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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1976
Page
4
A Columbus Nebraska editorial from October 9 1976 argues freedom starts with self control and moral action. It cites the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as guides and invites reader correspondence to the Columbus Telegram.
The Wall Street Journal reports a rift in Ketchikan Alaska between conservationists led by Malcolm Doiron who back the EPA against Ketchikan Pulp Company and townspeople who fear mill closure. EPA seeks $32 million cleanup for Ward Cove discharge, risking 1800 jobs.
Editorial comments on the first presidential debates between Ford and Carter. It suggests a no holds barred format with a moderator and camera crew to reveal real weaknesses and questions voters need answered. The piece also notes pending investigations and policy critiques while urging sharper scrutiny.
After Letelier was killed in Washington a web of links links emerges. The Chilean figure who opposed Pinochet led an organization in Amsterdam funded by grants to groups like Tariq Ali and the IMG. The Transnational Institute runs academic grants and satellites the IPS think tank in Washington.
The IPS faces interlocking ties with groups and leaders including IPS chairman Peter Weiss of the National Lawyers Guild and fellow Robert Borosage directing the Center for National Security Studies. Roberta Salper is tied to the Puerto Rican Socialist Party's U.S. Zone, and the IPS drafts a defense budget critique for 47 Congressmen led by Abzug Harrington Conyers and Dellums. Orlando Letelier appears amid murky international associations, regardless of DINA claims.
The piece critiques a convention speaker who argues freedom gains value through the sacrifices of men. It notes the troubling implication that freedom’s worth rises as more people are harmed in its name.
A Danish producer plans a ChristLife movie filmed in Britain, drawing palace criticism as the British government weighs legal grounds to block it. Paul Harvey notes hypocrisy in rating systems, recounts elderly Garden and Talk Society members attending an X rated film and leaving embarrassed, while parents wrangle with age based allowances.
The piece envisions a future regulatory body the Freedom Conservation Commission issuing freedom licenses or ration books to curb free choice. It argues such programs reuse familiar freedoms while expanding state control, with endorsements from major groups and critics warning this would erode true freedom even as voters accept legality over principle.
An October 8, 1928 column questions the high cost of campaigns noting that even capable candidates may not be worth the money spent to elect them. The author critiques the influence of money in politics and laments escalating campaign expenditures.
Barbs by Phil Pastoret notes how Boy Scouts once aided seniors now face loud motorcyclists racing by creating odd street encounters and tension in the neighborhood.
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