layout.
The Nebraska motor fuel division shows its moving laboratory at Ochtrich's Texaco at Fourteenth street and Twenty-fifth avenue Thursday and Friday. G. P. Brown and C. W. Bracken lead the unit to test gasoline kerosene and other fuels while educating the public on the division’s mission and inspecting local fuel samples.
Washington life columns praise Nixon's Vietnam speech as showing backbone and resolve. Critics flare, but a silent majority backs him. observers note his firm stance could influence peace talks and threaten Hanoi with pressure. Royal reception and GOP wins bolster his position as policy shapes in Oval Office.
United Press International reports astronaut Charles Pete Conrad reacting after the Apollo 12 system failed with the line We just lost the guidance platform gang. The dispatch continues with other brief quotes from public figures and observers on politics and art.
Postal change of address details show yearly rates ranging from 11.00 to 315.00 dollars across multiple counties including Piatt, Bonne, Duilor, Colfax, Merrick, Hance, and Falk. Notices indicate addresses moved by mail and include Nabratke area changes as part of the service update.
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