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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1964
Page
4
City pages reflect Garden City Telegram editorial voices from December 14 1964 urging practical civic steps for a bustling season. Writers debate growth, public service, and community priorities while urging measured progress and accountability.
The author criticizes national ten-best football lists as invalid and biased against nonpublished field coverage. It denounces Alabama as a No. 1 pick, argues such ratings favor home teams, and calls the entire practice a media gimmick unfit for serious football assessment.
A local plea urges residents to fill Santa Travas stocking with messages and gifts. A steering committee chaired by Mrs. J. P. Sheehy and others will collect items and forward them to Telegram for delivery. Contributions welcomed from individuals families clubs and organizations with Santa’s stocking the focus of the drive.
Pasadena scientists report Mariner 4 sailed through the densest portion of the Geminid meteor stream without damage as it continues its seven month voyage to photograph Mars. The NASA craft must cross three streams in total and is guided from Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Hal Boyle notes quirky beliefs and quick facts in mailbag lore and culture. The column lists superstitions about yule logs and folklore, plus snippets on coin profits, shoes owned by Jayne Mansfield, tornado geography, humane practices, future Plankton meals, and a rapid fire Q&A on presidents and pets.
CLATHE Kansas AP Police stopped four men in a car on a Saturday night and found they were swallowing something. They admitted eating checks after noticing they were being followed. Officers said the four, Raymond W. Richardson 28 Kenneth D. Layland 28 David Lee Jones 25 and Robert P. Pritchard 32 all of Kansas City Kansas were held in Johnson County jail for investigation.
Drew Pearson defends Mike Kirwan's Samoa educational television trip, noting $1.6 million appropriation, school English improvements, and a TV network dedication. Flynt’s trip to the Far East was canceled. The piece also mentions Bray’s self‑funded South America tour and other political notes and misconduct reports.
Publication information for The Telegram in Garden City outlines subscription prices by carrier and mail, local delivery rules, and carrier service requirements. It notes AP membership rights and exclusive reproduction for local news and dispatches, with pricing for various regions and student rates.
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