Telegram opinion on the federal minimum wage debate
The piece weighs a current $1.60 per hour federal minimum wage for about 46 million workers and potential rise to $2.00, amid doubts on benefits. It cites studies and quotes from economists like Samuelson and Friedman, noting unemployment impacts on teens and minorities, and frames the wage issue as a persistent political contest.
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Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission
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Paul A. Samuelson
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Ohio University
Rand Corporation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hard to tell players as voters face party splits
The piece argues both parties lack clear cohesion as Democrats and Republicans struggle over programs, diplomacy with China, wage controls, and leadership. It notes Nixon's potential rapprochement with Mao, shifts among Lindsay Connally and Kennedy figures, and the South’s disenchanted stance while voters weigh charisma, church ties, and regional loyalties.
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Iepublicans
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Mao
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Muskie
Ted Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Lindsay
Connally
Local Musings on Wages and Midnight Visitors
A fragmented column critiques wage freezes and personal responsibility. The narrator muses on neighborhood worries including a bike courier stopping by at night, revealing a reflective tone about trouble and decision making. The piece hints at broader social debates without concrete details.
Telegram editorial on freedom and self-control
The Telegram argues freedom as a God given gift tied to self-control and responsible behavior, contrasting it with government overreach. It cites moral guides and the Declaration of Independence while asserting personal empowerment and consistency with truth. Columbus Nebraska edition dated October 6, 1971.
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Jess
Night chest pain from possible hernia explains advice
Reader reports six weeks of night only chest pain waking them, relieved by sitting up. Doctor suggested stomach hernia and acid reducing pills with dry mouth side effects. Advice: follow doctor, small meals, avoid late eating, elevate head, limit coffee and cigarettes. Reader also asks about nipple discharge post childbirth. Doctor urges medical exam for unexplained breast discharge, despite anxieties.
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Dr. Lamb
Dolor
Racial Reflections From a Touring Essayist on Segregation
A writer recalls an East Coast tour and the lasting impact of segregation. He discusses integration progress, persistent social separation, and contrasts white and Black experiences from the Jim Crow era to postwar America. He cites Attica, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. as focal points in the struggle for equal justice.
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Miami
New York
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
King Features Syndicate
Attica
Sorin
Jesus
Supreme Court
United States of America
Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Marlin Jaither King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Albania
Boeing Company
Seattle
Boeing
Racial tensions and Black Power voices in 1960s America
A critical reflection on race relations cites Barbara Walters and Martin Luther King, noting deep ingrained prejudice and the emergence of Black Power symbols. It highlights tokenism, economic separation, and factionalism within the Black community, alongside police tensions and public demonstrations.
Boeing plans city waste disposal via land, soil project
Boeing proposes to dump Portland’s solid liquid and chemical wastes on a barren Oregon site near Boardman to create fertile land. The plan, backed by Governor McCall and tied to the Columbia Processors Cooperative, envisions turning 1,820 acres into pasture, with a $1 million startup and a multi-stage rollout across 100,000 acres.
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Noardman Development
Columbia Processors Cooperative of
Portland
Columbia Processor Cooperative
Boardman site to recycle city waste into desert farming community
John Chamberlain outlines a planned disposal project by the Processing Cooperative turning Portland sludges and shredded refuse into a four inch layer of compost on 100000 acres at a former bombing range. Waste will be barge transported and evaporated in holding pits, then mined for reuse. If successful, Portland’s garbage problem fades and a mixed economy town grows with processing, slaughterhouses, a tannery, fish cannery, and a winery near Boardman, Oregon.
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Columbia
Boardman
Portland
Oregon
Denver Grigsby
Hoenng
U.S
Explaining the money supply and Fed actions today
The money supply consists of currency in circulation and demand deposits in banks. The Fed can alter it by changing reserve requirements, adjusting discount rates, and buying or selling government securities, affecting banks' lending power and credit availability.
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William TF. Rickenbacker
Checkig
Federal Reserve System
Tech
Fed
Congress
The People Speak Editor's Note on a Drowning Tragedy
A father's letter from Le Roy Krueger thanks those who offered prayers and comfort after his son and a friend drowned when a car went into the Loup Canal. The note urges forgiveness, understanding, and reaching out to youths, reflecting on faith, judging lightly, and cherishing memories.
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le Roy Krueger
Loup Canal
Krueger
Allon
Amity
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