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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
2
A letter argues police radar is not unfair but speeding fines and court costs differ from drunken driving penalties. The writer favors eliminating court costs and increasing center usage fees, contending the Civic Center should be open without charge to groups within the community recreation program.
F. Arthur Pane, Finney County Commissioner, argues a 1946 law forcing a fifth cent gasoline tax to match federal funds creates costly, rigid road projects. He claims 18 month obligations, limited state funds, and reliance on consulting engineers inflate costs while delivering uneven value across counties.
William Buckley warns SDS leader Tom Hayden and supporters signal more campus unrest as student protests intensify. He cites Wisconsin and University of California debates on South Africa, Nielsen, and Kennan’s reception, highlighting campus tensions, free speech clashes, and partisan response.
Barbara Oringderff recalls her grandfather, a railroad telegrapher, and his simple home inventions of 1902. She cites Emma Jester of Pueblo Colorado with a household distilling setup, N G Vosler of Fort Collins with an embroidery tray holder, and an indoor clothes dryer. The piece also notes Tibetan exile figures and Swiss aid.
Drew Pearson reports a cool, brief Pierre hotel session between Nixon and Rockefeller deepening partisan split. Liberals led by Rockefeller feel snubbed as Nixon clinics strategy, cabinet posts, and coalition overtures, fueling long standing East Coast tensions and fears of disunity.
Anecdotes from the Distaff Side feature clever Christmas gifts seen at the show disguised as swan-ruffled nylon netting and feathers. A local housewife rushed to a grocery at Thanksgiving’s eve for a forgotten item, while another woman reports mismatched shoes after church and dinner. Colloquy includes a Garden City High School English class viewing Hamlet and a Delta Psi Omega fraternity note correcting its status on the Garden City Community Junior College campus.
The page shows a dense crossword from Eugene Sheffer with horizontal clues and mixed entries. It lists numerous clue numbers and word prompts across themes such as birds, weights, and legal terms, plus a note on an average solution time and a cryptogram at the bottom referencing Carrot Eater’s Car Sick Ness.
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