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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
2
The article discusses air travel safety amid hijacking fears, noting hijack odds around 150,000 to 1 and the Nixon administration's security upgrades. FAA Administrator John H. Shaffer states hijacking remains contained and that electronic screening, luggage inspection, and armed guards will be added, with ticket costs under one dollar per passenger.
The Ottawa Herald notes tension between environmental concerns and public highway projects. In Kansas, court actions block over 15 million dollars in new road construction, while a California ruling allowing states to recover litigation costs could slow future builds. Delays risk higher death and injury totals.
A light column reflecting on Christmas mysteries and overexposure. Notes odd gifts like mystery cheese and an unsigned card from California. Laughs at a bra mistaken for a ping pong net and jokes about postmark puzzles. Mentions December depressions tied to overdoing it.
A Nixon era power shift ousted Indian Commissioner Louis Bruce as John Crow assumed equal authority. Crow ordered staff changes, revoked Bruce reforms, and centralized control, ending Bruce’s treaty-protective stance. The move paralleled McGovern’s behind the scenes bid for DNC chair and other Washington notices.
ART BUCHWALD REPORTS ONLOOKERS’ REACTIONS TO NEW YORK CITY ANTINOISE LAW. HE quotes pedestrians and police amid street interviews describing confusion and humor as the plan to curb noise and lower decibel levels unfolds in the coming years.
Garden City Telegram is a daily newspaper issued by The Telegram Publishing Company at 310 N 7th Garden City Kansas 7396 except Sundays and specific holidays including New Year Memorial day Independence day Thanksgiving day Labor Day and Christmas.
Subscriptions priced in Garden City Kansas with monthly and yearly rates. Includes carrier and postage details, student and serviceman options, and AP exclusive rights disclaimer. Local staff names listed: Fred Brooks editor Le Roy Allman ads managing John Frazier.
Harris News Service reports Kansas legislators urged against spending 3.2 million to build three juvenile detention facilities in Olathe Wichita and Ways. Rep Rex Bergen argues community based treatment at home may curb delinquency, with pilot programs funded in 1973.
Bill Anderson, tall and polished, became a top country star by 35 after a journalism degree. He and the six man group The Po' Boys tour 100,000 miles yearly, host The Bill Anderson Show on 120 stations, and have hit songs like City Lights. He writes lyrics first, earning 30,000 to 100,000 per smash tune.
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