Kansas 1966 political year shaped by governor and senate bids
Kansans expect a busy political year with a governor race led by Democrat Robert Docking and a contested Senate seat. Incumbent James Pearson faces re election rumors of Gov. William Avery shifting to the Senate, while First District dynamics center on Bob Dole and possible Democratic contenders like J. Floyd Breeding.
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Kansas
Kansans
U.S
Statehouse
Kansas House of Representatives
Robert Docking
Bob Dole
Bill Bork
Hutchinson
Dole
J. Floyd Breeding
U.S. Senate
James Pearson
William Avery
Senate
Avery
Observations on national strength and governance
A letter by A L Hebrew argues current leaders differ from past strong men, citing greed, money, power, and fear. It urges restoring justice, warns against cigarette and vehicle dangers, questions Congress bills, and calls for accountability, pensions, and equal treatment for lawmakers.
Don’t Rock The Boat In 1966 Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle humor column forecasts a cautious year ahead with jokes about de Gaulle Smith Wilson and Johnson. Predictions include oil and world economy mixed, bird watching myths, space noise driving UN relief, and a joke about Humphrey’s airline credit card record.
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New York
Charles de Gaulle
France
China
NATO
Moscow
Minsk
Pinsk
Omsk
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wales
BBC
United Nations
Lady Bird
Johnson
Humphrey
Airlines
Thias
Garden City Telegram Publisher's Notice and Rates
Publication note from Garden City Telegram outlines licensing by The Telegram Publishing Company with AP partnership. Includes subscription rates for Garden City and surrounding counties, plus mailing and carrier details.
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Garden City
Finney, Liane
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamiiton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Kansas
Telegram
Water War Looms at Sea of Galilee Crossroads
Drew Pearson outlines a looming Arab Israeli water crisis where diversions threaten the Sea of Galilee. He details rival military build-ups, tank counts, air power, and missile capabilities, warning that water scarcity could ignite clashes and force superpower involvement amid regional tension.
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Sea of Galilee
Col
Nasser
Yemen
Viet Nam
Distaff Side Names and News From Holiday Travel
Century Refining Co. president M. D. Curran and wife Katie plan a South American tour in January to revisit old mining and steel mill projects in Patagonia and Peru and to explore Brasilia while visiting old friends. Also traveling south are Lee Kemper and Rowena, with friends in Arizona as they winter. Howard Owen Ramona Owen Mona Marie spent Christmas in Florida. Susan Harding from Denver visits with the Bill Fosters before returning for school. Tim Sartorius pursues a UNM master’s in social studies and will teach part time next term. Cheryl Craig vacationed in California with relatives in Topeka. Brad Farr, son of the Farrs, has joined Ernst and Ernst in Denver. Mrs. G B Sigsbee’s Red Cross gallon-pledge note is followed up as an oversight. she is one pint past a gallon. Ida Griffin, Horace postmistress for 60 years, will move to Garden City soon. Fred Stoeckly wore the Christmas tie during 1965 Yuletide, a three-candle traveling gift.
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Century Refining Co
M. D
Don) Curran
Katie
Davis
Curran
Patagonia
Peru
Currans
Brasilia
Lee
Rowena Kemper
Arizona
Elmer Henkles
Ralph Millers
Howard
Ramona Owen
Mona Marie
Florida
Ramona
Susan
Mra. Tabb
Cheryl Craig
Virgil Craigs
California
Martin
Nadine Craig
Topeka
Brad Farr
Gordon Farrs
Denver U
Ernst and Ernst
National Accounting Firm
Denver
Chris
G. B
Sigsbee
Red Cross
Ida Griffin
Horace
Garden City
Fred Stoeckly
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USA
Ussr
Massachusetts
United States
Russia
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Sears
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Proneer Anster Reshlon
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