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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
2
Observers criticize last week's Republican National Convention for lengthy oratory and speeches before the first ballot. They argue the hoopla serves the press more than voters, noting delegates and alternates endure the long proceedings while television audiences are spectators.
A local teen critiques family “family style” meals while James Reston riffs on Spiro Agnew. A Democrat county official, exhausted after GOP convention coverage, muses on Chicago 1968. A columnist recalls an 1912 prediction about a Chicago convention’s chaos as 1968 looms. Nearby, a resident laments Nixon and Agnew and a neighbor advertises three Peke-Chihuahua puppies for eight weeks old, call Farr Better Feeds.
Connie Zenor from Dighton Kansas expresses gratitude to Garden City merchants and Jaycee Jaynes for supporting her Miss Garden City campaign. She notes the Miss America program promotes education and grants scholarships and praises local efforts as investments in democracy.
Drew Pearson reports Nixon used Strom Thurmond as his behind the scenes agent to blunt George Wallace and to vet vice presidential choices. Thurmond ferried Mississippi delegates on a yacht, backed Nixon on school bussing, and helped arrange a secret Southern conference. Nixon picked Spiro Agnew as running mate, appeasing Southern moderates but angering Northern Republicans.
Art Buchwald recalls the 1968 Republican vice presidential selection. Nixon aides sought an unknown from the West to balance the ticket and win, ultimately picking Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, a figure unseen by many. The process included debates over geography, familiarity, and South support, culminating in Agnew’s surprise nomination.
Hal Boyle comments on how women and professional athletes fret about health and how small ailments loom large for athletes. He jokes about dieting, clothing, art, and domestic foibles while noting everyday life pressures. The Garden City Telegram publish details and editorial staff in Garden City Kansas.
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