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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
2
Ex-smokers life insurers offer lower premiums to non smokers of a year or more. The piece urges teenagers to avoid smoking, cites higher death rates for teen starters, and notes rapid body repair once smoking stops while criticizing air pollution and social stigma.
In a brisk op-ed tone the piece contrasts two eras of abundance and deprivation. It cites 10 million Americans malnourished and thousands of Mississippi children dying yearly while many pursue diets and body image trends. The author urges an enlightened poverty program delivering meat and milk to the hungry and shared sacrifice by the prosperous.
Garden City Telegram lists subscription terms including carrier and mail rates. Local and area college students pay 8.00 for a 9 month school year. Rates vary by delivery method and location across Finney and neighboring counties with annual prices shown.
Chicago satire imagines Hubert Humphrey choosing a vice president with national experience and Vietnam war know how. Lyndon Johnson chats with Humphrey about a practical ticket while quipping about shared roles and a crowded White House. Saigon note closes.
Drew Pearson reports LBJ faces three factors that could push him to seek a third term, including party control, optics with Humphrey, and crisis rallying power. Yet long standing health concerns and a 1965 decision after careful thought suggest Johnson will not run in Chicago.
The piece jabs at party delegates and reporters, noting 1333 GOP delegates being outnumbered by 1500 writers and 4000 TV people. It mockingly predicts typical attendance at the Democratic convention and suggests conventions are poorly understood by foreigners viewing U.S. politics.
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