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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
1
Kansas City market report shows cattle 400 head with calves unavailable for test. Hogs 3,500 with barrows and gilts down 25, sows steady. Barrows and gilts 199–250 lb at 16.50–17.00, sows 270–400 lb at 13.75–14.75. Sheep 150 with lambs and ewes steady. high good to prime lambs 16.00–17.25. ewes 3.00–5.50.
Democrats from several southwest Kansas counties will meet Sunday at the Warren Hotel in Garden City under the Finney County Young Democrats to discuss forming the new first district. State executive board members are expected. A social is planned Saturday night at the hotel. The Sunday meeting begins at 2 p.m.
In Tokyo AP reports Japan's public safety commissioner said the plan to kill Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and other leaders was crafted by a small group of former military malcontents. The plot was uncovered Monday.
Garden National Bank announced a 4 percent interest rate on 12 month certificates of deposit starting January 1. The move aligns with a Federal Reserve rate increase to 4 percent effective January 1, 1982, and follows prior 3 percent maximums. Garden National’s Leo Van Dittie noted officials anticipated the change and adjusted rates accordingly. Wheat Lands Motel and Restaurant offers Hertz Rent A Car Service with Gary Salyer as manager, featuring new model cars with automatics and radios, marking the first national car rental service here.
Clark Shaw Appliance Store at 204 N Main is now under new ownership. Rodney Gish, a former Garden City resident in Albuquerque, N M, purchases the store from Gregg Shaw. He will keep the present name until spring then host a pre opening celebration. He plans a service department and new lines, aiming to bring new ideas to the local appliance market. He is married with two children and currently lives in Gardendale.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co, Kansas largest taxpayer, paid the first half of its 1961 tax bill, $28,120.42, in Finney County. Local manager Bob Wright delivered the check to County Treasurer Bonnie Zirkel. A similar payment will be made next June, with the total county bill $56,241, up $3,854 from 1960, and the state tax total rising to $7,897,171.
A vehicle jumped a curb in front of the State Theater around 2 30 p m Thursday and crashed into the south showcase. Metal was crushed but the display glass remained intact. The unidentified car fled the scene and police were notified.
Trooper John Atkinson detained two Norfolk, Virginia men after a minor infraction near Preston, Missouri. Joseph Riddick, 24, and William Potts, 17, confessed to slayings in Virginia, with Potts naming Riddick as the shooter in the truck driver murder and cabbie killing.
INDEPENDENCE MA AP John B. Davis 21 was shot in the left thigh Thursday night in a scuffle with Patrolman Henry A Swan who said he shot Davis after the man tried to take the officer s night stick The scuffle occurred while Swan was questioning Davis about an accident involving Davis panel truck and a car Davis was treated at a hospital and held for investigation of charges of drunken driving and interfering with an officer
Santa arrives in Polydora to aid King Ferdinand against a giant and palace haunts. A torn letter piece thief is uncovered by a crumb trail via a magnet, leading to the Minister of Science. A See ing Eye is set to spy and a power outage splits Santa and the King, hinting at a trap tomorrow.
Today's admissions include Mrs. Jay Bean of 1105 Pat's Dr and Cordelia Whitney of Santa Ana California. Also listed are Lisa Jo DeGarmo of 1102 Safford, Mrs. Clifford Rein of 511 N 13th, Frank Holmes of 319 N 7th, Merle DeForest Evans of 411 Evans, and Rhoda E. Jewell of 513 N 5th.
AP report from Wichita notes Carl Packer of Legion Post 144 says members include John Birch Society affiliates but Legion eligibility is the sole test. The post protested KU World Crisis Day featuring Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Alexander Fomin, calling it Communist propaganda while debating who represents the country’s side. Membership in the post nears 100, with dues at $8.
In Lawrence Kansas Alexander Fomin counselor to the Soviet embassy urges more U S Senators visit Russia and more Soviet leaders visit the United States to ease relations during a panel with four University of Kansas professors. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. says communism is obsolete. A Wichita American Legion post protests the appearance. John Ise argues about disarmament and foreign policy, noting U S investments abroad and Russian aid in developing nations. Fomin defends Soviet aid as neighborly and constructive.
Police bonds posted for Beryla Alley and other locals. Traffic accidents report Thursday afternoon on Main Street with several vehicles involved and varying damage levels. Cleanup at Main and Walnut and Main and Hazel noted.
New York AP reports shoppers surge after Thanksgiving as stores fill with crowds and optimism. Some merchants note demand for fallout shelter gear while others see spending near last year due to international tensions. Industry groups forecast 2 to 4 percent gains, with a $23 billion Christmas spend projection.
U.N. diplomats report a major operation against Katanga forces in Elisabethville launched at 10 p.m. Elisabethville time. The first objective was reached with no casualties, as the U.N. seeks freedom of movement for personnel and restoration of law and order amid stalled cease-fire prospects. The White House planned Kennedy’s reply to Tshombe’s plea for intervention.
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