Kennedy era begins with cautious optimism for 88th Congress
Editorial predicts Kennedy’s prestige rises after Cuban crisis aid and an uneven 88th Congress. It notes potential but slow progress, with Democratic efforts to build a record for 1964 re election and Republicans aiming to offer a constructive alternative. Expected: no quick major legislation before March.
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Silent films by Kan-75 Society bring old cinema to Topeka
Monthly Topeka event shows A Conan Doyle’s The Lost World with Wallace Beery Lewis Stone and Bessie Love, and Barney Oldfield's Race for Life. February features Tumbleweeds and The Great Train Robbery. Also notes Christmas dinner antics and local newsroom quirks.
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Kan-75 State Historical Society
A. Conan Doyle
Wallace Beery
Lewis Stone
Bessie Love
Barney Oldfield
The War Reporter Remembers a Jewish Soldier
In Tunisia twenty years ago a young Jewish private faced two Nazis. He killed one in bayonet combat and wounded his right arm with guilt crippling him. A doctor diagnosed hysterical paralysis from a violated creed Thou shalt not kill. The journalist never learned the soldier’s fate.
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Kerr foes replace Kerr on key Senate panels in 1960s era
Washington report outlines how Pat McNamara and Russell Long are poised to reshape the Public Works and Finance Committees, with Long backing education and housing programs while McNamara pushes medicare and underdog aid. The piece notes Long’s Louisiana roots, oil ties, and bid to counter Kerr’s tax policies amid intraparty battles.
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Tennessee
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Upper Room Prayer Request
In the Upper Room prayer, a devout appeal asks the Loving Father to strengthen faith in God’s power to meet needs, urging believers to seek Christ for healing, strength, and sustaining grace through Jesus’ name.
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Backgrounders cloud the president mind and press
James Marlow reviews how background conferences let officials speak off the record. The practice blurs source attribution, risks misstorying presidents like Eisenhower and Kennedy, and can sway opinion without public responsibility. It notes Kennedy’s recent disclosures and Rusk’s heavy use of private briefings.
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Garden City Telegram publication details and rates
The Garden City Telegram, daily except Sunday and five holidays, published by Telegram Publishing Company. Subscription options include carrier in Garden City at $1.55 monthly, 80 cents weekly elsewhere, and mail rates $7.50 yearly in Finney and nearby counties or $15.00 elsewhere. second class postage paid in Garden City. Editor Narvin Smith handles advertising.
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