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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1964
Page
2
Editorial notes Ford County politics and a busy sheriff, contrasting quiet Main Street with looming campaigns. It argues for higher voter turnout in August and November, and suggests the office’s budget powers invite scrutiny, while appreciating a tranquil village atmosphere.
Hal Boyle reports 1964 will be a year of constant celebration with a record 1,183 special occasions. The Apple Tree Press calendar lists many events and weeks from January to April, including Elvis Presley’s get well card day, National Fur Care Week and World’s Fair opening in New York.
President Johnson displays keen Texas rancher sight with a deer spotted at a distance while hosting Chancellor Erhard. He avoids deer does, shows off ranch vehicles, and spares the Chancellor risky river rides. Amid notes of Cold War diplomacy, ambassadors praise Johnson while Acheson’s advice is ignored in favor of Rusk’s step by step approach.
A column discusses January shopping temptations versus thrift at home, notes Denver social climbing as a popular pastime, and recalls Shawnee County teachers planning a recreation and horseback riding club for staff families. It also mentions Honest George Cherry ice cream, a local shopkeeper’s fashion observations, and a new instantized flour that doesn’t require sifting.
Washington reports President Johnson plans a State of the Union package blending Roosevelt and Kennedy programs with his own aims. He will seek poverty relief, unemployment spending, a civil rights push, medical care for the aged, and youth training, while Lady Bird Johnson visits coal regions to highlight retraining efforts.
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