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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
2
An editorial argues the National Democratic Convention in Chicago was a mistake. It blames President Lyndon Johnson and Mayor Richard Daley for security overreach and police brutality. It condemns helmeted officers on the convention floor and criticizes the choice of Chicago as host.
The Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight on December 17 1903 at Kill Devil Hills but initial media coverage was sparse. Editors doubted the feat and few papers ran the story while the public and newspapers questioned if man could fly that way.
A provocative note contrasts crime and civil disobedience in Philadelphia and Washington. The piece suggests shifting views of offenses from yesterday to today, amid summer heat and political conventions. It also hints at domestic strife, with soldiers seeking Vietnam respite and others joining the Marines to dodge National Guard duty.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily except Sunday and certain holidays. Subscriptions are listed: carrier monthly in Garden City 1.75, local 9 month college student rate 8.00, mail and carrier options vary by location with regional rates around 12.00 to 15.00 per year. motor carrier service required for daily publication.
Chicago columnist Drew Pearson weighs whether the Democratic Party can heal old rifts after McCarthy and McGovern fuel factional splits. He notes past civil rights battles and party versus war protests and questions how middle America, suburban whites, and DAy-to-day voters will align in November.
Art Buchwald reports on a group of veterans forming the Veterans of Democratic Wars in Chicago. They seek GI Bill rights, housing, free medical care, and reemployment for Democrats who left jobs to attend the convention. They honor delegates for risky acts and plan an agenda to end future conventions.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant II, 87, grandson of the Civil War general, died Thursday after a brief illness in Clinton New York. A 1903 West Point graduate, he served in both world wars and received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. The obituary notes most amateur photos show children, family groups, and pets.
Bradford, Pa. AP report notes art treasures valued at more than 1.6 million recovered by FBI near Kane after a theft from Dr. T. Edward Hanley. Items include a 1991 Picasso Moulin Rouge valued at 500,000 and a 1906 Cezanne watercolor also valued at 500,000.
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