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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
2
The piece applauds ZIP codes and reviews the vast scale of the U S postal network. It notes 72 billion pieces of mail expected this year, rising by 2 to 3 billion annually, with peak volume between December and Christmas. Garden City handles about 150 000 pieces in that period and urges public cooperation.
Hometown resident Charles Buzzy Miles son of Mr. and Mrs. McKay Miles began his first Peace Corps assignment in Arequipa Peru. A Fort Hays College and local high school graduate he trained at Cornell. He teaches English clubs classes at a military school and high school and runs literacy programs in a jail barrio with a Peace Corps mate. He notes Arequipa's climate altitude and local inequalities while stressing a goal of improving standards and fostering understanding between the two nations. He enjoys work with Colegio Militar students and hopes some gain U.S. education, acknowledging costs and scholarship needs. Miles counts 40 Peace Corps members and Smithsonian personnel among his Arequipa friends.
Publication details for the Garden City Telegram include carrier rates of 1.55 per month in-state and 9.00 per year elsewhere 15.00 year with weekly mic rate, and 65.00 for a 9 month school year. The notice lists service areas Finney Lane Scott Wichita Gressley Hamilton Hawke Gray counties and notes AP affiliation.
Drew Pearson portrays President Johnson leaning on Robert McNamara for civilian policy, praising his competence while criticizing foreign policy judgments. The piece contrasts McNamara’s rapid briefings with fuller cabinet discussions and questions wartime decisions in Viet Nam, Cuba, and Asia, noting political risks of military-dominated guidance.
Hal Boyle profiles Rosalind Elias, a Lebanese descent mezzo at the Metropolitan Opera. She is among 18 mezzo sopranos in the Met roster, fluent in six languages, and known for versatility on stage and TV. Elias recalls a swift rise from a 15 year old singer to star status with 35 roles, travel between New York and Europe, and a meeting with Princess Grace in Monte Carlo.
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