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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1974
Page
2
A critique argues that expanding government control in education, transit, energy, and urban renewal leads to delays, red tape, and wasteful costs. Citing Washington DC projects and Barron’s Shirley Scheibla, the piece claims federal funding and planning fail to solve urban problems and often worsen them.
University of Wisconsin sociologist Thomas Heberlein questions the effectiveness of anti littering signs and high fines. He cites specific, targeted signs and appealing reuse cans as better options. A Arkansas amusement park uses vacuum bears to collect litter, suggesting imaginative deterrents work when kids engage with the exhibit.
A humorous reminiscence on beauty routines, house calls by beauticians, and the culture of grooming. The narrator recalls his father reacting to foot care and nails, while women are described as spending on fashion, gossip, and cosmetics. Includes references to New York magazine and local beauty figures.
The letter weighs on civilian attitudes toward veterans and war. It likens abandoning veterans to placing aging relatives in sanatorium care. It questions pacifism and suggests there may be a need to reuse soldiers, arguing that preventing future wars hinges on how the last conflict’s veterans are treated. July 24, 1027.
A humorous account lists various solo professionals offering beauty and grooming at home for fixed fees, from haircuts and makeup to waxing and massages. Names and prices appear, with anecdotal remarks about reliability and personal quirks, concluding with a jab at a celebrity magazine cover.
Fragmented editorial text urges freedom to govern with moral standards and independence from external control. Includes references to god, licenses, and a call for peace starting with the individual. The piece critiques anarchy and promotes restraint in governance.
A playful jumble of clues across and down including references to merriment a drinking term and varied languages. The list features adjectives nouns verbs and brief hints with several foreign language notes and slang terms embedded for quick puzzle solving by readers.
Dr Lamb explains that breast enlargers and creams do not enlarge the breast itself. Only chest wall muscle exercises and correct posture can improve bust appearance. Slant boards have no lasting benefit and may cause temporary swelling.
The piece traces how private industry, via resource management, rebuilt U S iron self sufficiency using taconite pelletizing from Mesabi range deposits and low grade ore in Minnesota and Michigan. It highlights Pickands Mather and Hanna Mining leading steel consortiums, expanding to Ivory Coast Canada and Tasmania, with coal zinc and silver ventures abroad, and frames self sufficiency as key to fair global ore pricing.
Jim Barker, head of Moore-McCormack Resources, argues the U S can shift from passenger shipping to energy ventures. He cites lignite coal potential in western states and calls for government to reduce private sector obstruction to end dependence on Arab oil, enabling a competitive market for oil coal and uranium.
The Watergate cover up trial raises questions about jurors and open minds. Critics say a fair trial requires innocence until proven guilty and jurors who set aside prejudices to judge solely on evidence.
The article recalls past political missteps by Charles Wilson George Romney and Edmund Muskie and contrasts them with Alan Greenspan’s remark on lost income. It argues public figures fear admitting costly truths, noting brokers face different stakes than wealthy elites, and argues such misstatements linger and damage careers.
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