Birds Turn Garden Guests Into Beggars
A Detroit News columnist recalls how a spring choice to keep sunflower seeds for backyard birds led to crowds at the patio feeders. What began as simple bird-watching grew into a dependence, with cardinals doves and jays returning in large numbers and even attacking the plastic feeders when food ran short. The piece reflects on whether humans should train wildlife to fend for itself and questions the moral of provisioning birds beyond winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Mom
Pop
National
Lincoln Journal Publishing Details
Lincoln Journal published by Journal-Star Printing Co located at 926 P Street Lincoln Nebraska 68501. Contact number 432-3331.
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Journal-Star Printing Co
Lincoln
Neb
Tel
Editorial on Lincoln water rates and bond versus cash
The piece questions the City Council’s stance amid a renewed water rate dispute. It argues cash financing avoids interest, contrasts public sector constraints with private finance, and cites Goodyear, American Stores, and state projects to illustrate cost differences between bonding and pay-as-you-go. It notes Ross Martin and Leo Scherer push rate-study proposals and hints at political timing affecting decisions.
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Max Denney
Goodyear
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Ross Martin
Martin
Joe Hampton
Hampton
Leo Scherer
Council
Lincoln
Game and Parks Commission
Plot twists in James Earl Ray escape theory unfold
Prison authorities reveal Ray helped plan his Tennessee breakout, casting doubt on the lone-actor theory of Dr. King’s assassination. The piece notes persistent conspiracy beliefs amid a media frenzy and warns of dangerous public belief without solid evidence.
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James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Dr. King
Scottsbluff Rebuffs Bond Proposal and Park Expansion
Voters in Scottsbluff rejected a $650,000 fire station bond and a park expansion measure by large margins on Tuesday, after a narrow previ ous defeat of a $900,000 bond last November. Local political figure Terry Carpenter had warned of a potent anti tax sentiment amid inflation and economic pressure. The result suggests his forecast of public pushback was tentatively proven in the hometown vote.
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Scottsbluff
Terry Carpenter
Carpenter
Critique of pet disposal practices at city facilities
Veterinarian Robert G. Anderson describes two postmortem paths for dead pets, critiquing the Humane Society cremation option before 1977 and the post 1977 landfill disposal by Animal Control. He condemns city plans for a large receptacle and warns of disease risk while praising the Humane Society's cre mation efforts amid budget strains.
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Humane Society
Animal Control Service
The
Carter's rhetoric clouds reality
Joseph Kraft criticizes President Carter for implying a global push to contest Soviet influence in a list of states. The piece questions the wisdom and credibility of the statements, cites Vietnam and others as noncrucial, and notes advisers and Moscow’s reaction while urging steadier policy.
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Joseph Kraft
President Carter
Russia
Carter
Assn
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Iraq
Somalia
Algeria
People’s Republic of China
Cuba
U.S
This is reality by Gwynne Dyer on strategic priorities
The author argues the West must focus on essential strategic aims drawn from Eisenhower's 1942 memo. He says safeguard North America, Western Europe, the North Atlantic, Persian Gulf oil, and Japan while deeming many other areas desirable but not life or death. Do not panic. Russia's fortune has fluctuated.
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Gwynne Dyer
Dwight Eisenhower
Asia
Hitler
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Hawaii
Caribbean
South America
Natal
Brazil
United Kingdom
North Atlantic
Russia
India-Middle East
Germany
Japan
China
Alaska
North America
Mexico
Persian Gulf
Africa
Carter taps Mondale to front Israel approach in Mideast plan
Rowland Evans notes President Carter assigns Vice President Mondale to lead Israel outreach as Begin faces pressure amid the peace plan. The aim is to keep American Jewish leaders loyal to Washington and bluntly to shore up U S Israeli ties as obstacles loom over borders and a Palestinian homeland. The White House seeks to marshal support for a plan calling for Israeli withdrawals and secure borders while attempting to soften Begin's stance.
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Carter
Menahem Begin
Israel
Mondale
Begin
U.S
Mideast
White House
West Bank
Jordan River
Helsinki boomerangs on Soviets
William Frye argues that since the 1973 Helsinki CSCE meeting the West has leveraged Helsinki to press for genuine reform in Eastern Europe. The Soviet bloc faces a widening push for human rights, freer travel, and liberalization, while the process destabilizes the regime and empowers people to demand promised rights.
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William Frye
Belgrade
Conference On Security and Cooperation In Europe
CSCE
Helsinki
Reds
Europe
Soviet Bloc
Eastern Europe
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Pliney the Elder
Universal Press Syndicate
Detroit News
Tor Horst
Lincoln Journal
Jor
Robert G. Anderson
D.V.M
Jimmy Carter
Doonesbury
Apo
Peking
Moscow
Kremlin
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jimmy
Australia
North Africa
Eisenhower
Fritz
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Soviets
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