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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
1
The noon Dow Jones average rose 8.46 to 077.72. Garden City and Kansas City livestock markets show mixed results with cattle and hogs varying by grade. choice steers not tested, heifers steady to higher and cows scarce, while hogs and lambs see price movements across reports from regional auctions.
An 18-year-old Garden City girl was sentenced to the Girls Industrial School in Beloit for runaway status and breaking and entering. It was her third runaway offense. A 15-year-old girl who accompanied her was not warned by officials. A 13-year-old boy and his parents received warnings for assault with a deadly weapon and threats to a 19-year-old youth. Additional youths and parents were warned for New Year’s Eve disorderly conduct on Main Street over stolen liquor, and two 16-year-olds plus a 17-year-old faced warnings for cherry bombs damaging a mailbox. restitution was ordered. The incidents occurred on December 24.
United States ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg asked the U N Security Council to aid peace talks on Vietnam. He delivered a letter to Secretary General Thant outlining terms for discussions without preconditions, a possible cease fire, and a future South Vietnamese self determined by its people.
Glenn D Woolen 61 of Hugoton died unexpectedly en route to a hospital. Born March 4 1904 he had lived in Hugoton since 1927 and worked as a carpenter and building contractor. He served as assistant county engineer four years and married Pauline Brown July 7 1938 at Richfield. Surviving include his widow mother two sons two brothers three sisters and four granddaughters. Funeral will be at Hugoton Christian Church with burial in Hugoton Cemetery. John W Duren 89 of 1205 N 9th died after a long illness. Born April 6 1885 in Ava Missouri he married Mildred Krider in 1928. she died in 1952. Surviving are a daughter two stepdaughters a brother and two grandchildren. Infant son of Mr and Mrs George Sanchez of Holcomb was stillborn at Nesnesford Clinic. Surviving are parents five sisters two brothers and maternal and paternal grandmothers. Graveside services were held at Valley View Cemetery with Rev Urban Hoying officiating. Garland Funeral Home led arrangements.
AP reports eight counterfeit bills were found at a Topeka bank. Merchant's National Bank cashier Roger McPhail said most were brought in by customers for deposit and that the notes share the same serial number. He noted the bills feel thinner and different though may fool those unused to handling currency.
A Kansas City AP notice covers Marine Jack, 22, killed by shell fragments near Que Son Viet Nam on December 18. In a letter to his mother Mrs. Mabel Snender, the Lincoln County native argues fighting to stop communism in South Vietnam is worth the cost, stressing education as the path to freedom. He enlisted at 19 and grew up in Kincaid Humboldt and Blue Mound. The letter was read at his Pleasanton funeral.
Theont School adds a firstyear kindergarten in the entryway turned gym classroom. Mrs Mary Roots leads seven pupils from 12 45 to 3 pm with a playhouse craft table and a train border of sounds and words. The facility sits 23 miles northeast of Garden City on US 156.
President Johnson plans to ask Congress next week for an additional almost 13 billion dollar appropriation to cover Viet Nam costs for the year ending next June 30. About 5 billion would pay for expansion by then, with 55 billion for replenishing military stocks and potential needs in Viet Nam. The move follows a lull in bombing and faces questions from critics about its effect on peace negotiations.
Dr. Raymond Young of the University of Michigan will visit Garden City to address staff and the public. He will join a Kiwanis Rotary joint meeting at noon, review curriculum with college staff at 3 p.m., and hold an 8 p.m. public session at the Co op Center on community junior college growth and Garden City’s potential.
Gardner Cowles of Des Moines Register and Look magazine will receive the William Allen White Foundation national citation for journalistic merit on February 10 at the University of Kansas. He will deliver the 17th annual William Allen White lecture on the birth date of the late Emporia Gazette editor, who died in 1944.
The report details admissions at St. Catherine including Mrs Bailey Seawright Mrs Andrew Longley Riley Crustaberry and others, followed by dismissals of Clagett West Shields Bud Brown Emery York and more. A municipal court section cites speeding fines improper turns and DUI costs for multiple residents and a Tuesday city accident at 9 30.
In Glendale California two agents sold a ten million dollar permanent life insurance policy to an Eastern business executive. The policy, announced in Houston by American General Life Insurance Co, will pay agents Gibbs and Meehan about fifty one thousand seven hundred seventy five dollars each over ten years. The deal involved multiple underwriters and remains unnamed. Bell's telephone struggles are also noted in a closing aside.
A car driven by Mrs James Sper of 211 Conklin and a fence owned by Freddie Press Martin at 903 Safford are listed as no damage in a Garden City incident report. Legal notices involve numerous Quit Claim Deeds and Warranty Deeds transferring mineral rights and property parcels across sections 10 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 in townships 25 41 and other filings, including Nellie M Beach and Gerald E Beach transfers, Ulrich Inc and related parties, Sunview Addition and Jones Addition parcels, and Plaza Acres II.
In New York the faculty, students and unionists picketed St. John's University Jamaica and Brooklyn campuses on the first day of a strike over faculty role in policy. Officials say 43 of 851 teachers were absent, while union leaders claim 200 were away and teaching largely halted.
Defense figures show 1,365 American service members killed in combat in 1965, up from 146 in 1964, with 181,392 U S personnel in Vietnam by year end. Army bore 898 battle deaths, Marine Corps 385, Navy 72, Air Force 60, plus 149 missing and 25 prisoners.
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