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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
2
The paper warns readers to avoid offers that promise something for nothing. Door to door sales, mail order schemes, and questionable telephone solicitations are common in the Yuletide season. Stick to trusted retailers and verify calls, then say no to dubious bargains.
Community notices offer a diet book loan reply and a birth week dog and cat ads. A local matron reports backward girdle mishap and a puppy gift. five fluffy kittens for adoption. more kittens available. Tallulah the turkey survives, with Christmas dinner uncertain as owner ponders roast beef alternative.
Letters invited to this column must be signed and will be published unless extenuating circumstances prevent. Telegram reserves the right to trim copy to fit available space.
In a reflective Thanksgiving note Harry Opperman Jr offers gratitude for progress against hunger, peace amid Vietnam war worries, and moral standpoints on Black Power while acknowledging commercialization and personal faith in Jesus Christ. He signs with address 708 N Main.
Drew Pearson reports that intelligence shows the National Liberation Front remains a Hanoi-controlled front, not an independent body. He cites Tran Nam Trung as a likely North Vietnamese designation and notes the NLF’s lack of real command authority, with Viet Cong leading fighting while the NLF handles propaganda. The piece argues Saigon fears peace on terms benefiting rivals and keeps the talks unsettled.
A social sketch notes middle age couples at dinner where conversations fail and eavesdropping dominates. It contrasts women talking with men brooding over the bill while humorously critiquing dinner table dynamics and marital chatter.
Garden City Telegram publishes weekly except Sundays and holidays. Subscription by carrier in Garden City is 1.75 per month with advance payment. by mail to other counties 12.00 per year, elsewhere 18.00. area college students 8.00 per month. motor carrier service required for mail delivery where local carrier exists.
Art Buchwald mocks Gov. Lester Maddox who calls for a higher grade of prisoners. The piece argues prisons' rehabilitation hinges on selective admissions, higher pay, intelligence tests, interviews, references, and even congressional recommendations. It asserts we must raise admission standards to improve outcomes and public respect.
University professor Eugene Jennings of Michigan State argues that large corporations foster new companies and entrepreneurship. He notes 600 computer service firms, many led by former employees of big firms, and defines dropouts such as Ibmdos, Fordos, and Ifidos. He cites Dun & Bradstreet data showing strong formation of new entities and predicts entrepreneurs will shape the executive economy.
New York AP commentary explores middle age as a normal life phase with rewards and perils. It lists downsides and perks such as quieter daily routines, less infant care, wiser digestion, and more time for letters to Congress while noting aging ailments may come. The piece ends warning that mishandling middle age can ruin it.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer features a cryptic clue style and a musical comedy duet theme. A light, witty ditty charm appears in yesterday’s cryptoquip.
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