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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
4
The piece mocks the Olympic witch hunt for political meaning. It calls the games a carnival run by immature minds, noting host-city profits, stadium loot, and a reliance on romance and symbolism. It says wins for the U S or Soviet rarely sway ideology and that the Olympics are mainly a big sports show.
The piece argues the proposed President Eisenhower tour of drought struck areas in the Midwest and Southwest risks an aerial view that misrepresents the Plains. It warns officials may shield him from farmer complaints, notes risk of media distortion, but suggests the trip could offer relief contact and temper administration rhetoric.
A Vienna letter from Dr. G May Archbishop F. Konig and Rabbi A Eisenberg appeals for urgent help to refugees arriving from Hungary. It urges Americans to donate to Operation Freedom Chain via Manufacturers Trust 60, 55 Broad St, New York. The note emphasizes immediate needs like food and clothing and praises cross religious cooperation.
Advertising Manager and staff listed with Associated Press rights. circulation rates set at 7.60 per year in state, 10 outside Kansas, 13 per year outside state. Post office entry noted and daily carriage details indicated.
Eden seeks a Ike meeting to bolster prestige while Eisenhowers keeps aloof over Suez troop pullout. The piece traces changing U S politics from McCarthy era scenes in 1950 to Wisconsin 1956 and the shifting GOP campaign climate as no photographables accompany Vernon Thomson and McCarthy’s waning influence.
New York humorist Hal Boyle portrays Santa Claus juggling finances to survive the off season. The globe trotting Kris Kringle, a Hungarian-born former camp counselor and now top Santa in department stores, shares his stock market ventures and wish for steadier income while keeping his famous beard and outifts. He notes the grind of seasonal work and the challenge of staying away from cigars and certain foods. Santa recalls profits from eggs and onions and jokes about selling real estate or stocks if hired as a dynamic salesman, worrying about Christmas sales pressure.
A brief devotional prayer requests guidance to know and love God's word. It asks Almight God to help observers observe teachings for daily strength through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
Gov George Docking questioned if most boys at the boys industrial training school come from low income families. Superintendent Jack Pulliam replied yes. Docking joked that to-do families send a boy to military school when out of hand, a line echoed by Rep. Robert Anderson who admitted his own past.
New Delhi reports 246 deaths from a cholera outbreak in the last week of November in Andhra Prades h state. Officials say the epidemic appears to be under control after rapid spread across the region.
The piece argues the press shaped perceptions of Joe McCarthy, praising him when he targeted Communists in the Truman era but condemning him for doing so under Eisenhower. It highlights General Albert Gruenther’s rise, noting his Red Cross role near the White House and links to Eisenhower, with talk of future defense or state posts amid health concerns.
A reader in a professional firm waits in a lobby and reads U.S. News and World Report issue from February 4 1954 noting a Roosevelt Jr versus Dewey NY governor forecast. A separate anecdote follows a mother and teen son shoe shopping, ending with a neighborly store owner.
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