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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
2
Editorial notes 1963 as a historic year marked by the assassination of a president. It urges readers to recognize the era’s significance, witness its events, and carry forward with hope while remembering the past and shaping the future.
A report by Dr FE Cuyler Hammond for the American Medical Association cites statistics showing smokers have double the cancer risk and up to nine to one for lung cancer, with two to one heart disease risk and up to 16 to one for emphysema. The piece notes limited public impact so far.
Evelyn M. Fischer of Garden City commends the Telegram Christmas issue for featuring Christ in Christmas and offering advertiser material described as refreshing. She urges more emphasis on Christ in Christmas amid contemporary trends.
The column reflects on starting 1964 with a fresh slate, jokes about leap year and an eligible bachelor, notes from a village forecaster about a 94 year old Englishman marrying a 50 year old, and a county tax quip about paying taxes with a smile and the reply that money is still demanded.
Public figure Drew Pearson concedes some senators and representatives miss votes and travel at taxpayer expense. He urges a new Congressional Accounting Office to audit attendance, conflicts of interest, and junkets, and suggests pay dockings for nonattendance and absences during key votes.
Senator Kennedy pushed a foreign aid bill while representative Fascell was away in Florida. He returned when urged but could not depart early enough to vote on the crucial two thirds threshold. Fascell departed late, and snow prevented his Washington landing.
The Garden City Telegram weekly newspaper billing shows its publication terms and offices. It lists publishing company at 117 East Chestnut, Garden City Kansas, with advertising and circulation rates for local and out-of-town subscribers and a note on Associated Press affiliation and reproduction rights.
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