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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
2
Opinion on higher auto insurance rates due to rising accident rates and careless driving. Notes that careful drivers, including those with young drivers, pay more to cover careless motorists. Calls for safer driving and accountability while acknowledging the necessity of insurance.
A reader promotes a “deadly diet” for the season distributed to TOPS groups and YMCA classes. The piece invites readers to a Sunday tasting tea at the Civic Center to sample bizarre dishes and buy a recipe book, with proceeds funding Chamber of Commerce civic projects.
A resident expresses embarrassment and financial damage from a proposed public lighting plan along Center Street. The letter claims the plan, described as garish and inappropriate for a residential street, would raise taxes and alter the district, urging city commissioners to remove the symbol and protest. Ray H. Calihan signs the letter from 724 Center.
The notice lists rates by carrier in various cities and by mail to Finney and neighboring counties. It notes 306 per week by carrier where available, $9.00 per year by mail in Finney and adjacent counties, $16.00 per year elsewhere, and $5.00 for 9 months for local end area college students. It also states Telegram motor carrier service requires public delivery by mail in cities with local carrier service, with barrios rates applying.
Drew Pearson notes lack of a House Ethics Committee prompts public reaction as voters urge ethical conduct. He recalls past cases: Parnell Thomas kickbacks, Helen Campbell’s indictment and payout, Sherman Adams’ ties to Goldfine, and May’s jail for war contracts. Lessons on accountability amid stalled House action.
A Persian General tells a condemned spy he can choose between an open door to freedom or a closed black door to face the unknown. The tale repeats as others select the open door, until one man chooses the black door for freedom. The piece urges self initiative and faith to push beyond seen limits.
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