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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 2003
Page
4
A historical note traces the TELEGRAM organization established in 1906 and highlights Steve Delaney as a key figure in disseminating information to the public. The item emphasizes long standing mission and community reach through telegram era services.
Western State Bank backs the Windsor Hotel as the Finney County Preservation Alliance completes a key step toward redevelopment. The project aims to convert the historic building into a mixed use complex with retail offices and residences, following a plan proven in many cities.
Manuel Echeverria and his family planned a New Year celebration with fireworks but the event turned deadly. The explosion killed at least 28 and ruined holiday plans. Mohammed Asghar, a Pakistani jeweler, says his photo appears among five foreign-born men suspected of entering the U S on fake passports. He denies US visits. George Pataki marks third term as New York governor amid ongoing crisis challenges.
On January 2 1900 Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to trade with China. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U S Constitution in 1788. In 1921 KDKA Pittsburgh broadcast religious services for the first time. In 1929 US and Canada agreed on joint Niagara Falls preservation. Bruno Hauptmann stood trial in 1935 for kidnapping and murder of Lindbergh baby. Manila fell to Japan in 1942. JFK announced his 1960 presidential bid. Jets signed Namath in 1965. Nixon signed 1974 highway speed limit legislation.
The Telegram invites reader feedback by fax or email and provides mailing and attention details. It directs submissions to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 and provides a phone extension for contact.
Kathleen Parker notes Doug Marlette’s The Bridge faces a fatwa and attacks tied to a controversial cartoon. She frames the uproar as censorship driven by ego, linking to industry backlash, book club selection battles, and threats while praising the novel’s merit and historical focus on 1930s North Carolina mill strikes.
Mark Weisbrot and Samuel Moncada urge restraint as two week business strike keeps opposition infomercials on privately owned Caracas TV. They contrast U.S. funding patterns and state department warnings with oil and political tensions, calling for dialogue to avoid civil conflict amid widespread daily life in eastern Caracas.
A writer inventories a New Year cleanup of a battered 35-gallon trash can, finding reader letters unpaid bills and old messages amid select gems. Items include a Berlin bar address, a photo of buddy Jimmy with a lake trout, a 2002 Illinois commencement program, and U S Attorney Swanson’s sentencing note. The piece weaves in Farmland Industries distress and beef production forecasts, noting Brazil’s beef exports and U S imports, ending with a Wall Street Journal clip predicting a looming federal deficit.
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