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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
1
The piece condemns overseas trips by lawmakers as public expense junkets under the guise of study missions. It argues such travel harms the U S balance of payments and benefits to constituents are minimal, urging representatives to return home to support the economy and reduce deficits.
The column jokes about the December issue of Ms guiding both Miss and Mrs with gifts for women including a salary for housewives a five day work week and other feminist suggestions. Friends joke about choosing between an asparagus tureen or a turtle board referencing Christmas lists.
A Glendale reader condemns undocumented migrants amid unemployment figures, arguing the influx raises welfare costs and taxes and urging citizens to pressure the President and Congress. The letter notes thefts, skirt thefts, and calls for crime reporting and parental example.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily except Sundays and certain holidays. Office at 310 N. Tth Garden City Kansas. Advertising manager and editors listed. Rates apply where carrier service is available. Student rate $10.30 per term plus postage and tax. serviceman $16 per year or $1.60 per month. Associated Press news rights reserved.
Jack Anderson reports that a sweeping new judicial code would broaden the Justice Department classification power, effectively censoring the press by withholding information and stripping newsmen of confidential sources protection. It urges free press as a watchdog against government overreach, citing Jefferson and constitutional supremacy while noting the code could become law in 90 days unless rejected. The piece also mentions covert Paris talks, Nixon, Kissinger, and a note on Shoshone Indians in Utah.
Jim Bishop reports on Soviet antisemitism and exit barriers for Jews, noting a 2.5 million Jewish population within the USSR and the state stance against allowing emigration to Israel. He cites repressive measures, KGB scrutiny, and international responses, highlighting a clash between anti Zionist rhetoric and the desire for freedom.
Great Bend Kansas fire crews fought a two hour grass blaze along the Arkansas River on the southeast edge of the city. About 80 acres burned. No injuries reported. Cause under investigation.
In New York, securities professionals urge more participation from small investors to restore market liquidity. Institutions have dominated trading, prompting a staccato price pattern as big players trade among themselves. Foreign buyers from Germany and Japan are seen as potential catalysts, though past experiences may curb renewed enthusiasm.
Hal Boyle lists light and humorous worries for the season and urges the public to weed out profitless concerns. He names Santa Claus, Frank Sinatra, the gold standard, pennies vs nickels, environment, ice cubes, and future messes as sample worries to consider or discard.
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