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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues that the first minutes after a disaster decide outcome and promotes a round the clock telephone advisory service offering immediate guidance on poison antidotes and injury care. It stresses publicizing access, suggesting a fixed operator or police line as the data hub and urges broad first aid readiness.
An editorial warns against Russian roulette and mocks sensational headlines about deadly self harm. It cites a Texas man who killed himself after a dinner table pistol display, notes repeated fatal incidents, and ends with a blunt pledge to publish plain truth instead of obituaries.
Arkansas City hosts Farm City Day a first time with strong turnout from city and rural communities. Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture committee organized the event aiming to foster mutual admiration and beef promotion with a free meal drawing residents from both sides.
Zoltan Rozsnavai, 30, conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic, is among recent refugees arriving in Vienna Austria after escaping behind Soviet fire. He carried his 2 year old daughter Christine to safety as they crossed the border.
The item lists newspaper masthead details with pricing and rights statements. It references the Associated Press and notes circulation regions in Kansas including Garden City and surrounding counties. It shows subscription rates of 7.60 per year and 14 per year for out of state or additional services.
Washington politics report from Drew Pearson notes Democratic Executive Committee vote to press for a liberal and enlightened program defying Johnson's cautious leadership. The move marks a northerly liberal victory over southern conservatives, with Ziffren introducing the measure backed by Pittsburgh mayor Dave Lawrence and Chicago’s Col. Jake Argey. Camille Gravel Jr. protests, saying the convention already rejected such action.
A string of local asides mentions Rotary president Andy Ott dabbling in fiddling as Ottinoff, a suggested new partner for Ratner Arn Hall in a Wichita law firm, and Warren Shaw. Also notes OUR BOY returning from grandparents’ care, a Mickey Spillane children’s book,Bridey Murphy reappearances, and requests for recent magazines for St. Catherine’s hospital patients with pickup options.
Federal Reserve Bulletin reports farm debt more than doubled in nine years with an average bank debt of 2227 per farm borrower in mid 1956. Total farm debt last June reached 18% billion dollars, up 6% from mid-1955, and about five billion dollars of it was held at insured commercial banks by 2.9 million borrowers.
A brief devotional note cites I Peter 2 16 from the RSV urging readers to live as free people yet not misuse freedom as a pretext for wrongdoing, and to serve God in daily conduct.
UN troops entered no man’s land near El Cap and began imposing a barrier between Egyptian and British French forces. A U S Air Force pilot and nine crew were involved as a Danish unit faced Egyptian objections delaying the move but later resolved. The incident highlights postwar UN mediation efforts amid regional tension.
London reports Sir Winston Churchill marked his 82nd birthday Friday. Though physically feeble compared with last year, the wartime leader retained a bright mind. He remained in bed reading worldwide greetings and rose near noon. A friend noted slow, difficult walking.
A brief devotional notes the promise of Revelation and prays for readiness and faithful service. It includes a mention of Norton Telegram reporting Russians visiting the American political scene and being shown The Smoke-Filled Room as a secret weapon.
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