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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1969
Page
2
The piece argues a property tax lid may hurt state finances as inflation grows and questions taxing real estate on market value rather than productive worth. It cites Governor Docking opposing new state taxes and notes the unfair effect of taxes based on potential sale value rather than actual income from land.
A light column reflects on a couple on Davis Street pleased by family planning. They note their 20 year old son born June 8 is lottery number 366, and muse that if born earlier he would be number one on Sept 14. The piece strands through jokes about school illness, Shakespeare misnaming, and quirky culinary riffs like Meatloaf Wellington.
A satirical piece argues that using unemployment to curb inflation fails to win public support unless economists can be unemployed without losing jobs. It notes that recessions force living with relatives, inflation prompts moves, and the dream of higher wages with lower prices seems unattainable without firing economists and hiring magicians.
John Fraizer reports on local Garden City happenings featuring Bill Brown and Roy Allman with brief notes on community activity and notable mentions from the Telegram page.
Jack Anderson argues that U S documents show Hanoi encouraged murder and massacre in Vietnam while American forces tried to avoid civilian killings and uphold Geneva rules. He cites Dak Son Hue and Kong Horing abuses, Tet offensive crimes, and a Hue mass grave tally with thousands killed or executed.
Art Buchwald notes Mrs Johnston’s Veterans Day flag display prompts a cascade of reactions from neighbors, a delivery boy, and a plumber, highlighting divisions over patriotism and politics as a domestic thread in Nixon era America.
In Topeka the Kansas Supreme Court stayed a Sedgwick County District Court ruling that would have allowed a 15 year old girl to be released on bail. The stay keeps her in custody while the high court reviews the case or issues a new order.
Tsula Westanehi, 61, chair of the National Association of Manufacturers, argues minorities must prove themselves through performance, not force or charity. He cites Cherokee workers hired during WWII under loosened rules, noting tests and language barriers affected results while praising several Cherokee employees who advanced in chemical operations.
Dan Greenburg, known for How to Be a Jewish Mother, promotes modest dress for nude art in Porno graphics The Shame of Our Art Museums a satire featuring covered masterpieces such as a toga clad Venus and bikini clad Michelangelos Adam and Eve The project begun from nudist magazines evolved into refined art book reproductions with acetate overlays and cardboard cutouts Greenburg 83 recalls assembling the pieces in his East Side Manhattan apartment Nora Ephron Greenburg his wife notes his humor and values
Crossword puzzles and cryptic clues appear in a single page item noting a 20 minute meditation and a holiday shopping theme with a cryptoquip and wordplay about approaching holidays.
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