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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1973
Page
2
The 1972 act raises benefits 20 percent and automates increases for inflation of three percent or more. Social security tax rises to 5.85 percent shared by employee and employer, with a top base of $12,000 in 1974. A looming federal deficit suggests inflation remains, while workers face higher living costs and reduced ability to save for the future.
The Rural Environmental Assistant Program REAP will be reinstated in 1974 with an advance authorization of 160 million dollars plus 15 million from the EPA. NACD reports final action awaits Congress on agricultural appropriation bills. The program promotes soil conservation amid rising production and erosion concerns.
A gossip column notes Martha and John Mitchell's breakup hints while Liz Burton's prospects appear dim. It mentions a September 6 Garden City romance event and highlights notable items from stamps to local hires and a 1915 health view on automobiles reducing flies in Kansas.
JACK ANDERSON REPORTS Haldeman sought calm guidance from his Baptist barber as he faced three days of grilling by the Senate Watergate committee. Allen quotes Galatians on love and meekness, noting the barber’s influence may have tempered the former chief of staff’s demeanor. The piece also cites a Ford Foundation security draft warning that small plutonium thefts could fuel bomb construction, underscoring broader nuclear security concerns.
Jim Bishop recalls a hectic family vacation to New Jersey to visit relatives and attend Broadway with eight grandchildren and numerous in laws. He jokes about packing, schedules, and the chaos of fitting everyone into a week, while noting old hometown sights, friends, and a literary offer, all underscored by the pull of family and the desire for rest from travel.
Hal Boyle muses on memory as a penny whistle that plays the past. He recalls prices and social habits, the drive in era, free shrimp nights, dental floss use, dance marathons, tonsil removals, late nights, lucky charms, prayer at bedtime, few shoes, limited neckties, and parental knowledge about sex.
AP reports a shift in U.S. transport taste as bicycle sales climb from 3.7 million in 1960 to a record 13.9 million units in 1970, overtaking auto sales for the first time. By 1971 bikes reach 8.9 million sold while total bikes in use nears 92 million, reflecting health, congestion, and environmental trends.
Letter from Esther Surs of Prairie Village condemns a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology exhibit at Kansas University depicting experiments on three month old fetal babies after abortion by hysterotomy. She cites funding by Ayerst Laboratories and calls for Kansas newspapers to publicize the outrage and identify responsible KU Medical Center officials.
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