Opinion on TV’s Saturday Morning Clash Draws Fire
The piece surveys critics and supporters of Cartoon Saturday cartoons and the ads that fund them. It cites TV Guide columnist Richard K. Dean and activists like Peggy Charen, plus senators and regulators from the FTC and FCC. The argument frames the dispute as a broader fight over free enterprise versus government control and advertising power.
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TV Network
Richard K. Dean
TV Guide
Lesue
CBS
John A. Schneider
Brandis
Peggy Charen
Action For Children
Telvision
FTC
Wiley
Robert Choate
Our man Dutch Our man Dutch and the Columbus Telegram
The piece profiles Dutch Ernst known as Paul, a long time Columbus Telegram wire editor famed for lively days, sport bulletins, duck hunting notes, and boisterous moments after 38 years on the job. It references local ties to Columbus and neighboring towns and the common nickname history.
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Columbus
Dutch Ernst
Paul
Columbus Telegram
Omaha
Linco
Scottabluff
Columbus Telegram Wire Editor
Dutch Ernst A Nebraskan Sports Writer to Stay Longtime
A profile of Dutch Ernst of The Telegram detailing his Columbus origins, dairy work with his father, Creighton journalism education, and career as sports writer and editor. It notes his polio as a youth, left handed handwriting, nickname variations on his name, family ties, and his enduring presence in the Nebraska sports scene.
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Columbus
Ernst
Kramer High School
Laup-Platte River
Albert Ernst
Duteh
Creighton University
Telegrams
Aporta
Dutch
Dorothy
Tora
First National Bank
Lincoln
Joan
Telegram
Nebraska
Dutch Ernst
Nixon Leaves Memorial Hospital In Blue Suit
Richard Nixon was wheeled to a waiting car after eleven days in Memorial Hospital Long Beach California wearing a formal blue suit. The ex president appeared stern and impaired by illness while observers noted clothes reflecting character rather than defining it in a moment of recovery.
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Richard Nixon
Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
Nixon
Richard Milhows Nixon
United States of America
The Blue Suit and the Presidency
The piece contrasts the rigid image of a buttoned blue suit with the relatable warmth of a casual leader. It argues that Gerald Ford’s more accessible style made him easier to connect with, unlike his predecessor who remained defined by formal attire.
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White House
United States
Gerry Ford
Let Peace Begin With Me Col 1974 Columbus Telegram
A 1974 Columbus Telegram issue carries a political editorial urging readers to value freedom and moral guidance under a framing of faith and civic duty. It emphasizes personal responsibility and condemns government overreach while praising national liberties and pacifist sentiments as foundational.
Whispered Clues Across The Raspy Crossword
A fragmented word puzzle lists varied items such as Tiger, Dove, Cuckoo, and Agouti, paired with cryptic hints like Ribbed fabric, Sigmoid, and Oriental. The scattered entries hint at a broad themed crossword style with partial definitions and crosswise clues across beasts, colors, foods, and terms.
Revolutionary Era Highlights and 19th Century Ventures
This montage notes 1774 events with the Provincial Congress in Concord led by John Hancock and a militia organized as Minute Men, plus an intelligence network and a call to aid other colonies. It also mentions Charles Willson Peale opening studios, a 1824 Santa Fe Trail return, Lafayette’s Baltimore reception, and 1874 glimpses of millionaires, UC Berkeley, Harvard meals, and literary works by Bret Harte and Hardy.
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Copley News Service
Provincial Congress
Concord
John Hancock
Thomas Gage
Committee of Safety
Charles Willson Peale
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Peale
John Singleton Coptey
Boston
Benjamin West
London
Lafayette
Ft. McHenry
de Hois Martin
Washington
Yon
France
America
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Baltimore
San Francisco Bulletin
University of California
Berkely
Harvard
Memorial Hall
Pntees Johnsson
New York
Bret Harte
Hardy
Hard
Tel
Anthony
Way of the World
United States probes trade justice amid global fuel, inflation trends
A controversial editorial notes U.S. emissaries push brotherhood in markets while oil exporters report a $25 billion surplus. It argues American policy is hard-nosed and sometimes coercive, citing Ford’s resistance to external price manipulation and long-standing use of goods to influence foreign policy.
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Washington
United States
Jacques Bu Larens
U. S
Bank of England
India
Ford
Ambrose Bierce
U.S
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
Hypocrisy and Aid Policy Spark Debate on U S Food Help
American diplomats warned Bangladesh that stopping certain goods to Cuba would cut eligibility for food loan aid. The piece critiques U S aid levels and ethics, noting Asia to Chile shifts, and cites OECD data showing the U S gives only 0.23 percent of GNP in aid, with Sweden and Portugal more generous. It assigns blame for perceived double standards.
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Bangladesh
Cuba
America
Southeast Asia
Chile
Egypt
Organization For Ecunonic Cooperation and Development
United States
Sweden
U.S
Portugal
Ed Howard's Sunset in Nebraska Echoes Poetry of a Telegraph Editor
The writer recalls Nebraska sunsets near Columbus and honors Edgar Howard, longtime Telegram editor. He plans reprinting Howard’s classic editorials from The Telegram, starting with A Nebraska Sunset and describing the scene as more beautiful than any artist’s dream viewed through hazy clouds.
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Gulf of Mexico
Lyons
Nebraska
Columbus
Edgar Howard
Telegram
Howard
Nebraska Sunset Echoes in Poetic Reverie by David Lyons
David Lyons reflects on a Nebraska sunset as a vivid gallery of memories including boyhood, friendship, and motherly love. He muses on God’s colors in the sky and hopes for a future sunset on the horizon of Paradise as guidance for his upward journey.
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Nebraska
Paradise
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