Telegram Opinion New Look Needed
This piece laments U.S. funding of the United Nations and condemns the labeling of Zionism as racism. It argues U.S. leadership post-World War II built the UN, criticizes Soviet and global actors, and urges reevaluation of U.S. participation in the UN as overdue.
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United Nations
U. S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
Ford
United Nations Organization
Koreas
Vietnams
Yassir Arafat
U.S. Senate
Connally proposes term limits to curb career lawmakers
Former Texas governor John B. Connally urged a four year House term plus term limits of three consecutive terms with a 12 year cap and two Senate terms, arguing it would create citizen legislators but noting constitutional amendment is required and unlikely.
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United States Congress
John B. Connally
Texas
House of Representatives
Connally
U.S
Congress
Washington
Public Snow Cleanup Call to Action After Blizzard
Readers urge tougher enforcement of downtown parking bans to speed snow removal. They note cars left on main streets after off street parking announcements are towed and fined to fund plow operations. A coordinated emergency plan by city officials and police is proposed.
Kids Dreams of a Backyard Pumpkin Comeback
A child plants a pumpkin seed and insists on growing her own pumpkin. An adult expresses doubt about timing and seed viability, while the girl waters daily and keeps hopeful watch for a sprout in the yard.
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China
John Paul Jones Emerges in Continental Navy
John Paul Jones, an early naval officer in America, rose to prominence after fitting out the Alfred and earning his commission in December 1775. He gained lasting fame when he commanded the Providence in 1776, beginning a record of success in the Continental Navy.
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John Paul Jones
America
Alfred
Congress
Jones
Continental Navy
Providence
Ford for President Cement and All-Over-The-Road Party
In a 1923 message Will Rogers quotes Ford as potential leader and advocates a cabinet based on party service. He contrasts business and politics and jokes that a president should be a businessman, not a career politician, predicting a slogan and governance style. The remark is dated January 21, 1923.
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Henry Ford
Ford
U.S
Citizens prompted to write lawmakers in 1960s style card
A plea to contact representatives urges public comments and compliments. It lists Virginia Smith, Carl Curtis, and Roman Hruska with their Washington DC office addresses for sending opinions to Congress.
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Rep
Virginia Smith
Longworth
Washington, DC
Columbus Telegram editorial on freedom and self-control
A 1975 Columbus Telegram front page column argues freedom as self-control grounded in moral guides including the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence. It asserts freedom is a gift from God, not a government grant, and warns against license or anarchy.
Breast cancer not caused by physical injuries says physician
Dear Dr Lamb explains that breast cancer is not linked to blows or injuries from activities like topless boxing. The letter cites animal studies showing no correlation and advises readers on laxative habits and bowel health in a separate inquiry with dietary guidance.
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DR. Lamb
Reader
P.O
Radio City
New York
Ford's NH blunder dents Ford campaign in ski country
The Ford campaign faces backlash in New Hampshire after Press Secretary Ron Nessen dismissed the state's ski industry as icy and unpredictable. Industry leaders and operators voice unhappiness while analysts warn the misstep could imperil Ford in the early primary state.
Ford could ski New England ice with skill at Waterville Valley
The piece notes Gerald Ford handling icy New England slopes despite Nessen's half true claim about conditions. It suggests strategic ski publicity ideas like Bobby's Run at Waterville Valley and Cannon Mountain, where famous skiers won, to boost campaign imagery, while acknowledging Ford’s Yale past and that the primary is not in jail.
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Ford
Georgia
California
Gerald Ford
Ron Nessen
New Hampshire
Nessen
Vail
Colorado
Cannon Mountain
Waterville Valley
New
White House
Ronald Reagan
Mike Beebe
Ski Operators’ Association
Sandy Haas
Ski 93
Route 93
New England
Ford Campaign
RFK
Bobby
Boston
Jean-Claude Killy
Cannon
Taft
Yale
Highest illiteracy claims raise alarm over US education
Washington reports the US has spent over 1 trillion dollars on education in 50 years with 108 billion in the last year, yet problems persist. One in five adults cannot cope intellectually, one million pupils quit before graduation, and college calculus is taught to high school seniors amid concerns about teachers and overall literacy. Education Commissioner T H Bell condemns materialism and TV overload, urging reform.
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Washington
United States
Lewis Carroll
Office of Education
T.H. Bell
Bell
Bell Seen as Pragmatic Educator Clash with Modern Schools
Terrel Bell, in a measured critique, argues parents bear substantial responsibility for children’s behavior and education. He criticizes current teachers as often incompetent, supports corporal punishment as a last resort, and calls for retiring underperforming staff to improve educational outcomes.
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Lute
Kojak
Herman Melville
Bell
Groucho
America
Gandhi
Terre
USCE
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Dirksen
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Russell
Columbus ¢ Telegram
Your Freedom Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Columbus
Nebraska
Citizen Smith
By Dave Gerard
Charles Z. Quacksmible
Charley
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D
Florida City
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Son of
Seth
India
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Jeffrey Hart
Tom Tiede
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