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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1980
Page
4
The Kansas Legislature faces a 198? session focus on school finance but highway funding also demands action. Kansas ranks third in road mileage and many highways need repair. Gas tax alone fails. tax on dollar volume could help. All Kansans benefit from roads, so funding should come from general funds like Oklahoma.
A sobering reflection on forgotten souls during Christmas notes hunger loneliness and deprivation. The author contrasts empty charity with true compassion quoting stark lines about hunger nakedness illness and homelessness to challenge hollow religiosity.
Dolores Hope recalls a refrigerator breakdown before Christmas. A thawed frozen turkey, moved to the car during a cold December night, a makeshift cold room in a half bath, and a family race to keep perishables safe. By December 20 the fridge ran again and the turkey returned to the freezer. The tale ends with plans to salvage Christmas dinner.
Kansas lawmakers face a division over authorizing pari mutuel gambling with editor George Neavell arguing against it as a social harm while a contrasting view defends personal choice and limited government. The piece notes nationwide evidence of public gaming's popularity, tax take, and historical lessons from Prohibition. It cites a New Yorker, Billy Brooklyn, as a symbol of differing attitudes toward gambling and liberty.
A humorous skew on workplace harassment at a holiday party at Consoliated Grommets. The dialogue toyingly debates who harassed whom and when, with characters slinging jabs about romance and reputations while the bar closes and plans for next year loom.
New evidence alleges President Carter and Defense Secretary Brown misled the public on SALT II. Brown's top secret memo reportedly warned that SALT II and even SALT III would not reduce nuclear arsenals, limiting launchers but not missiles, potentially leaving as many as 11,000 warheads ready to fire. The memo suggests Carter touted disarmament as progress while a conflicting view warned of limited gains.
Bruce Turner, eighth grade Kenneth Henderson Falcons coach, corrects Telegram coverage of Abe Hubert Christmas Basketball Tournament. He notes the KHJH Falcons defeated RHJH Hawks 25 to 22 to claim the eighth grade title while the 9th grade Hawks earned top billing. He cites standout scorers and the Falcons’ 9-2 Ark River Valley League record.
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