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Newspaper

Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1966

Page

6

Juce to Purchase Athletes Books for Garden City College

Garden City Community Junior College trustees approve using athletic book funds to cover tuition and fees for athletes, allowing the college to manage the club’s book inventory and the remaining $900 book bill. Board also approves a $400000 budget for 1966 67 with 5.48 mills, dormitory planning, a portable Hammond organ purchase, and expanded liability insurance.

Garden City Community Junior College Acy Hall Garden City Quarterback Club Hall L. C. Crouch Crouch Kanay Colorado Alte

Rumor and correction at the curb and paper

A local man notes on his car asks at meter time a police officer replies with a retort. The newspaper issues a correction about a mistaken job title for a detective. The Cat Placement Bureau seeks help from Mrs Loren Elliott with four kittens available. Deadline reminders and Viet Nam relief collections are announced for Garden City residents.

Cat Placement Bureau Loren Elliott

Electricians Protest City Work Conflict Ordinance

A special City Commission session heard local electricians protest an employe doing off duty electrical work. No wrongdoing found, but commissioners asked the city manager to draft an ordinance to bar city workers from tasks requiring a contractor license, currently including plumbing and electrical work.

City Commission

Weather outlook with mild tonight and warm Friday

Partly cloudy and mild tonight with lows in the mid 60s. Friday stays generally fair and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Widely scattered late afternoon thunder storms possible with precipitation probability under 5 percent. Sunrise 6 56, sunset 7 40. Max 68, min 78, trace precip.

Free Boat Rides Set Sunday at Lake McKinney

Lake McKinney Improvement Assn invites the public to an open house on Sunday with free boat rides from 1 30 to 4 p m. Association members will pilot boats equipped with safety gear and will guide visitors to view the lake and facilities.

Lake McKinney Improvement Assn

Water outage planned on Confer Street area

Water will be off from 6 to 10 p.m. on Confer Street from Harding Avenue north to Melanie Lane to make two water connections this evening.

Confer Harding Ave Melanie Lane

Lynda Johnson Avoids Details of New York Job Hunt

Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of the President, deflected questions about her job search in New York. She said she hopes to get a job with someone and would not disclose the specific target. Sources noted discussions with Ford Foundation officials. She had been interviewed by McCall’s magazine the day prior.

New York Lynda Bird Johnson Lynda Ford Foundation McCall's Magazine

Committee Gives Tentative Approval to Strike Bill

Washington AP report on the House Commerce Committee backing a back to work bill for striking airline mechanics after failed arbitration talks. It would require workers to return 30 days, with possible 150 more days, and extend to other airlines if deadlock continues. The panel set next steps, facing political pressure from AFL-CIO and airline negotiators.

Washington House Commerce Committee House Senate House Committee Yater Afl-Cio George Meany Harley C. Staggers

City Manager Reports Hail Damaged 100 Street Lights

City Manager Deane Wiley told the City Commission that a hail storm and lightning damaged more than 100 street light fixtures. He cited heavy rains, need for drainage upgrades, and noted construction on the river crossing of a new water line. He explained the Main and Chestnut collapse stemmed from a storm sewer joint leak and a liner was pushed under Main. He added a property at 205 N. éth will be cleared under the citys ordinance, and thanked the commission for Washington conference attendance and a salary raise.

Garden City Deane Wiley City Commission Main Chestnut 205 N. Éth Wiley Commission Washington Hubert Humphrey

Kearny County Fair crowns space age style winner

The Kearny County Fair closes as Kendall wins the style review amid a space age show. Harriet Trussell and Kenny Waechter place as runners up, with Tuesday night crowning of Miss Kendall and first runnerup Andrey Mowery. Prairie View 4-H and Deerfield youths sweep livestock and home arts honors across multiple divisions.

Kenny Waechter Trussell Harry Trussell Kendall Kearny County Waechter Walter Waechter Monte Miller Neal Kitten Dan Buck Leonard Enslow Janice McClaren Virgil Rice Community Builders Home Economics Unit H.E.U Southwest Kearny Heu Della Ann Olive Bodam

Marines Hit by North Vietnamese Near Da Nang

US Marines engaged about 6,000 NVA troops in bloodied paddies near Da Nang, with at least 121 enemy killed as Marines suffered moderate casualties. A Coast Guard patrol boat was mistakenly attacked, killing two and injuring five, including a British correspondent Tim Page. The overall tally in the war effort showed ongoing heavy combat with Pleiku and coastal operations, while air losses remained low.

Saigon da Nang South Viet Nam U.S Coast Guard Coast Mekong Delta Air Force Highland Pleiku US Air Force Marine Harold J. Coffman Huntingdon 5Th Marine Regiment Chu Lai Associated Press Bob Gassaway Coffman Cua Viet River Hue Tim Page Viet Nam

Lunar Orbiter speeds to photograph moon scouting landing sites

A 850 pound Lunar Orbiter spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Agena rocket speeds toward the moon to orbit, photograph potential Apollo landing zones, measure radiation, and assess micrometeorite density. After initial trajectory corrections and sun Canopus guidance, midcourse maneuvers are planned with retrorockets to place it into lunar orbit for first pictures aimed at a 3,000 square mile equatorial strip.

Pasadena Calif Cape Kennedy Fla Lunar Orbiter Moon

City Installs Parking Meters in Courthouse Block

The city began installing meters in Finney County Courthouse block after a delay in materials. Meters now line 8th in front of the courthouse and Miller on the south. stalls are being repainted. Future work will add meters along St. John and 9th. St. John stalls switch to 90 degree angles to handle heavy traffic.

Finney County City Commission 8Th Miller St. John 9Th

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