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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1974
Page
3
A shopper laments rising grocery prices while linking inflation to deficit spending and dollar creation. She notes the NEA's $4 million art grants as a misallocation when households struggle to buy food, urging readers to connect economic policy to daily budgets and food costs.
The piece cites Anatole France on equality and contrasts it with rising luxury prices. It notes 1969 truffle tins at 69 dollars now 165, Bloomingdale’s pate de foie gras at 57 versus 47, Russian caviar at 95, nine ounce Parisian mushrooms 9.50, Beef Wellington 55, Scotch salmon 16.50, French chives 85, Belgium chocolates 7.0 per pound, and pokes at cheap hamburgers.
The author reflects on writing big and nonfiction, detailing deep research for a William Morrow book titled FDRs Last Year. He explains interviews, libraries, and places visited to learn the truth about Roosevelt, noting that few inner circle members remain alive and that one agent eventually died after two sessions.
Bryon Stelieg opened the Remartel Commission as Rogers asserts the rightfully reserved title for Wild Rovers, outlining the panel’s jurisdiction and mandate amid ongoing organizational disputes.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Jim Bishop describing FDR, his confidants, and critics. It cites Howard Bruenn, Lucy Mercer Rutherford, Lieut William Rigdon, Anna Roosevelt, and Dorothy Brady while noting praise from Goldman, Considine, Durant, and Time Magazine. The piece questions Senate demands for confidential papers and ends with a personal note on support from Dorothy Brady.
Columbus Nebraska Friday October 18 1974 page features a humor puzzle with across clues including precipitation bear constellation and lambs pen fame plus a long list of cryptic entries and a header quote Thanks I needed that reflecting lighthearted reader engagement in the Columbus Telegram.
Dr Lamib answers that inorganic minerals in water are essential and usable by the body just as minerals from food. Water does not cause gallstones or arthritis in healthy people, and distilled water is unnecessary. City water, properly treated, is safest. germs are the real concern, not minerals. A commenter asks about bicycling bruises. doctors say exercise should not rupture small leg veins unless you bump or bruise, and leg muscle action helps push blood toward the heart.
A satirical column lampoons aging, inflation, and daily life with humorous stabs at scavenging through life’s hurdles. It riffs on work, travel, and odd contrasts from a quirky viewpoint, weaving playful jabs at neighbors, theft, and commerce.
In South Carolina, Charles D. Ravenel known as Pug toppled veteran Dorn in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, prompting a court challenge from Milton Dukes over Ravenel’s eligibility. Details hint at legal maneuvers and political drama shaping the state contest.
The piece discusses Ravenel’s bid for governor, Dorn and Edwards as rivals, and the impact of write-in votes. It notes overseas investment into South Carolina, including West Germany and Persian Gulf oil money buying Kiawah Island, signaling a shift in state politics and finance.
Washington report criticizes the Servate Subcommittee on Internal Security for two months of hearings and a biased summary. Eastland warns of a marijuana culture while opponents argue the findings lack scientific consensus and ignore hypocrisy in drug policy.
The piece argues marijuana addiction leads to public humiliation and jail, with far reaching consequences for voters and careers. It questions Senator Eastland's stance, warns of a nation of Semizombies fed by elected officials pushing one sided truths and hoary superstitions.
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