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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1963
Page
4
City’s record year for new building reflects a strong business climate in Garden City and Southwest Kansas. Nearly 150 new homes were built in 1962, rental housing is plentiful, downtown stores show activity, and major projects started in 1962 will bring benefits this year with new firms anticipated and street improvements planned.
A nine-paper New York City metro strike leaves several papers silent with fear they may not resume under present owners. Union leaders accuse publishers of delaying settlement as ads slow in January and February, with some predicting a long strike into March and broader fears over labor power. General debate questions unions’ impact on free enterprise and rising living standards.
American women spend about nine million hours weekly in beauty parlors across the nation as Hal Boyle notes in this curious roundup. The column blends trivia on culture, history, and daily life with playful observations on manners, music, and holidays.
Drew Pearson outlines how JFK relies on top envoys including Kenneth Galbraith, the Harvard professor turned ambassador to India, for crisis diplomacy. Galbraith's close ties with Kennedy span student days at Harvard to staffing brain trust roles, aiding India during the 1962 China war and easing critical aid via direct access to the president.
Nine year old Sharon Mossman found a sealed fruit jar containing about one thousand dollars while playing near a foundation in Whitewater Kansas. The jar had a hundred dollar bill a forty dollar pill and the rest in denominations of five ten and twenty. The money was turned over to the owners Mr and Mrs Von Walling of Whitewater per Butler County attorney Warren Ralston.
Local and area rates: carrier 1.55 in Garden City, 0.30 per week in other cities. By mail to Froney, Lane, Scott, Wichita and nearby counties 7.00 per year, elsewhere 15.00. Students 35.00 for 9 month school year. Second class postage paid at Garden City Kansas. Associated Press content rights noted.
Washington AP The new Congress opens to a conservative mood amid bickering over taxes and spending. President Kennedy is reluctant to push controversial domestic issues while defense and foreign policy gain support. Analysts see little reform this year with major changes likely postponed to 1964. The House rules panel shows continued restraint on liberal bills.
The passage highlights boys preferring digging a dirt pile over toys, noting how dirt play reshapes housekeeping and daily routines. It mentions women’s varied tasks, and includes incidental items: gasoline tax status in 1962, a nine pound radish, a lingerie shop liquor permit, Japan buying rice from Ecuador, and the Pedestrian League of America pursuing pedestrian safety.
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