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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1971
Page
2
Telegram opinion blasts a 10-5 Pay Board ruling rejecting retroactive wage gains, arguing contracts fearlessly broken by federal decree. Meany laments abrogation while criticising a government labor business balance, calling the council a Soviet-like device guiding unions and industry under state control.
Political observers note limited impact from youths in the 1872 elections as a handful of young candidates win local posts. A 13 year old Ron Hooker becomes Newcomerstown mayor after a write in campaign, joining other ultra-young graduates and students elected elsewhere. Despite these oddities, no broad trend or major shift is forming.
Florence Lyons, a frail woman with a typewriter, battled the United Nations from 1951 onward. She wrote tirelessly to reveal what she saw as a false peace and maligned human dignity, influencing public perception over two decades. She died at 60 in La Puente, California.
A 14 year old daughter denounces hypocrites at breakfast provoking family banter. Father quotes broad hypocrisy while removing the topic. Mom retorts that such a claim marks the speaker as the biggest hypocrite, and the subject is never revisited.
Windy Falls Iowa rally draws 18000 as Edward Kennedy declares he will not accept the nomination in 1972. He urges defeat of Nixon, cites economic ills, and later tours Indian reservations camps and business events while stressing he is not pursuing the presidency. In New York City he repeats the denial during a whirlwind tour of all five boroughs.
Sen Edward Kennedy met New York Democratic leaders in Steve Smiths Fifth Avenue apartment to discuss keeping his name off the ballot then urged Lindsay against a grass roots bid. He rode Fifth Avenue in an open car to discourage a Democratic presidential run and later appeared on multiple talk shows saying he would not accept a draft in Miami. Kennedy also visited a children’s hospital and the women’s detention house before a backstage visit to Jesus Christ Superstar. A Washington spokesman said Kennedy led Muskie in Harris and Gallup polls but would not run in 1972 as he traveled to Ireland Italy and elsewhere to explain his position.
The Telegram edition from Columbus Nebraska on Tuesday November 16 1977 promotes personal freedom as a God given gift and cautions against government overreach. It links freedom to self control and moral principles like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence, urging readers to begin peace with themselves.
Dr Lamb clarifies that while infectious agents can cause some illnesses, breast cancer has no proven person-to-person contagion. He notes that cancer may involve multiple factors such as hormones, smoking, sun exposure or radiation, and that research continues to seek answers.
The piece argues 18 year olds can register in Hanover but must prove residency, sign affidavits, and meet obligations such as tax, car registration, licenses, and potential loss of parents' tax claims or insurance. It notes students are largely disengaged politically and faces practical hurdles for Dartmouth residents seeking local enfranchisement.
Forty two years since 1923 mark a long marriage through crash, war, and migration from Chia to Towa Lo Arizona to California. Parents speak мягко on divorce, saying people marry to live with each other, not to quit when needs are unmet, and warn against pretension that destroys trust and true self.
A writer criticizes social and family pressure pushing youths into marriage and the allure of divorce as a safety net. She cites wariness of perpetual change, warns against a culture of “parachute” divorce, and lauds her parents’ patient, steadfast marriage as a model.
A reader laments missing relatives from the old country and urges family gatherings this holiday season. The letter recalls the meaning of Christmas, the Christ Child, and the enduring sentiment that there will always be another Christ Child. The writer asks for a poster of the item to share with others.
A quirky urban column notes life’s hustle with witty asides about bank rates, parking fixes, and a cheap telephone date. It also describes a new dollar pin featuring cartwheeling Eisenhower and the eagle, and hints at Andrews Church in Grafton about Mother’s Day observance.
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