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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1965
Page
2
Five days before Christmas a house fire sparked by the tree shattered Yuletide joy. Fire Chief Jim Fare emphasizes safety, noting decoration proximity, overloaded circuits, frayed wires, and non UL approved lights as risks. He urges off tree lighting for metal trees and outdoor lights designed for outdoors to prevent tragedies.
The Red Cross asks donors to give new personal and recreational items for American troops in Viet Nam. Acceptable gifts include playing cards Monopoly Scrabble darts and TV inspired games craft sets self-sealing stationery and envelopes and individual sewing kits.
Bill Brown Blarvin Smith dohp Frazier TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By carrier a month in Garden City 1.55 Payable to carrier in advance By carrier in other cities where service available 30e per week By mail tout addresses in Jinney Lane Scott Wichita Greeley Hamilton Kearny Grant Haskell and Gray counties 900 per year elsewhere 15.00 per year Telegram motor carrier Service is required to have publication day de very by mall in cities that have local carrier service local carrier rates Local and area college students 6.00 for g-month school year apply.
Drew Pearson reports Chancellor Ludwig Erhard favors a White House visit to LBJ Ranch. Erhard seeks formal talks, but Johnson has shifted focus to NATO, nuclear policy, and boosting Germany’s role. The piece notes past German leadership changes, wartime ties, and Erhard’s domestic party pressures as he tours the United States.
Hal Boyle humorously suggests gifting books for Christmas with practical uses beyond reading. He lists titles tied to famous figures and satirically proposes books matching recipients, emphasizing quantity pages hard covers and broad appeal. The playful guide parodies would be readers and public figures alike.
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