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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
2
The article argues college athletes justify free books as part of revenue for gate receipts and time commitment. It suggests extending similar benefits to theater, debating, and music groups. The local board insists passing grades to receive books, risking return of books if grades slip, while the college hopes future athletes maintain scholastic ability.
A column urges Garden City to overcome tragedy from the Clutter murders era by uniting to beautify the town. It highlights new grade school, junior college, park rebuilding, and cleaning slums as steps toward earning the All American City honor, calling on Chamber of Commerce, clubs, Scouts, 4-H, FFA, and residents to act. It notes local Controversy over Truman Capote and The Book and hopes civic effort redirects youthful energy into constructive projects.
AP analyst James Marlow notes clarity is absent on how long the Vietnam War will last or how many U.S. troops are needed. About 290,000 Americans are in South Vietnam with 400,000 more expected by year’s end, and studies suggest longer war spans with larger, uncertain troop levels.
New York AP notes how coffee breaks became a staple of American business and cultural life. It humorously profiles office characters from Genial George to Generous Gus, the round table patrons, and the boss who uses breaks to size up loafers, all illustrating coffee breaks as a home away from home in the workplace.
Sen. Frank Carlson, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised Edwin Reischauer as he retires as U S ambassador to Japan after five years of service. Reischauer will return to Harvard University as a professor.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily with Sunday and holiday editions. Subscriptions cost 1.65 monthly by carrier in Garden City and 3.00 weekly by mail to other cities. 9.00 yearly for Finney Lane Scott Wichita Greeley Hamilton Kearny Grant Haskell and Gray counties. 15.00 yearly elsewhere. Postage details and Associated Press rights noted.
In Kansas court actions, two grain elevators in Elkhart and Hutchinson will be sold on September 14 and 15 to recover more than 2 million dollars in liens against William Addington, Donna Addington, and Addington Grain Co. Inc. Court orders require sheriff sales for shortages totaling 410,532 bushels linked to Commodity Credit Corporation storage.
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