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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1967
Page
2
The Kansas Jaycees vote to urge a state wide ballot on liquor by the drink while officials say the move does not endorse or oppose. Polls show Kansans favor the change, yet there is doubt whether the public would approve at the polls.
A humorous column notes a bachelor will wed before 1967 ends and mocks gossip. It recalls pig ears used to craft silk purses for Christmas gifts, jokes about lunches, and quotes poet Phyllis McGinley on Christmas legends. The piece celebrates holiday cheer and a Tele gram Christmas party hosted by the editor.
Ron Huxtablee replies to Lou Kessler in Garden City Telegram, urging youths to organize and participate in dances, hangouts, and projects to revitalize the town. He criticizes teen apathy, praises a high school theater group leader, and suggests engaging parents at home to spark community activity.
Washington reports the slowest Congress in history set records for vacations and rapid passage of major bills. It approved 15,000 for congresswomen’s beauty shop, the largest peacetime military bills, and the draft act in one evening. Behind the scenes, Senate debates on the education bill featured Sen. Morse clashing with Sen. Russell over desegregation funding and filibuster threats as STennis pressed for delay until after Christmas.
The column complains about extreme styles in women’s clothing, targeting outfits for women who are too fat, old, or skinny. It notes disapprovingly that mini skirts on fuller figures look awkward and that finding a new dress can take forever due to overcautious, one-of-a-kind trends. The piece mocks men’s awareness of their wives’ wardrobes as spending their upcoming season money.
Garden City Telegram announces subscription and delivery terms for local carriers and readers. The notice lists pricing such as six month rates for area college students at $6.00, and carrier delivery details including day delivery by mail in cities with local carrier service and advance payment.
Art Buchwald mocks a nationwide Wallace campaign by imagining Alabama’s government scattered across the country. In a running joke, officials are missing or away campaigning, leaving a sheriff with no authority and no one to answer for state operations.
Hal Boyle recounts a Rockerfeller Center Christmas tree blunder in a 65-foot upside down display that amuses crowds and prompts global commentary. Children defend the inverted tree as officials vow to fix it, symbolizing youth’s sway and a broader moral about reevaluating perspectives.
A Kansas soldier, Army Pfc. Charles R. Acheson from Paleo, Kansas, Rt. 1, son of Mr and Mrs Severn Ache son, was listed by the Defense Department Tuesday among those killed in action in Vietnam.
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