Crestwood Acres Faces Gravel Pit Fight In Columbus
The Telegram editorializes on bureaucratic growth as about 100 Crestwood Acres residents clash with a gravel pit plan. The dispute centers on the Columbus Board of Adjustment overturning a Planning Commission denial, highlighting obscure local actions shaping residents’ lives and the need for comprehensive surveys for funding and regulations.
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Crestwood Acres
Columbus
Columbus Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission
Speculation and Sugar Imports Stir Soviet Market Talk
A historical column ponders Soviet speculators profiting from wheat and sugar purchases, contrasting with American pride and market risks. It cites tax-funded wheat deals, the rise of Moscow players in commodity trading, and cautions about overreaching in sugar speculation and consumer limits.
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Soviet Union
Suedeshoe Boys
Moscow
Snow from clouds joke sparks government cut quip
A 1932 note jokes about Russia extracting snow from clouds before U S officials shed government workers. The column contrasts TV program praise for Bicentennial content with a satirical headline about cloud seeding and a jab at President and congressional budget cuts.
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Russia
Moscow
Congressional Committee
Congress
History's challenge and calm in fall program notes
A reader reflects on recent specials about Dick Hove and a derailment assignment at Duncan, praising ongoing shows through July 4 1975 and urging engaging youth with history beyond memorization. He recalls a Saturday afternoon with a jovial Oklahoma man and Nebraska sportsmanship highlighting universal competitive fellowship.
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Franklin
Duncan
Nebraska
Residents Protest Sand and Gravel Pit Near Crestwood Acres
To the Editor the city allows a sand and gravel pit next to Crestwood Acres despite protests and petitions. The Board of Adjustment granted the pit after Planning Commission recommended against it, raising questions about city hall influence and governance.
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Crestwood Acres
Fair City Council
Board of Adjustment
Crestwood
Vic
City Hall
Planning Commission
Milt Galley
Chaiman
Pete Lakers
Milan Austin
Wes Schutz
William J. Schneider
Fragmented crossword style word list item
A compact jumble of clues and terms spans various categories from animals and body parts to measurements and names. It reads like a scanned crossword puzzle snippet with scattered hints and partial word fragments, lacking coherent narrative or single event.
Trade fears spark British push for colonies compromise
A sweep of 18th and 19th century notes shows Britain facing diminishing colonial trade as the Continental Congress urges an Association to end imports. Merchants press Parliament for terms while West Indies ministers seek concessions. Edmund Burke and Lord Chatham push for compromise though afar. Jefferson noted university plans in Virginia. Lafayette tours Maryland and Washington, then back to the capital. In 1874 farmers form the Greenback Party in Indianapolis, advocating legal tender paper money for debt relief, with limited House gains.
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Copley News Service
Britain
West Indies
Continental Congress
Bristol
London
Edmund Burke
Lord Chatham
Parliament
House of Lords
Massachusetts Bay
America
Alan
Quebec
Canada
Ohio River
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Virginia
James Pleasants Jr
Francis W. Gilmore
England
U.S
Lafayette
Washington
Baltimore
Maryland Agricultural Society
Indiana
Monroe
South
Midwest
Indianapolis
Greenback Party
Greenback Labor Party
House of Representatives
Robert Desmond
World Food Conference Sparks Mixed Reactions in Rome
Agriculture Secretary Earl Bitz called the Rome conference a real benchmark in improving food and living standards. The event drew varied responses as the Pope opposed birth control and foreign leaders criticized U S policy while the United States faced scrutiny as the world’s leading food donor.
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Earl Bitz
Rome
Lilliput
United States
JIM FIEBIG DIALOGUE ON AMERICA AND ENVY
A reflective monologue argues that Americans resent others who are better off and criticizes nations for feeling Americans fail to do enough. The piece notes ego and self perception, suggesting the sentiment exists both abroad and at home, urging honesty about envy.
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America
Liem
Do-it-self inflation in Roanoke yard sale sign joke
Roanoke resident Wilbert Moss proclaims a new industry by naming his yard a perpetual flea market Garage Sale, buying from and selling to neighbors every weekend. Experts warn inflation will worsen, predicting dollar value will fall to near zero in six years.
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Roanoke
Wilbert Moss
Moss
Will Moss
John Stafford
U.S. League of Savings Associations
Stafford
Inflation Fears Paint Grim 1984 Outlook
A reader warns of runaway inflation shaping 1984 with rising prices on groceries, dry cleaning, clothing, babysitting and newspapers. Predictions include social and institutional changes, shortages, and possible currency deflation as in South America. The piece cites Wilbert Moss skeptical of warnings and envisions a decade of high living costs.
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Stafford
United States
South America
Chile
U.S
Wilbert Moss
Barbs by Phil Pastoret
The world’s safe for another year with more college graduates. Two more railroad systems have merged, promising trains that are twice as late. Shopping with your wife is foolish. the best use of your time is working.
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