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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
3
The city will miss Dr. L. A. Baugh a longtime optometrist and civic leader known as father of golf in the area. After 55 years his downtown presence ends as he and Mrs. Baugh move to Topeka leaving Main Street and Garden City with fond memories.
A Wisconsin scholar Prof. William D Stahlman studies an ancient Babylonian clay tablet with numbers misinscribed by a scribe The broken edge and glue suggest the missing fragment was replaced then lost This fragment could reveal the calculation system used by Babylonians and offers insight about learning from error rather than fact
Drew Pearson analyzes how competing U S diplomatic channels in the Dominican Republic deepened the crisis after the Trujillo era. The U S Navy and State Department backed Balaguer while Gen Rodriguez Echavarria resisted Fiallo led talks. Two parallel missions, Hill in Santo Domingo and Col Bevan Cass, pursued different aims, amid tensions and a large Dominican officer height joke.
A lighthearted Christmas column recalls family mishaps and jokes from Willie and John Anderson's home. A teen quips about being too heated to twist, while Mrs. John Anderson jokes about southern Christmas trees. A clumsy wrapped object in a car trunk proves to be a sled, sparking local amusement about snow and gifts.
Alfred Ratzloff 43 admits kidnapping and shooting Sandra Lee Smith in Aurora. Denver AP reports he will be questioned about the slayings of Jerra Owen, 13, in Fort Collins and two girls in Carlsbad New Mexico and Hondo Texas. Investigators say he cannot sign due to injuries from a prior death attempt.
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