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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1963
Page
1
A cold front brings a rare blizzard watch to Southwest Kansas as Garden City reports snow with northeasterly winds. Two inches of accumulation expected, temperatures drop to zero tonight and stay frigid through Saturday. Residents stock up as markets report brisk business.
Weather prophet Elihu Allman warned of a coming storm as officials prep the Spruce office building deck ceremony at 2 pm. Hal Boyle’s page notes gripe list while readers vent about microwave glitches, store parking, endless publicity releases, overbusy clubs, and drivers misreading signs, plus noisy telephone chatter.
Riverside California AP reports four hundred pupils in the Alvord School District suffer food poisoning traced to turkey dressing from the central kitchen. Nine grade schools received lunches Thursday. hospitals crowded with affected children and one facility notes 40 beds in a corridor. Health officials caution no likely death from the sample.
Massive ice piles clogged 13 miles of the lower Niagara River from Niagara Falls to Lake Ontario. Ice-breakers struggled to keep water flowing to power generators as formations towered up to 30 feet above the water line.
The Garden City Humane Society voted in January to dispose of sick and injured animals after 72 hours and other animals after 30 days, citing an overflow of unwanted pets. Dogs with city licenses will be returned to owners. shelter lies at the west edge of the fairgrounds, reachable via fairgrounds road west from Main. Meeting held at Mrs. Raymond Reed's home, 901 Taylor.
Senator Wayne Morse chairing the presidential mediation board says there is progress after the first day of talks on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts dock strike. President Kennedy urged a report by Monday as the 60,000 dockers strike enters its 27th day, with the national welfare cited as harmed.
About 30 Bethel Baptist Church members from Hutchinson move to Iola joining local followers. Families from Oklahoma Missouri and Illinois unload goods here as pastor disappears amid questions. Men say they follow the Lord and seek direction, avoiding publicity while a Missouri car displays strong religious messages.
A weather warning reports a cold wave and near blizzard conditions across southwestern Kansas with increasing clouds light snow and strong northerly winds. Visibilities drop to near zero as gusts reach 25 to 35 mph. Temperatures fall near zero by morning with two inches snow accumulation. Snow diminishes Saturday with temperatures from zero to ten above. Sunrise 7 56 Sunset 5 58. Akron 31 10 Lasanta Garden City Lamar.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe is to return to Kolwezi to deter destruction of key installations and enable a peaceful UN entry by Monday. After a four hour talk with UN officials, Tshombe promised cooperation while Adoula called this his final chance to reintegrate Katanga. The UN moves toward Kolwezi as Tshombe orders gendarmes not to resist and to dismantle explosives guarding refineries and dams.
The Red Cross Blood Distribution Center marked its first year of service with 2017 pints distributed to eight area hospitals. Volunteers logged 1235 staff hours while emergency transport was handled by police, highway patrol, and sheriff’s offices, ensuring quick delivery.
Cyrille Adoula, 47, premier of the central Congo government, faces Katanga turmoil, Kasai chaos, inflation, unemployment, and a combative Parliament. He demands responsibility from Moise Tshombe and seeks broad advice while maintaining composure under pressure.
Local column notes winter mood as Gus Garden declares the season has arrived. The writer treats the remark with wry humor and tucks in observations about plants and garden tasks for cold weather.
Washington AP says if Congress mirrors past practice it will curb Kennedy administration requests for new appropriations this year and restore many cuts next year. The pattern shows sizable reductions in election years and restoration in the years after, with cumulative five year reductions around 12.5 billion and supplementals near 26 billion.
A car with a heavily loaded trailer plunged into a creekbed on U S 38 eleven miles west of Hannibal. Mrs Wayne DeWitt 29 of Wichita Kansas died at the scene and her 2 year old daughter Katherine died en route to St Louis hospital. The husband 29 in critical condition. Two sons Paul 3 and Mark about 1 were serious. Gregory was hurt less seriously. Police reported the vehicle lost control descending a hill.
Garden City crime and traffic statistics show non violators involved in more accidents than violators, with 256 total accidents in 1962 down from 296 in 1961. Data cover drivers by gender, time of day, causes like improper driving and failure to yield, fines, arrests, finger prints, and Mrs. Margaret Hiffert’s long service as dispatcher and desk sergeant.
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