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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
1
Young Hobby Club introduces Flashlight Tag a light chase for at least two players in a dark room. Players split into two teams with a Hound and Rabbit, flashlights aimed at the ceiling to start the chase. The Rabbit dodges within the room while the Hound seeks overlap to tag.
Eight foot high plywood wall at the University of Pennsylvania campus was torn down and auctioned chunk by chunk. A panel with a personal message sold for 100 dollars over bids amid protest from a woman who claimed to be its addressee. The piece notes the Legislative Council originated in Kansas and is now used nationwide.
AP reports Howard H. Bell will assume the presidency of the American Advertising Federation at its 10th annual conference on advertising government relations. Bell, 41, plans to base his office in Washington and commute to New York, stressing self regulation, good taste, and dialogue with government figures to curb proposed ad restrictions while preserving advertising freedom.
Moscow news reports Soviet television receivers suffer high failure rates with 55 percent of Sputnik sets and 50 percent of Volkhov models failing after purchase. Factories blame faulty parts, while dealers note rushed production. Repairmen are scarce. buyers seek early month manufacture dates to avoid end of month rush.
About 250 men at the University of Kansas study with cookbooks and textbooks in a self supporting scholarship hall system. The program, begun in 1926, houses about 50 students per hall with five hours weekly of cooking and chores. Admissions are selective, focusing on academics, activity, and need, with averages around 2.13 for all men halls.
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