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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
1
The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose to 972.82 at noon, up 4.28, surpassing the previous record close of 969.28 set Friday. Kansas City livestock markets showed hogs up 25-75, cattle higher, and sheep and lambs mixed as traders digested early trading signals.
Finney County registrar Leona Henderson notes the 1965 law shift from filing chattel mortgages at the courthouse to Financing Statements. The new records list debtor and secured party with collateral, replacing old mortgage filings and moving vehicle purchases to Topeka for filing. Henderson cites nationwide adoption and a move away from the old county filing system.
Two record players and a tape recorder were stolen during a break in at Jones School Monday night. A rear window was forced open during the incident.
Washington AP report notes major steelmakers wary of Bethlehem Steel and Inland Steel price hikes on structural steel framing. Government orders urge buying at lowest prices and not to award contracts where prices exceed pre January 1 1986 levels, risking Bethlehem and rivals’ market access.
In Feyzin near Lyon, five large butane tanks exploded at a refinery and storage farm, with about 30 feared dead or missing. At least 75 injured, many burned, as officials evacuated residents and warned of further tank explosions nearby. Firefighting crews from Lyon and nearby towns battled the blaze, aided by Paris and regional units.
New York City's transit strike forces executives to handle mail, errands, and coffee runs as clerical staff stay home. Banks open late and various firms shuttle key workers via buses while the stock exchange assigns junior staff to the floor to fill gaps left by missing order clerks and messengers.
Joint meetings to explain the $1,000,000 bond election for Unified District 457 and the $2,500,000 junior college plan are scheduled across area communities. School board members, college trustees, and administrators will attend to answer questions. First meeting was at St. Dominic Altar Society. Remaining sessions run through January at various schools and civic clubs.
About 2000 head at Pratt Food Lot Pratt Kansas were attached by a United States marshal under a civil suit seeking 955474. Albuquerque Livestock Auction Inc and R Dwayne Luce sue John Blackshere Aleudones NM First National Bank Pratt George T Chandler Pratt and Pratt Feed Lot Inc. They allege between June 4 and December 3 1985 the auction sold cattle paid by drafts from the Pratt bank which refused payment. a chattel mortgage on cattle paid for by dishonored drafts is claimed and 600000 in damages plus 150000 punitive damages are sought. Chandler says the money went to cover cattle purchases. he defends the mortgage as legal under NM law the title passes on delivery and the seller should demand cash if payment is not reliable.
Tokyo AP report quotes Foreign Minister Chen Yi accusing the Soviet Union of aiding the United States to concentrate forces against North Vietnam and to spread peace-talk smokescreens. He repeats Beijing’s charge of withholding aid to North Vietnam in response to a Akahata interview. The NCNA broadcast coincides with Albania claiming Shelepin’s North Vietnam visit favors the Americans.
The Interdenominational Youth Fellowship plans a Thursday night candle light service at the vacant lot south of Clifford Hope Auditorium. The burning will be the main event with loud speakers and a cross-shaped arrangement of trees. IVF advisor Bernadine Sitts notes a supply of discarded Christmas trees on site. Kennedy quote referenced.
The Veterans Administration announced that GI life insurance dividends will be paid on policy anniversary dates, ending accelerated payments from Kennedy era. This year 4.606 million veterans will receive 224.2 million dollars, averages 47.50 for WWII and 73.75 for WWI veterans, with no dividends for Korean War veterans. First 154,000 payments start this week.
Chicago AP reports 564 killed in New Year traffic crashes over 78 hours, part of a two weekend holiday total of 1,284 deaths. The Christmas period added 720 fatalities, a new all time high for holidays. The Safety Council urged active national concern.
Admissions include Art St Catherine Delbert Dean Riedl and Lyle Carmichael among many names. Dismissals feature Oliver G Reeve Melvin W Holmes and Jasper Whitley. Birth announces a son to Mr and Mrs Melvin Kirk at West Side Trailer Court on January 3 at 12 47 pm weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces.
A Garden City district court docket lists a January 10 trial for Jackson Walking JT of Lakin on speeding charges and other defendants facing fines or bonds. The police docket includes multiple speeding and parking violations across several residences, with fines ranging from 1 to 35 dollars and bonds or extensions noted. cases include Mrs. Ernest Bothwell, Raymond Johnson, and George Elbert Jennings among others.
At 2 05 p m on Monday a pickup driven by John A Ward Cope land and a car driven by David Ray Moore Deerfield sustained moderate damage at 7th and Laurel In the 100 block FE Chestnut a car driven by Alix Margaret Hering 305 N 6th and a car driven by Ruby EB Ochs Kalvests incurred no damage and minor damage respectively.
Holcomb FFA earned first in the Kansas irrigated division of the 1965 304-Bashel Challenge for their irrigated corn plot. Using Funk's G-4680, planted May 9 and harvested October 8, the plot yielded 185.8 bushels per acre. An awards dinner will present a plaque to the chapter, with other winners listed for irrigated and dryland plots across several states.
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