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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
2
A Lawton man freed from a life sentence after three years in Oklahoma prison was jailed for a murder Texas convict later admitted committing. The piece argues wrongful identifications and courtroom flaws can convict the innocent and spare the guilty.
The piece reflects on those who must work on Christmas including nurses cooks maintenance staff doctors dispatchers police highway crews and broadcast staff. It thanks essential workers for their service and wishes them a merry Christmas when they get a moment to celebrate.
A Hal Boyle light column captures overheard quips at an office Christmas party. Jokes about gin in the water cooler, mistletoe, and workplace ambitions mix with jests about bonuses, a pigeon on a window ledge, and the boss. The tone is witty and observational.
Drew Pearson collects letters from servicemen and spouses criticizing the order separating service families, arguing it harms morale and strain on households stationed abroad. Wives in Tokyo and Washington describe doors shut on families, reduced travel, and financial stress while the 18 month overseas tours and overseas spending are cited as key concerns.
An old Spanish freighter on its final voyage cracked on rocks near Santander Spain. One survivor and one body were found of 21 crew aboard the 9309 ton Elorrio, believed to have perished with 19 missing seamen after the ship broke in half off Galigano on the Bay of Biscay. The freighter was en route to Valencia to be broken up after 38 years of service.
A humorous look at holiday hacks from a Garden City writer, including glued crepe paper Eskimo costumes and a stapled hem incident. Also mentions Marge Ramsey’s Christmas stollen loaf and the growing variety of calendars such as the Kansas Centennial and Civil War calendars, plus the 1961 Peace and Civil Rights Calendar honoring sit-in leaders.
President-elect John F Kennedy faces early moves dominated by congressional maneuvering. He will largely press known campaign promises such as elderly medical care tied to Social Security, facing possible southern and Republican resistance in a Republican-leaning era. Foreign challenges loom with Khrushchev, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, as Kennedy aims to keep nations allied while navigating a turbulent global stage.
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