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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1968
Page
3
The Garden City Telegram on April 1 1948 condemns the Kansas Senate Republican majority for failed reapportionment. It argues the court intervention was deserved and warns against letting lawmakers control districting, noting legislators submit weak plans and Gerrymander to favor parties.
Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday festival invites Christian motif works with no fees or restrictions. Entries limited to three per artist, excluding previous years, forms available via Darlene Gibson. Also notes local yard sale disturbance, dog care, and Lawrence Welk Crusade donation appeal.
State Senator Jack Barr and Rep. Rob Keenan clash over a bill to cap installment credit rates in Kansas. Barr notes Keenan’s claim about a lone legislator blocking merit, cites Keenan’s 1967 vote favoring an 18 percent rate bill that passed the House but failed in the Senate, calling the current bill ill conceived.
Publication details for the Telegram Publishing Company in Garden City Kansas outline subscription options by carrier or mail, with monthly and yearly rates for local, regional, and outlying areas. It notes AP membership and rights reserved for local news and dispatches.
Drew Pearson reports 6000 dead sheep near Dugway proving grounds raise worry of chemical and germ warfare exposure. Veterinarians treated there fall ill, suggesting possible seepage of nerve gas andsparking urgent review of safeguards at other centers. The piece notes broader U S testing at multiple arsenals and contracts to universities, with officials hush-hushing symptoms and exploring dangers to people and regions.
Missouri Democrats reaction to President Johnson not seeking re election is mixed with Governor Warren Hearnes noting the move as plausible. Senator Edward Long expresses shock at the decision while Clarksville hosts him at home. Democratic Chairman Delton Houtchens calls the action shocking yet cites Johnson's broad support in Missouri.
Harold Coffin notes how spring stirs thoughts of love while political debates heat up. He jokes that love and politics pull attention from plain duties as Democrats claim credit for sunshine and Republicans fault the administration for storms.
Art Buchwald satirizes a divorce case by imagining legal theories justifying spankings as reasonable acts. He riffs on motives, timing, and smiling during the act, citing mock cases and a faux Linseed ruling to lampoon sensational celebrity trials.
Hal Boyle notes oddities and trivia from mail bag items and history. The column spoofs animal disease, sports myths, travel trends, Shakespearean games, and famous quotes while weaving in eclectic facts about noses, aging, and psychology with light humor.
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