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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1964
Page
5
The city’s cereal malt beverage license ordinance bars hiring anyone with a felony record, but managers can sidestep rules by mislabeling staff. Likewise, liquor by the drink is evaded when taverns surrender licenses to become private clubs, escaping police scrutiny. The need for serious study and overhaul of these laws is clear.
A letter to the editor extends gratitude to Garden City residents and merchants for hospitality during a Main and Fulton Street widening project. Applauds city officials, utility crews, engineers, and local media for cooperation, noting no complaints amid disruption and wishing a prosperous 1965.
Hal Boyle surveys quirky mailbag facts from a columnist angle. He notes an average U S housewife spends about 2 188 hours yearly in the kitchen while a 40 hour workweek husband would total 2 080 hours at work. He adds miscellaneous trivia on economics literacy and odd folklore with quoted notables and aphorisms.
Drew Pearson notes Senator Strom Thurmond and other Capitol Hill scions repeatedly travel on Army Reserve duty while criticizing Defense Secretary McNamara’s plan to fold reserves into state control. The piece highlights Thurmond’s pattern of biannual trips, opposition to states’ rights in this context, and similar habits by Yarborough and MacGregor with dates and locations.
A quirky social column notes three Leap Year days left and a mixed record for open season on eligible men, with the Cat Placement Bureau praised for some success yet modest in boasting. It mentions Christmas warmth in the community through toy drives, church work, and acts of kindness, with a humorous aside about a historical quote.
The article notes opposition to active duty in the Far East dated November 28 and highlights criticism of McNamara from Rep Edward Derwinski a reserve army major and two junker-a-year man. It discusses Congress and Telegram Want Ads as communications tools.
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