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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
2
Garden City tests free Saturday parking downtown to attract shoppers but finds few gains as drivers struggle to park. Downtown store workers are blamed for hogging prime spots prompting Mayor Jim Steward to warn the policy could end if cooperation fails. The piece notes some towns lack parking yet miss business opportunities.
Nearly 60 percent of Kansas seniors on welfare also receive Social Security. A 20 percent Social Security boost this fall will be offset dollar for dollar by state Old Age Assistance, leaving more than 15,000 Kansans without gains. States vary on such rules, and lawmakers face public discontent over inflation and reduced benefits.
A breezy column brushes through summer radio ballads a sharp joke about a coworker and overeaters a cereal launch Pink Panther Flakes and a call for a German Shepherd pup. It also recalls smock fashions from era dress codes and a quirky Miss Nude America 1972 parachute stunt hinted in Indiana chatter.
The Garden City Telegram, daily except Sundays and certain holidays, lists staff including Fred Brooks as Editor and Le Roy Allman as Advertising Manager. Subscription options show carrier payments in Garden City or other cities, and mail rates at $10.54 for five years or $2.06 monthly, with sales tax details.
Nixon presses for a California landslide in 1972 with multiple appearances planned. GOP organizers recruit high profile supporters and target Black and Jewish communities, while denouncing a former western chief as anti Israeli. Funds and staging are trimmed to fit an $80,000 convention setup.
Art Buchwald recalls a Miami Beach restaurant scene where Republicans mingle with Democrats for Nixon. A Garden City couple from Long Island discusses literacy, sports, culture, and lifestyle while noting the Democrats' friendliness and fashion.
Kansas grants totaling 527,088 were awarded by the Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration. Wichita State University received 250,100 for a second year of the bachelor degree in administration of justice, plus 18,655 for its law enforcement instructors program. Other grants include Wichita's 36,140 for human relations training, Jamelson City's 21,720 inservice officer training, Elk County's 21,863 for the county attorney secretary program, the attorney general's 18,000 for the state board of law examiners investigator, and Wyandotte County's 24,221 to aid delinquent youth services and counseling.
The Kansas Highway Commission reminds Chase County residents of a public hearing and information session at the Chase County courthouse in Cottonwood Falls on August 30. The session runs 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. with the public hearing at 1:30 p.m. A project to replace the Cottonwood River bridge, currently closed, about three quarters of a mile east of Cottonwood Falls, is under consideration for federal aid and secondary route 1918.
The passage declares justification by faith, asserting peace with God through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes that peace comes not through torments penances or works but through faith as taught in Romans. Across the world souls seek reconciliation with God and faith guides the path.
Junction City’s garbage dump, called the worst in Kansas, keeps burning and sending dense smoke over I-70. State official Melville Gray said no legal action yet and noted the open burning violates clean air standards. City extended deadline to stop burning to Jan 1, 1972, then to July 1, 1972, but smoke persists and federal/state officials discuss enforcement.
Zeta Upsilon Beta Sigma Phi reports 1972 Free Fair Queen contestants raised 2899.29 through canvassing, garage and bake sales, car washes and more. Proceeds fund scholarships at Garda City Community Junior College and local service projects.
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