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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
2
Denver residents reject a city income tax amid debate over financing improvements and broadening the tax base to include nonresidents earning inside city limits. Public mood favors limiting tax spending to essentials despite calls for defense and education funding.
A fragmentary report notes CARE's appeal for food aid as the Sputnik era sparks global concern. It mentions shipments of 22-pound hampers to Asian and SE Asian lands and urges readers to donate their leftover holiday funds to feed families of four for a month.
This notice outlines licensing and distribution terms for local news. It lists second class matter status, affected addresses in Scots Wichita Greeley Hamilton Grant Haskell and Grayon, and subscription prices: $1.80 per year within Kansas $10 per year for other areas and $15 per year outside Kansas.
James Marlow reports that Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower faced mixed Allied support for accepting American missiles within NATO borders. While some nations backed the principle, others feared Soviet missiles and warned negotiations would be lengthy and hard. Dulles had previously said he favored no such in principle agreement.
Drew Pearson column usually seen here did not arrive due to Christmas mail rush. The Telegram received an air mail copy from a regional office that failed to arrive for today’s edition. Ed.
A grocery clerk identified as George Monroe Davis, 22, climbed the 1,042 foot KCMO TV tower in Kansas City and fired eight shots into the air. After two hours of negotiation by Police Major William Canaday using a loudspeaker, he descended and was jailed for investigation. Davis was distraught over the recent death of his 1 year old son and had visited the grave multiple times daily.
Census Bureau estimates show the nonwhite population rose by about three million to 18,766,000 between April 1950 and July 1957, while the white population grew to 152,464,000. The nonwhite share of the total population increased from 10.4 percent in 1950 to 12 percent in 1957, with the composition mainly Negroes and Orientals.
Kansas holiday overview from the Kansas Weekly Herald and other papers recounts Christmas and New Year festivities in Topeka White Cloud Emporia and surrounding towns. It notes banquet scenes at Chase House Emporia House and Pearl Saloon, with dinners, free lunches, and lively balls. The item blends advertising with festive tone and highlights social gatherings and decor. In Kansas City a party ended tragically when 87 year old Mrs Irene Shelton died after benediction as guests watched Sarah A Taylor collapse mid prayer.
A collage of light items, requests, and anecdotes. A tumbleweed gift, a gentle kitten wanted for a 4 year old, and a note about the Elses not putting up a tree last year. Jim Cornish in Texas brags of a growing paper business and delaying Neiman Marcus shopping.
Paris reports the NATO summit news agenda is dominated by President Eisenhower's health. Reporters monitor every appearance as officials insist he is fine. Physicians and aides offer cautious, non-committal updates while health rumors circulate among delegates.
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