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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
6
A gardening with the editor reminiscence recalls the Pearl Harbor attack as a high school senior returning from Emporia State Teachers College discussions about enlisting. The piece notes a local fundraiser at the State Theatre, a remodeling announcement, Columbia Pictures’ involvement, and a quirky local plumber joke.
Continental Wilneis National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago tendered the apparent low bid of 3.985% average annual interest for $2 million in bonds to Garden City Community Junior College Board. First Security Trust Co. Wichita bid 3.96895% for the second low bid. The $2 million completes a $24 million issue approved by Finney County voters for a new campus. Groundbreaking remains possible in March. delays due to engineering plans cited. Board also approved selling a nearby house at auction to cover code repair costs and set Jan 3 as the class resumption date. Mike Ward named editor of the campus newspaper.
Garden City Jaycees launch the annual Help the Needy Christmas drive with food clothing and toys for needy families. Chairman Bob Pedigo notes the list has grown. Donations accepted at the former Long-Belle Lumber Co. building 100 block E Fulton 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. through December 17. Finney County Welfare and health nurse aid in name selection. Jaycee Jaynes help sort and distribute gifts.
In Glenrothes Scotland public toilets in the town center were fitted with a tape recorder to play soft music. The fee to use the facilities rose from one penny to three. The Performing Rights Society ruled taped music constitutes a public performance and demanded a license fee.
The statement by Gus Garden underscores a shift in value as money no longer secures certain assurances or qualities once deemed affordable. He notes changing norms, markets, and opportunities that money previously opened or guaranteed, highlighting a broader commentary on affordability and access.
B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong jungle base 25 miles northwest of Saigon, launching a clearance campaign after the Ta Son Nhut attack. U S. casualty figures show shifts in weekly tolls, while Pope Paul VI urged an extended truce for peace negotiations.
Lawrence Alfonozo Garcia and John Mesa faced charges after two dogs killed several zoo animals at Lee Richardson Zoo. Garcia forfeited a $5 bond for permitting a dog to run at large, linked to the November 30 shooting of the second dog. Mesa paid a $5 fine for the same charge on November 28. The incidents caused about $3,100 in losses including muntjac deer, a tame antelope, and two rheas across two attacks.
TOPEKA AP The timing of a Kansas Revenue Department plan to cut the state withholding rate from 15 to 10 percent was questioned at a board hearing. Sam Brookover urged that with Dec 7 in place the proposal would not provide a full year of withholding. Democratic lawmakers warned it could be a Republican trap ahead of Gov elect Docking and his plan for the lowest bracket.
A small group of eight Mennonite families in Harrison Arkansas, led by Harold Stoll, plan to relocate to Central America in search of a stricter religious life free from modern vices. They will move after three families depart for British Honduras, selling most land as they prepare by train to Mexico City and bus to the jungle. The group rejects public schooling and modern entertainment, insisting their faith requires separation from evolution and materialism.
The 8,900 ton Heraklion sank in the Aegean between Crete and the Greek mainland with 281 aboard. Only 47 rescued hours after the disaster as planes and ships searched the waters off Milos. Strong gales hindered rescue efforts while authorities warned small craft to stay in port.
A man at Finnup Park dug up a pew mountain ash tree, loaded it into his trunk, and drove away with a wheelbarrow and dirt. Witnesses thought he was a park employee. no license plate was recorded. City officials note rose bushes were previously stolen, but this was the first tree theft.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived at Walter Reed Army Hospital by helicopter from Gettysburg to prepare for gall bladder removal. He planned lunch with Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton and preliminary tests before the operation, smiling and in good spirits as officers saluted.
ERZURUM Turkey AP reports a night fire swept a barracks killing 65 soldiers and injuring 27. Gen Fikret Esen says the blaze began with a gasoline tin exploding near a stove as troops awoke and some were trampled while rushing for exits. Erzurum lies about 650 miles east of Istanbul.
Louis D. Williamson a longtime Garden City resident and business man died at home. He was 82 born September 9, 1884 Beloit came to Garden City in 1909 worked 90 years for Schulman Hardware later owned Garden City Ice Co retired 1948 married twice Freda Schulman 1915 Mayme Haage 1948 survived by widow three stepsons a sister and a brother in law funeral Friday 2 pm at Methodist Church burial Valley View Cemetery Garnand Funeral Home for details hours of viewing.
Kansas chamber reports 1,775 attendees across 20 cities in a survey of 14 issues for 1967. Results show 16 percent oppose a law banning racial and religious housing discrimination. 70 percent back daylight saving time. 73 percent favor county managers. 72 percent back home rule for counties. 51 percent want Sunday business restrictions. other findings cover taxes, union limits, and education funding.
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