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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
2
A historic poll shows the top concern is physical unfitness at 61 percent, with overeating close behind at 60. Other worries include spending more than one can afford 35 percent and not voting 14 percent, while ethics rank surprisingly low. The piece muses on a robot embodying this ideal.
The column riffs on Christmas lore and seasonal quips, noting a Sigma Epsilon Chi gathering ending in a crapshoot with the big winner returning everyone's money as gifts. It mentions a court case verdict for the Finney County Bar Association against Ebenezer Scrooge, and previews the Book-of-the-Month Club pick In Cold Blood by Truman Capote with Harper Lee’s author notes.
A miscellaneous night desk column notes a mix of trivia, jokes, and curiosities. It cites an average hospital stay of 7.7 days, jokes about Greeks New Year games, Hungarian name quirks, colorful pianos, and historical notes. It also lists prices, postal rates, and a few light anecdotes about presidents, safety, and folklore.
Drew Pearson Reports recounts Kruglak, a Jewish refugee and former classmate of Leonid Brezhnev, sending letters to the Kremlin urging an end to anti Semitism in the Soviet Union. The piece notes their shared Kamenskoye gymnasium days, Brezhnev’s rise, and Kruglak’s persistent appeals without response.
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