August 1969 Notes From Garden City Sports and Scenes
An August reminiscence cites mild weather and county fairs, notes early school start, and previews upcoming pro and high school football, pro basketball, and local slow pitch games. A Wichita agency eyeing a September pro basketball event seeks promotional help. Also mentioned are a tomato ode and a new auditorium chair test at Garden City Community Junior College with a 130-pound doll prototype testing comfort.
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Garden City Community Junior College
Irma
Nixon visits Pakistan to bolster US ties with Yahya
LAHORE Pakistan President Nixon arrived for talks with President Yahya Khan seen as boosting bilateral relations. CALCUTTA India faces mob violence threat as 5 000 policemen confront Communist led government while ransacking state assembly. Washington lawmakers finalize a 7 billion tax code reform benefiting all but the very rich. Pentagon missile defense contract faces no deployment opposition from Safeguard critics. Space Center Houston reports lunar quarantine station reunites crews before moon mission.
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Ment
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Garden Sass Beat Rene Eerie in Mays Chess Match
In a tense showdown at GE Garden, Mays faced off against Rene Eerie but failed to clarify her position. The match highlighted lingering disputes over control and strategy as both players claimed momentum through the end.
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GE Garden Mays
Wheat Peddlers Shake Market By Con Kendall AP Farm
Washington reports that U S farm officials see European Common Market wheat dealers as the main target in a price war, with Canada Australia and Argentina also in skirmishes. Global wheat glut drives cutthroat competition as the U S exports fall and surpluses rise, prompting acreage cuts and potential further reductions for 1970. The July 18 export price cut aims to reclaim market share, while Europe may raise subsidies or lower export prices, fueling tensions in a high stakes trade clash.
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Con Kendall
AP Farm
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Australia
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Common Market
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Surtax extension battle stalls in Senate and House
Senate members push a six month extension of the 10 percent surtax to December 31 while the House stalls after a Thursday vote. President Nixon urged a full year to curb inflation, and a final decision faces deadlines as leaders negotiate a path to the White House next week.
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Weather outlook hints at hot conditions and isolated storms near weekend
The forecast calls for partly cloudy, hot weather with highs around 100 and a 38 percent chance of a few thundershowers late afternoon into night.
Sales College Ticket Sales Start Monday
Restriction sets season ticket sales for junior sporting events to last year’s reserve holders, with Boke pean excluded until after the date. Century Club members gain first seat choice for home football games, while ordinary members sell tickets. Gary Parker says about 40 Century Club Semhentie have been sold and a $100 membership funds athletic needs.
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Nar Club
Century Club
Holcomb USD 363 budget aims higher expenditures
The Holcomb Unified School District 363 proposes a 474 482 budget up from 373 999 19 with a drop in mill levy to 14.94 as the district retires its 135 000 bond issue and pays off its remaining 14 000 debt by Sept 1. The plan adds 102 279 for capital outlay toward a new building, buses, and equipment, with a possible 500 000 bond issue later for classrooms and a gym.
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Telegram Today
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Mars Life Mystery: Photographs Prompt Close Mars Look
Report notes no signs of water or haze on Mars as Mariner 6 provides clear images from 2,130 miles away. Leighton says blue haze may not exist and dark mountain ranges stand out while onward Mariner 7 heads in five days for similar closeups.
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