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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
3
An editorial reflects on youths starting a new school year with mixed feelings, valuing learning and the motivational role of education. It notes adults also pursue formal education for career advancement or personal growth, while some fail to pursue needed learning, emphasizing that learning is a perpetual process.
A newspaper executive advocates pre trial conferences among judges lawyers and reporters to curb juror prejudice from crime coverage. The piece notes constitutional tension between press freedom and fair trials and questions how much influence reporting has. It supports background briefings but warns against pre trial censorship and urges objective reporting.
Hal Boyle notes Americans eat more red meat than their own weight yearly. The piece humorously surveys global wealth, transport, water use, and quirky facts about birds, snakes, cats, and British vs American views, reflecting a columnist’s mailbag style.
NASA announced the first Little Joe II launch in the Apollo program will occur at White Sands missile range likely Wednesday. The tests will use the same techniques as Mercury, signaling early flight checks for the moon shot.
Forest service officials reported a spreading wildfire in rugged Cin nabarasin near Yellowstone National Park that burned about 700 acres of heavy timber. Smoke jumpers were flown from Missoula and 100 Indian firefighters traveled from Billings to contain the blaze as crews began building fire lines.
AP analyst James Marlow traces a long lineage of nonviolent disobedience from ancient myths to Gandhi and Thoreau, noting how figures from Socrates to Jesus and Tolstoy shaped modern protest. He cites Coxey’s 1894 march and 1932 veteran bonus protests as American precedents for demand and resistance.
Drew Pearson recalls two earlier marches on Washington in this century the 1925 Ku Klux Klan parade and the 1932 Bonus Army protest Both events drew thousands to the capital with clashes avoided yet marked by strong demonstrations and federal responses including Gen MacArthur actions during the Bonus Army march 25 000 marchers and the controversial use of troops are noted alongside vivid eyewitness details and reflections on public gratitude for liberation in Washington.
The Country Gentlemen of Maryville, Missouri, won first in the combo division at the National Fiddlers and Country Music contest in Brownsville Nebraska. Dean Thompson led the individual pickers, Don Beasley placed second in the combo and won the singers division, with Dwight Lamb of Onawa Iowa and Byron Berline of Caldwell Kansas finishing first and second among fiddlers.
Garden City Telegram notes publication details, staff and AP affiliation. It lists advertising manager Keith Marvin Smith, subscription rates by carrier and mail, and service areas including Finney and neighboring counties.
In August heat and duties, Mrs. R. E. McGaugh recalls running a Beavens Light HDU clothing service for five years. She seeks city or county support to sustain a community used clothing center, aiding families with school wardrobes while noting available donations and requests for second grade books. A terrier mother and pup are listed for give away at 1005 Evans.
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