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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
3
Editorial outlines a Kansas community debating a downtown motor inn project funded by civic boosters. It cites fears of increased competition, higher taxes, wage and price effects, rent rises, and who benefits, with residents arguing over progress, job creation, and local control while the town remains static.
A kansas perspective contrasts atheists with Christian faith, citing figures like Carrie Nation and Dov Brinkley as rugged individuals. The piece argues religious belief versus non belief, praises moral integrity in atheists, and urges God fearing readers to reexamine convictions amid cultural tensions on the prairie.
The piece recalls weekly laundry plans for a seven person family, detailing a Monday wash and Tuesday iron routine. Polly Torrence explains simplifying ironing and starching, while Mary Turkington reflects on domestic arts, school sewing memories, and a plea to focus more on typing over sewing. A reader comments on saving time and finding a good man, noting an expensive hobby.
Drew Pearson reports from Istanbul on U S and NATO forces along the Turkey Greece border. A fighter bomber squadron based near Langley Field flies 90 day rotations with atomic weapons ready, while Greek and Turkish aircraft stand alert. The piece notes the risk of accidental war, the test ban treaty and shifts in U S aid, and recalls past political debates over nuclear testing and defense policy.
Hal Boyle profiles Constance Towers once a child usher who lost a job after tipping a popcorn machine now proves versatile. The Montana native rose to TV and supper club fame, married Eugene C. McGrath, and alongside John Ford and John Wayne stars, takes the striptease turn in Shock Corridor. She trained with Pink Pussy Cat dancers to learn the routine and calls it a muscular form of exercise.
NASA flight director Chris Kraft says future flights by U S astronauts will rely more on human control than automatic systems. He cites Gemini and Apollo as progressing beyond Mercury, with man as the decisive element backing up autopilot. Astronauts Glenn Carpenter Schirra and Cooper shown overcoming reentry issues. Cooper's 22 orbit flight concluded last May. Gemini to launch two men in one capsule, first flight in about 14 months.
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