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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
2
New York and Los Angeles pieces mix a parental argument about raise and control with entertainer Martha Raye visiting Vietnam. The quotes reveal generational tension over money privacy and independence while Raye vows further visits to support troops and boost morale.
The Kansas Senate considers higher fines for highway violations including DUI. Advocates argue tougher measures must curb drunk driving, with automatic license loss tied to blood alcohol levels and extended penalties for refusing blood tests. Current laws suspend 90 days for refusals, but supporters seek a year.
A Lincoln Road resident requests notice to dog and cat dumpers, citing ongoing nuisance, hazards to neighbors' pets and children, and threats of citizen action. The letter comes amid a roundup of local social chatter and unrelated notes about a Garden City party and high school report delays.
President Johnson asked FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover to take over the Treasury narcotics bureau to curb marijuana LSD and other drugs. Hoover reluctant but aides say his prestige could ease public disquiet. The narcotics unit has 200 agents and a high conviction rate but is understaffed versus the FBI 7000 agents.
A series of statements discuss the need to prevent war by limiting surprise in U S and Soviet operations. It covers the Pueblo incident, the Cuban cruise line, and the strategic rationale for monitored spying and coordinated alerts to avoid misinterpretation in crisis.
In this election year Congressmen face a tough task to cut crime without losing the criminal vote. Each effort to clean streets ends up in the Supreme Court. The columnist suggests a bold idea that crime in the streets could be made legal to avoid constitutional rights conflicts.
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