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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
2
Editorial notes the 1965 flood remains vivid for residents along the Arkansas River and nearby streams. It argues the region stays vulnerable as 1966 nears, with little flood prevention work completed and no clear commitments. It urges grassroots pressure for federally funded flood control due to millions in damage in Kansas.
Drew Pearson muses on how Christ and his family would be treated today, noting displaced persons by law and refugee airlifts, then contrasts potential reactions by American society. He praises student civil rights work, cites Penn State coach Rip Engle and the Nittany Lions 19-0 record this fall, and ends with commentary on commercialization of Christmas.
Eva Nicolopoulon Bony, a 1962 American Field Service exchange student in Garden City Kansas, writes a Christmas greeting to Garden City residents. She recalls old faces, shares personal events from 1965 including birth of daughter Maria Ruby and moving to a small home, notes Rhodes as a winter resort, and mentions plans for an accounting course at the University of Nebraska. She sends blessings to Greek-Americans in Garden City and reflects on four years apart.
A late night Christmas Eve scene on Buffalo Drive ends with a deer appearing at the Kelly Malson residence as two teenagers search for lights. Kelly notes not theirs and adds perhaps Santa lost one in a brief, wry moment amid reflections on holiday cards and life milestones.
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