Trading stamps facing new backlash in Colorado
Editorial notes Safeway Inc will stop giving trading stamps in Denver area stores, mirroring King Soopers action. Calls for and against the move split, with stamp firms arguing price and volume theory. The piece argues public desire for perks clashes with retailer cost pressure and competitive dynamics.
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Safeway Stores, Inc
Denver
Decson
Safeway
Colorado
King Soopers
Lamar Daily News
Distaff Side and Books in a Busy Week
The column muses on cookies at the desk of Sports Editor Bob Greer and ponders wit versus memory in life and offspring. It notes thirty million Nancy Drew books sold since 1910, Edward Stratemeyer’s role, and his daughter continuing the series with updates while children still seek the familiar library series.
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Bob Greer
Jf Bob
Greer
Nancy Drew
Edward Stratemeyer
Rover Boys
Tom Swift
Bobbsey Twins
Stratemeyer
Teen power and oddities spark a NY column mix
Hal Boyle surveys teen buying power rising from 18 billion to 30 billion by 1970 and mixes in curious notes from safety debates to dental health, Yellowstone geyser temps, sewing trends, ex cabbies in show business, and quirky trivia.
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New York
U.S
Yellowstone National Park
Kahlil Gibran
Herschel Bernardi
Walter Matthau
Dean Martin
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Johnny
New York City
Bank of America
Humphrey Courage Highlighted In Civil Rights Rise
Drew Pearson notes Hubert Humphrey’s early civil rights leadership in 1949 and recalls battles for fair employment, anti-lynching measures, and desegregation. The piece frames his long record against later McCarthy-era critique, praising persistent advocacy and pioneering legislation in education, food aid, and arms talks. Humphrey’s first European trip in 1949 is also mentioned.
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Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
William Jenner
R-Ind
Indiana
Eisenhower
George Marshall
Humphrey
Gene McCarthy
Minneapolis
Harry Truman
Minnesota
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Kilroy
East Berlin
Prague
Walter Judd
John F. Kennedy
United States
State Department
Treasury Department
Europe
Mom Admonishes Child during Vietnam War Protest
In Chicago at the Palmer House a mother and her 5 year old son joined a Vietnam war protest. The boy shouted Hell no we won t go and the mother told him to chant Heck no we won t go.
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Chicago
Palmer House
South Vietnamese lessons on democracy in US elections
Art Buchwald humorously argues the United States should imitate South Vietnam’s election quirks to deter unserious candidates. He jokes that a losing candidate would face prison, and even longtime figures like Nixon, Goldwater, and Humphrey could not escape political peril. The piece satirically critiques party reactions and punishment for defeat.
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Chicago
Nguyen van Thieu
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dzu
Thieu
White House
United States
Miami Beach
Barry Goldwater
Thomas Dewey
Republians
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Dewey
Goldwater
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Muc
Leavenworth
Gene McCarthy
Viet Nam
George McGovern
The Needle
Harold Coffin comments on political communication and party dynamics in Miami. The piece mocks partisan confusion and asserts that politicians rely on rhetoric and money. It concludes that resting on laurels can mislead candidates.
Rates for postal service by carrier across counties
The notice lists mail rates by carrier in additional cities where service is available. Inside Finney Lane Scot Wichita Greeley Hamilton Kearny Grant Haskell and Gray counties the rate is 30 cents per weekly mail to other addresses, with a $12.00 annual price in those areas and $15.08 per year elsewhere.
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Garden City
Telegram Motor Carrier
Finney, Lane
Scot
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
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Democratic Resolutions Committee
Biemiller
Esther Murrey
South
Charles J. Bloch
Georgia
Friends
Roote
Mississippi
Alabama
Tion
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
McCarthy
Mom
Art Buchwald
Harold Coffin
Miami
Garden City Telegram
Tategram Publishing Company
Kansas
Advertising Yanager
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Fidelity State
Fidelity State. Bank
Fidelity State Bank
Garden City, Kansas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Delity State Bank
Jate Bank
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