Crisis in Kansas Drives Need for Courting Funds
Editorial notes the Kansas Board of Regents approved a 2 million dollar football stadium project at Kansas State University funded mainly by revenue bonds and alumni donations while lobbying for 1.2 million more for new college and veterinary medicine facilities. President McCain warns the state’s lone veterinary school risks loss of accreditation without upgrades. Kansas faces competition for higher education dollars as Wichita State and other institutions expand, and new salary minimums aim to attract talent. The piece argues for broader funding to preserve future opportunities for Kansas students.
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Kansas State University
K-State
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McCain
U.S
Kansas State
Wichita State
Kansas
Ther
Distaff Side Cartoon and Christmas Card Quandaries
A cartoon shows a child in a classroom quipping about being a Wise Man in a school play. The piece muses on Christmas cards and zip codes, jokes about a tipsy Santa on an old friend’s card, and notes a slim line of holiday cheer with quips about George Wallace and a governor.
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Jaycees
Santa Claus
George Wallace
Alabama
Santa letter calls for peace and learning in troubled times
A Florida reader quotes a farm magazine letter to Santa asking for peace, understanding, and the return of Americans from foreign battles. The writer, signed Mabel Dougherty of Rt 1, urges moral renewal and a continued pursuit of education for youth, reflecting nationwide sentiment.
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Santa Claus
Florida
Santa
Current Farm
Mabel Dougherty
Rt. 1
Terms of Subscription for various delivery options
Terms of subscription list monthly and annual rates by carrier and mail across multiple locales. It specifies $1.66 monthly in Garden City, $16.00 per year elsewhere, $9.00 yearly in several counties, and $5.00 for a 9 month school year. Telegram motor carrier delivery requires local publication and mail delivery where available.
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Wemilton
Kearny
Telegram Motor
Johnson Eyes Moscow Pact to Curb Arms Race and Troop Withdrawals
Drew Pearson reports President Johnson and defense leaders discuss a USA USSR arms control pact aiming to stop building missiles and possibly withdraw troops from Europe. Chiefs prefer bolstering missile defenses amid satellite-revealed ICBM sites. debate over NATO’s future and nuclear strategy continues.
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Robert McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Russia
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Kremlin
Memory Is the River of Life by Hal Boyle Seys
New York writer Hal Boyle Seys reflects on memory as the river of life linking past and present. He lists nostalgic vignettes from midcentury life, from laundry days and yellow soap to Deanna Durbin dreams, Dempsey versus Sullivan debates, and Saturday night fun as week’s capstone.
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Hal Boyle Seys
New York
Deanna Durbin
Shirley Temple
Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
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