24 Feb 1984
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1984
Page
1
Finney County voters must register by 5 p.m. March 6 to participate in the March 27 special election. The ballot asks to issue up to 1.6 million dollars in general obligation bonds for a new library and to allow selling 160 acres near Jennie Barker School. Registration locations and hours are listed for county and city offices.
Former Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, speaking in Garden City while consulting for Con-Agri, called farm programs in shambles and urged less government involvement and more global competitiveness. He defended deregulation, price supports at market-clearing levels, and criticized PIK as not a welfare program. He argued chemicals boost productivity, with benefits like reduced food costs and shelf-life preserved, while noting EDB risks weighed against gains.
In a New Hampshire League of Women Voters debate, most Democratic candidates dismissed interest in the vice presidency. Only George McGovern indicated a slight openness, joking that he has no job now, while others like Hollings Hart Glenn Jackson and Askew rejected the idea or offered cautious comments.
Page 4 reports a no smoking cash bonus offer that nets Salina publisher a prestigious Person of the Year distinction. Page 6 notes a playful reform urging readers to call fingernails nail tips. Page 9 covers Ingalls defeating Spearville to reach the Regional championship.
The AMA urged 390,000 patient‑care doctors to freeze fees for one year starting immediately, hoping 85 percent will comply. Leaders cite the economy and rising health costs, while noting disparities for the unemployed and insured. Some doctors welcomed the move. others warned fees are only one factor in overall costs.
Mount Sinai couple known as Baby Jane Doe face anguished wait as 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds denial of government access to medical records. Doctors say the child will die without surgery, but could live to 20 with severe retardation if performed. The pair, ages 30 and 23, remain attached to their daughter while pursuing the case.
The Labor Department reports January CPI up 0.6 percent led by a 1.6 percent jump in food prices. Heating oil rose 2.6 percent while telephone bills hit a record rise after the AT&T breakup. Gasoline fell 1.1 percent, yet the overall gain marked the steepest in nine months.
Park leaders hear strong opposition at WaKeeney and Dighton meetings to transferring about 800 acres of Cedar Bluff State Park south shore to the Fish and Game Commission. A 1000 name petition adds pressure as officials consider trimming the campground and reallocating staff and funds. The ultimate decision, due in late March, could shift funding and maintenance plans for the lake’s north and south shore facilities.
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