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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
3
Trustees adopt a liberal policy offering unlimited sick leave after three years, subject to review. The critics call it too generous and hard to administer, noting that accumulated sick leave can tempt misuse and that illness can strike at any year. The piece questions rewarding tenure with more leave.
Readers report a pickup truck with Batmobile lettering seen on Kansas Ave and three men with black on white bat emblems at a meeting. A Platte City home of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson is described in the home section, with Johnson linked to Holcomb.
Washington AP reports Arthur M. Ross of the Bureau of Labor Statistics launches an effort to simplify government prose. Eight writers will undergo a four to six week course to translate economic subjects into clearer language. Lawrence Klein and Katherine Arnow assist. if successful, more employees will join.
A damaged passage outlines subscription terms for a Telegram motor carrier service. It lists six month and yearly rates, payment in advance to carriers, and distribution to cities and counties including Garden City and Gray. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear dates but indicates publication requirements for carrier services.
Drew Pearson reports the Justice Department opened a criminal inquiry tied to inside sources used to expose alleged Senatorial misconduct. The piece questions whether journalists can seek evidence against officials and notes past supporting figures and possible White House links, while detailing Otepka and Dodd connections.
The Associated Press notes a historical moment from April 1 1848 when gold discovery in California was reported and mailed from San Francisco, first appearing in the New York Herald on August 19.
AP analysis notes Walt Rostow, 49, returns to the White House as special assistant for foreign policy under President Johnson. Rostow previously served under Kennedy in national security and policy planning, with Johnson framing him as a catalyst of ideas on global affairs while sharing Bundy’s responsibilities. Rostow’s move signals continuity in foreign policy planning and potential involvement in domestic issues more than Johnson’s core agenda.
In Kansas City an elderly woman died from burns after a Thursday night fire at 121 East 46th Street. Mary Ferris, in her early 70s and living alone, was the victim. Battalion Chief Joseph O'Connor attributed the blaze to cigarettes and said it was confined to her apartment. A son, Robert Ferris, lives in Wichita.
A listings page details numerous Garden City congregations with Sunday Masses and weekly services for St Mary, St Dominic, James Lutheran, Bethel A M E, Fellowship Baptist, Garden Valley Church, Trinity Lutheran, Pilgrim Holiness, Faith Tabernacle, First Methodist, Church of God, First Presbyterian, Spanish Mission, Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and others with times, pastors, and contact notes.
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