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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1973
Page
2
A telegram opinion argues that lenient, soft head approaches fail to deter crime. It cites delays, weak prosecutions, and plea outcomes, urging a shift from punishment to rehabilitation while noting top court leniency. The piece contrasts federal crime commission findings with President Nixon's tougher stance.
The IRS will levy a 1 percent excise tax on bows and arrows starting 1974, applies to draw weight over ten pounds and arrow length at least 18 inches. Native Indians on reservations are exempt. Congress may have provided legal shield, but taxpayers face higher costs as the tax lands on archers.
A House subcommittee led by Rep. Macdonald cites the GAO findings that four cabinet agencies used taxpayer money for tape news releases to sway opinion on pending legislation. The example cases prompted referral to the Justice Department for prosecution of responsible individuals.
A Nixon watcher argues the President is unlikely to resign quickly or at all. He notes no White House ally would press the issue and predicts rising public anger could fuel impeachment talks as the Watergate affair remains partly hidden and unresolved.
The article analyzes how Bruce’s resignation rumors could push impeachment closer and alter political dynamics. It discusses Nixon's possible post presidency role, aides' loyalties, and the tension between staying defiant and pursuing a quieter exit as a roving ambassador in foreign affairs.
A garbled telegram letter from Columbus Nebraska quotes moral slogans and declarations resembling the U S independence era. The writer pledges freedom and peace, mentioning Athens and various entities while invoking the Covering Commandment and a call for anarchy counterpoint. The piece resembles a readers note or message rather than a formal report.
The readable portions show scattered names and phrases such as ALabama AUROES asbestinl and mentions of speakers, transfers, and land related items. The text appears as a garbled OCR fragment with mixed references to persons, places, and a few unrelated terms.
OCR style notes mixed with numbers and phrases about items such as revolvers, baby carriage, tents, nautical lore, and executives. The readable bits resemble a fragmented puzzle or crossword clippings with many misreads and stray figures. No coherent event or person emerges from the legible text.
Novembers feature a mix of early 19th century unrest and infrastructure plans. Committees form to block tea imports aboard Fast India Company ships amid rising shop prices. The Erie Canal tolls rise to 61000 in 1822 as New Jersey eyes linking Delaware to Hudson rivers. Piracy in the Caribbean persists with naval action planned near Key West. Blues pioneer W C Handy is born in Florence Alabama, shaping early American music. New York theater opens a busy season with managers boycotting certain posters.
A mocked confession alleges a national media conspiracy led by Walter Cronkite to force President Nixon from office. It names Cronkite’s staff and parallel cells in Washington, Camp David, Key Biscayne, and San Clemente, with funding from Foundations and media figures.
Art Buchwald and John Eberhardt discuss a fabricated Watergate style conspiracy accusing McCord Mitchell Agnew and others. They claim to have orchestrated the plan and even manufactured missing tapes. Cronkite supposedly backed their actions and threats to reporters are described. They contemplate Eberhardt becoming a Nixon speech writer.
A group of Princeton alumni cataloged campus speakers from 1970 to 1973 and labeled them East of Center or The Other Side. The 1970 lineup leaned heavily liberal with figures like Noam Chomsky and Ralph Nader, while conservatives included Buckley and Walter Judd.
Fragmented OCR shows a lecture or discussion at Princeton with references to Panter Huey Newton Eqbal Ahmad Hone Davis and numerous other figures. It cites shifting ratios of liberals and radicals over years 1971 to 1973, naming many prominent individuals and political activists, suggesting a political balance discussion among undergraduates.
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