Promise and Problems New Year Hangovers Start 1968
The world greeted the new year with hope and trouble as Vietnam war actions continued. U S paratroopers pushed a major operation 35 miles northwest of Saigon while Communists overran a coastal district HQ and endured heavy losses from Allied offensives. The U S bombing halt against North Vietnam entered its 10th day as diplomats Gold berg and Harriman pressed peace efforts.
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Associated Press
Viet Nam
Pope Paul VI
U.S
Saigon
United States
North Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
W. Averell Harriman
Markets and news wrap from local farm sale and 1966 notes
Local markets list egg prices for assorted sizes and wagon prices for wheat rye and barley. At Garden City livestock sale receipts totaled 436 cattle and 156 hogs with detailed price ranges for calves yearlings steers heifers and hogs. New Year messages from world leaders accompany reports on New York City politics transit strike and 1966 tax changes plus Bethlehem Steel price hike and White House economic adviser reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
U.S
Paul VI
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
New York City
John Y. Lindsay
Michael J. Quill
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Lindsay
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Ackley
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Bethlehem
Dennis Smith Promoted to Burlington Hawk-Eye role
Dennis M. Smith, Garden City Telegram circulation manager for two years, is named assistant circulation director of the Burlington Iowa Hawk-Eye. He starts January 17 and will work under Ron Bayer. A Garden City native, Smith is a Holcomb High School graduate and previously was assistant manager at Britz's Ben Franklin before joining the Telegram. No successor has been named at the Telegram.
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Dennis M. Smith
Garden City Telegram
Burlington
Iowa
Hawk-Eye
Ron Bayer
The
Telegram
Smith
Garden City
Holcomb High School
Britz
Ben Franklin
Two teens held after liquor store break ins weekend
Two 15-year-olds were apprehended for break ins at Horning Liquor Store on North 8th and an attempted entry at John P Wheeler Liquor Store on West Laurel. A 25 gallon antique cooking pot was reported stolen from Ray Lewis Underwood at Bancroft, valued at 25 dollars.
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Horning
John P. Wheeler
W. Laurel
Ray Lewis Underwood
Bancroft
Unified Board To Meet Tonight
The Board of Education of Unified District 437 meets tonight at 8 p.m. in the Keller Building offices. Agenda includes the art program, grades through high school, appraisal of property for a future grade school site in the northwest city, remedial reading program report, bond election explanations, and discussion of next year’s bus transportation needs.
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Board of Education of
Unified District 437
Keller
FFA Plans Safety Talks Across Local Schools
Garden City Future Farmers of America will hold a bus safety talk series in January at Valentine Theoni Pierceville Alta Brown Friend Jennie Barker Plymell and Jones. Each session starts 9 30 a m with a school bus safety demonstration.
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Garden City Future Farmers of America
Valentine
Theoni
Pierceville
Alta Brown
Friend
Jennie Barker
Plymell
Jones
Deaths of Mrs Salome Kunz Horning and Bessie Patterson
Mrs Salome Kunz Horning 82 of 313 N 13th died at St Catherine Hospital. Born 1883 in Lucerne Russia she married Alexander Horning in 1901 and lived in Ellis and Ness counties before moving to Garden City. Funeral at St Marys Catholic Church with burial at Valley View Cemetery. Also funeral plans for Bessie Patterson 94 retired teacher formerly of Dighton, Iowa born 1871, who died at Briar Hill Manor Garden City. Burial at Springdale Cemetery Clinton Iowa.
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Salome Kunz Horning
St. Catherine Hospital
Lucerne
Russia
Alexander Horning
Mrs. Horning
United States
Ellis County
Ness County
Garden City
Horning
Mr. Horning
John
N. 13Th
Albert
Ransom
Anna Gashler
W. Kansas
Philomena Peitz
Walker
Katherine Pfeifer
Hays
Elizabeth Digen
Rose Judd
Seraphine Knob Jauch
Wichita
M. Salome
Silver City
N.M
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Urban Haying
Valley View Cemetery
Garnand Chapel
Garnand Funeral Home
Dighton
Bessie Paterson
Bragonier-Fay
Clinton
Iowa
Patterson
Briar Hill Manor
Woodson County
Chanute
Martha Harris
Topeka
Glen Paris
Phillips-White Funeral Home
Springdale Cemetery
Mayor Rescinds Threat as NY Transit Strike Bases
New York endures a two day transit strike that snarled Manhattan as Mayor Lindsay warned of closing the city to cars. Traffic eased after drivers left early for work, with transit workers seeking higher pay and shorter hours amid a $640 million cost impact and emergency measures in place.
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NY Transit
New York
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Henry A. Barnes
Barnes
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
Aflcio
State Supreme Court
Tion
Subway
Te ‘Transport Workers Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
Transit Authority
Moreno infant buried after pneumonia death
Michael Anthony Moreno, four months old, son of Juan G Moreno and wife, died from pneumonia. Born August 29, 1965, at Garden City. Graveside services held at Valley View Cemetery this morning with Rev. Lisle Pottorff officiating. Surviving: seven brothers Fred, Bobby, John, Larry, Christopher, Regenald, and Mario. four sisters Gloria Castaneula of Dimmitt Texas, Boudila Ybarra of Quanah Texas, Delores and Agnes. Phillips-White Funeral Home arranged services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View
Michael Anthony Moreno
Juan G. Moreno
Garden City
Fred
Bobby
John
Larry
Christopher
Regenald
Mario
Gloria Castaneula
Dimmitt
Tex
Boudila Ybarra
Quanah
Delores
Agnes
Lisle Pottorff
Phillips-White Funeral Home
Soup of Sorrow Rumor For Portuguese Grand Banks Fishermen
Portuguese fishermen on the Grand Banks speak of a codfish scrap soup called the soup of sorrow. They claim anyone who eats it will be drawn back to the foggy and treacherous waters, binding their fate to the sea.
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Grand Banks
Admissions and dismissals list at St Catherine area hospitals
A dated hospital notice lists admissions for Friday Saturday and Sunday including Mrs Clyde Bulkley Mrs Myrtle Gould Gina Mae Alexander Otto Retmelt William Dinkel Jerome Jacob Arthur Leiker Herbert Harms and others. Dismissals at St Catherine and other locations include Raymond Kitten Orval Forney Robert Bacon Joseph Maritz Frank Kitch William Ackley and more. Births noted at St Catherine conclude the item.
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St. Catherine
Clyde Bulkley
W. Maple
Myrtle Ann Gould
Walnut Gina Mae Alexander
Ulysses Otto A. Retmelt
William Lloyd Dinkel
Jerome Jacob
N. Center
Arthur Leiker
Holcomb
Herbert Harms
Raymond G. Kitten
Orval Forney
Robert Lee Bacon
Garden City Ave
Joseph Maritz
Frank Kitch
William Ackley
Janor Angelo Joe Cornejo
N. Tay
Sitka Fire Destroys Landmark and Strikes Business District
A 3.5 million fire gutted about half of Sitka Alaska’s business district and the 121 year old Greek Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Michael. No deaths or injuries reported. Governor Egan and Senator Gruening asked President Johnson to declare a disaster. The cathedral, built in 1844, sits on Sitka’s main street and drew many tourists. Sitka was Alaska’s capital during the Russian era.
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Sitka
Alaska
St. Michael
St. Michael’s
Ernest Gruening
Juneau
William A. Egan
Egan
Presdent Johnson
Ambrosiy Merejko
North America
Baronos Ialand
Wanted Men Women for Civil Service Jobs Today
Public notice touts 18 plus applicants for U. S. Civil Service openings in the next year. It promises high starting salaries, strong security, and advancement with many positions needing little prior education. Lincoln Service offers test preparation since 1948 and invites free booklet requests by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service
Lincoln Service
Garden City births and local court and crime notes
A series of birth announcements from Garden City area addresses report three newborns: a son to Jerome and Mrs. Jacob at 307 N Center on December 31 at 6 13 p.m. weighing 7 pounds? 7 ounces, a son to Dan Stringer at 1607 E Fulton on January 1 at 4 24 a.m. weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces, and a son to Pascal Pollard at 2119 N B on January 2 at 4 55 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. The district column notes a divorce granted to Gladys Brown from Arnold A Brown for extreme cruelty and neglect. County fines include Henry W Kleystehuer for improper passing and Charles P Schwab and Rodney L Wolfe for speeding in various zones with fines and costs. Accidents are listed: Lang vs Crist with minor damage, Bemis vs unspecified with minor damage, Goss vs Matthews with extensive damage, Sutton vs Helmk e with extensive damage, Walters vs unidentified with minor damage, Rhodes vs unknown with extensive and Lamb against Imperial with extensive damage, Sanchez vs pole with total loss, and a third entry for a car plus a parked car with damages. Property transfers include several warranty deeds transferring parcels in Garden City, Wallace Addition, and adjacent sections to named buyers.
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Jerome Jacob
N. Center
Rayn@s
Ford Clinic
Dan Stringer
E. Fulton
Pascal Pollard
Gladys Brown
Arnold A. Brown
Henry W. Kleysteuher
Theron Pl
Charles P. Schwab
Scott City
Rodney L. Wolfe
Ness City
Richard L. Lyman
Dichton
Garden City
Herman J. Lang
N. Main
John Crist
Holcomb
Donald Bemis
Lakin
Donald Goss
City
Charlie Mathews
Denver
Colo
Laurel
Zlema Lee Sutton
Jenny
Stanley Wayne Helmke
Belmont
Fulton
Nennis Walters
Albert
Michael D. Rhodes
Elm
Guy E. Lamb
Imperial Rt
Finnin Park
Jerry V. Sanchez
Dodge City
Safford
Paul Schupman
N. 3Rd
Larry Dale Combs
Leaals
In Cold Blood Book of the Month for February
Truman Capote s In Cold Blood named Book of the Month Club selection for February. The Clutter murder chronicle, published by Random House, runs 352 pages with a Jan 17 release. Capote reportedly earns 14.80 per word for the 135000 word manuscript.
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Truman Capote
Random House, Inc
New York
Capote
Wall Street
Kennedy Memorial Library
Kansas Historical Society
Neveis Drug Store
Random House
Mental Health Workshop Set
A mental health volunteers and workers workshop is planned for Wednesday at the Church of the Brethren. Dr John Robinson newly appointed superintendent at Larned State Hospital will discuss volunteer help and new admission procedures. Ben Jacquarl state representative from Haskell County and Kansas Association for Mental Health will cover registration and social action. Jack Goodman Great Bend 2nd vice-president will preside. The session runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Church of the Brethren
8Th
St. John
John Robinson
Larned State Hospital
Ben Jacquarl
Haskell County
Kansas Association For Mental Health
Jack Goodman
Great Bend
State Association
Fireman Reaches Blaze After Ice Accident
MANISTIQUE Mich AP Fireman Don Belleville slid his fire truck on an icy hill into Indian Lake then ran an eighth of a mile with a fire extinguisher to a burning car and put it out. Wreckers retrieved the truck from the lake on Sunday.
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Manistique, Mich
Don Belleville
Belleville
Indian Lake
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Anaconda
Beech Aire
Beth Su Chysler
Ag Halliburton IBM
Woolworth
Dennis Smith
Kansas University
Clifford Hope
American Theatre
U.S. State Department
K.U
FFA
Salome K. Horning
William Ewing
James Allan Gerber
Ida Jerry Wayne Mills
Judy Ann Mills
W. Kan
Sas Gordon Burkett
Hackberry
Orvin Page
Grant Meyers Jr
W. Fair Carmen Godinez
Joseph Kinser
Rt. 1
Crystal Garrison
West Side
Trailer Park Admissions
Alva Price
Windsor Hotel
Walt Colby
Bud Brown
Jack Morris
William Winderlin
Marshall Thompson
Sandra R. Herman
Washington
Sophie Heismeyer
Pennsylvania
Peter Harris
Marvin Dechan
Thomas B. Brunker
N. Sth
Anna Clara Merrill
Guy Fullmer
Shields
Ruben Rodriguez
Hilda Valle
Vicki Obholz
Mary Henandez
Estel van Pelt
Leslie Ann Shield
Darrell Daniels
E. Fair
Harvey Brungardt
Wesley
Alvin Heili
Mulberry
J. D. Jones
Lewis Cherry
Gardendale
Patrick Musica
Roger Brunson
Copeland
Lewis Roderick
Mikell Adams
Gordon Burkett
E. Hack- Try
Gertrude Bush
Dept
Pekin
Illinois
U. S
Sapeenrne
Rona
Gerden City
Ralph G. Greathouse
Pauline G. Joyce
Beth E. Tedrow
Evelyn R. Phillips
Austin W. Kiehl
Howard B. Smith
Wallace
Leigh Warner
Sidney T. Warner
Gehl MIX
Gehl
Duis
Pcaotury
Satatele
Massey Ferguson, Inc
Gerden City, Ms
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