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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1982
Page
4
The piece mocks press and TV coverage of Soviet Backfire bombers near U S carriers in the North Pacific. It notes the claim of close proximity but points out the jets stayed about 120 miles away and asks readers to see through budget-driven war talk.
Ida Shriver, longtime Moscow Kansas school board member and former president, nears 40 years on USD 209 with 30 years as president. Honored in Topeka for her service, she opposes consolidation, praising small districts for broad student opportunities and strong teacher recruitment aided by housing.
James Kilpatrick warns of a looming knowledge gap as high schools fail to teach science and mathematics. He cites scarce calculus and physics courses, unqualified teachers, shrinking science enrollments, and outdated curricula, urging public pressure to demand rigorous, tech-ready education for the coming industrial era.
Norman Mayer, an anti nuclear demonstrator, killed himself near the Washington Monument amid a day of sharp political conflict over MX missiles and the Peacekeeper program. The House voted to fund continued missile research despite protests, while a Senate filibuster overlapped with Cuba policy debates over Radio Marti and Castro. Conservatives clashed with the White House over anti Castro rhetoric and broadcast plans, highlighting a fractured political moment.
In a playful exchange a doctor duo promotes humor as medicine citing The Laughter Prescription by Peter and Dana. They joke about humorpedics and comic therapy to revive a failing patient, referencing famous comedians and hospital antics for comic relief.
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