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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
2
The post office expects over 97 billion pieces of mail this holiday season far more than the earth's population. Using ZIP Codes will speed delivery but even with ZIPs about 50 billion handlings are needed. Citizens are urged to shop early and cooperate to ease the rush and save time and tax money. Postal workers are Santa's helpers and deserve assistance for a brighter holiday.
A reflective column frets on early Christmas tree buys and a lingering desire for better trees. The note lists pets available for adoption and a Beagle giveaway, plus a half price electronics magazine subscription offer and a college rag-collection drive by Women’s Recreational Association coeds seeking old clothing for fund-raising.
Edith Maddox of Deerfield congratulates Garden City on hosting the Midian Shriners parade in Wichita area. She notes a colored man marching as drummer and urges Shriners to avoid including anyone from their group in that role, expressing concern about bias.
Garden City Telegram details its publishing scope and subscription rates. It lists offices at 210 N 7th, Garden City Kansas, with editors Le Roy Alimas and John Frazier, and outlines carrier, mail, and local district rates for daily delivery and yearly subscriptions.
Drew Pearson outlines why Iran's Shah and Premier Hoveyda, allied with King Hussein of Jordan and other moderates, may forge a coalition to press for peace with Israel. He warns of rising Soviet influence, renewed Israeli-Arab tensions, and the dangers facing Hussein amid secret talks and regional threats. The piece notes Egypt's vengeance mood, Israel's election split, and the need for a broad Arab-Israeli settlement to avert broader war. The Liberty Trail is mentioned as a 160 mile route through Philadelphia area.
New York report profiles Renee Theobald 42, Parisian painter and mother of five, praised for vibrant color and vitality. She has had 25 solo shows and a two week Emily Walter Galleries exhibit sold 20 paintings. Trained at Sorbonne and Beaux Arts, she blends family life with art, describing painting as a way to grasp life and share happiness.
Right with William Buckley notes a Princeton gathering funded largely by the Ford Foundation to advise Nixon on U S policy. It lists prominent invited figures such as McGeorge Bundy George Ball George Kennan Roy Innis John Kenneth Galbraith Elizabeth Hardwick Lilian Hellman Arthur Schlesinger Andreas Papandreou and Juan Bosch, all critical of Nixon and American policy.
Irwin Frank discusses how the small investor, once an odd lot buyer paying extra per share, is now treated as a third class citizen as brokers grant large buyers a 20 percent commission cut for 1000 shares or more. The piece notes brokerage cutbacks, slow accounts for small investors, limited new issues, and insider information concerns shaping the year on Wall Street.
San Luis Obispo police reported a possible escape attempt and arrested Marilyn Jean Bynum at 3:30 a.m. as she hid in bushes outside the county jail. She was charged with attempting to furnish a prison with tools to aid an escape, specifically three hacksaw blades. her husband Joseph is an inmate.
The column jokes about a new post office rule requiring proper sealing of envelopes for Christmas cards. It notes most people must mail first class greetings this year while poking fun at a brother in law who delays and uses poor envelopes. The piece uses humor to comment on inflation and mail etiquette.
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