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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues wives of Fae have legitimate grievances when husbands are recalled to active duty. It recounts a case where a man delayed service, married, incurred debt, then served years before active duty, and was later kept in reserve and possible discharge. The author urges fairness and cautions against backfilling with reservists who have completed obligations.
A Distaff Side column notes a mother of grown children feels she is entering second young matronhood after attending a March of Dimes briefing. The piece recalls pretty young mothers planning to canvass for donations, while humorously musing on leftovers, humble meals, and small bribes in playful, period tone.
Art Buchwald mocks a fictional 1968 tax meeting where Emil Harwood Booster’s lingering $117.50 after taxes triggers a comically inept pursuit by IRS and local authorities. Officials debate shadily reallocating the surplus while warning of bad precedents and inflation.
Drew Pearson reports Rep. Charles Joelson plans a blistering speech to expose how House Appropriations funds are approved and how CIA spending remains hidden. He criticizes the committee’s lack of transparency while praising Chairman George Mahon. The piece notes broader issues of democratic process and military budgets within 1967 practices.
In political chatter a president seeks higher taxes during a campaign year to show fiscal responsibility while Congress allegedly steps back from politics to uphold the gold standard. The piece notes gold scarcity, claims some Republicans lack it, and pokes fun at White House spending.
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TOPEKA AP A formula for selecting 4 delegates and 36 alternates to the Democratic national convention was approved Sunday by the Democratic State Committee. Thirty delegates will be at five district conventions and 10 at large will be chosen at the state convention. District dates include Parsons February 17, Topeka February 24, Johnson County March 6, Wichita March 16, and Pratt March 24. The convention is March 3 in Topeka. Norbert Dreiling said the Kansas delegation will have 38 votes at the national convention, including votes for the national committeeman and committeewoman. The committee also backed Gov. Docking's highway program and opposition to new taxes.
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