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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
2
A December 20 1963 Garden City Telegram page delivers opinion pieces reflecting on local affairs national events and community concerns. The editorials offer blunt commentary on governance society and civic values characteristic of mid twentieth century print journalism.
The piece urges forming a community welfare council to coordinate charitable giving across groups and agencies in Garden City. It notes duplication and gaps as current efforts remain uncoordinated, with some donors withholding family names. A council would include churches, city and county agencies, and others, with a central headquarters for clothing and items.
A Cornell student notes a “John F Kennedy Memorial Civil Rights Chain” urging prompt passage of the civil rights bill. The chain letter asks recipients to write to Senators and Representatives, make four copies, and mail to four friends. It claims ten links yield more than a million letters to Washington. Nearby, a local Shrinking Violets club accepts those with 80-plus excess pounds, and spring color trends favor white pink and lilac.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions carrier services, yearly and monthly rates, a Great Haake Gray countion, and various stray terms. It lacks clear names, dates, places, or a coherent event to summarize into a fuller news item.
A humorous column from Little Rock notes pipe smoking as a social issue and hobby. It surveys reactions, the evolving habit from experiment to obsession, and the sentimental value of beloved pipes. It mentions types of pipes Briar Meerschaum Calabash and the corn cob as American, with MacArthur's famous image.
Eugene Harding, 31, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after firing at Maxine Hayes during a dispute with the mother. A 3 year old girl, Kathlen Hayes, was struck in the eyes by a pellet and could be blinded for life, according to County Attorney Morris P. O'Keefe. The shooting occurred in the Hayes yard on November g.
Drew Pearson reports Lyndon Johnson presses for swift wheat policy input from Humphrey and argues for keeping six U.S. divisions in Europe to secure bargaining power. The piece notes Johnson relied on Acheson and Bundy in foreign policy and outlines tensions with West Germany, NATO allies, and Haiti's Duvalier, via Ambassador Timmons' mission.
In Kansas City AP report Charles E. Curry, Jackson County Court judge and Democratic candidate for Missouri governor, faces a suit by Henry Hudson Fox Jr. over his eligibility. Missouri and Kansas tax returns were admitted to show residency history, with Curry arguing he remained Missouri resident despite owning a home in Johnson County Kansas.
State Printer Jean M. Neibarger submitted his resignation today to take effect January 2. He said he wants to return to commercial printing and has accepted an offer he believes is best for himself and his family. He personally delivered the resignation to Gov. John Anderson. Under Kansas law, Anderson will appoint a successor to complete Neibarger's term ending July 1, 1965.
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