This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram outlines its mission to educate readers on freedom and self rule. It endorses individual moral action guided by the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence and invites correspondence to its Nebraska office.
A critique of Western aid to Bangladesh in the early 1970s. It argues that Food for Peace funded by U S loans failed due to political interference and local mismanagement, leading to spoilage even as politicians insisted on aid. The piece urges reliance on price mechanisms in a free market over legislative fiat to allocate scarce resources.
A Canadian company tests a coin operated breathalyzer for bars to gauge if patrons have exceeded legal driving limits. The device mirrors police tests and aims to reduce drunk driving toll by prompting sober driving decisions when users check their breath.
A letter writer warns of a Carter win provoking a looming war and urges stockpiling staples. The dialogue with a spouse reveals domestic reactions to the idea of scarcity and conflict, with humor about beans soup sardines and boiling water as the imagined needs.
The text presents a fragmented scene with Rae and Jim Fiebig discussing oddity and miscommunication. It references Jimmy Carter and Republican expectations of war, then shifts to a humorous aim to persuade someone to buy sardines in mustard sauce.
The column pokes at brand name aspirin being pricier than noname by about 39 cents per bottle. It jokes about church collections during the holiday and notes a martini olive purpose to leave less room for vermouth to dilute juniper juice.
Jocko McCormack, a tough Boston Irishman, rises from schoolyard beatings to a Navy veteran. After Pearl Harbor he serves aboard Quincy and survives sinking, then serves on Iowa and Biloxi with perilous sea escapes and wartime trials. He ends with a rough anecdote about a British sailor and a round of double drinks.
President elect Jimmy Carter has urged national support for a heavy responsibility. He said the nation is in trouble and pledged to cure its ills. He called for his party to control both Legislative and Executive branches for efficient government. Inauguration comes in January. He will command vast federal resources, with a roughly two to one party majority in Congress.
A narrative weaves McCormack’s wartime sacrifice at Biloxi with cancer battles and a future under Carter. The piece cites his 17 wounds and a vow to endure, then shifts to political critique of Carter’s agenda on unemployment inflation government streams defense and foreign policy amid a wary public mood.
Washington notes that President elect Carter will inherit pressure from groups including AFL-CIO, NEA, black and Hispanic communities, older voters, and business figures. Analysts warn that failure to deliver targeted legislation could provoke backlash and economic risk as he must balance diverse demands and a wary civil service.
Ray Cromley warns that Carter’s administration will be tested by militant government employee groups and lawmakers demanding concessions. The article notes mistrust in Capitol Hill over sweeping changes and power shifts from legislators to other actors.
Will Rogers comments that the president elect should announce his cabinet promptly to avoid ongoing attention during the gap between announcement and seating. He notes that such pre seating attention often dwarfs later scrutiny. February 19, 1929.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.