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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1969
Page
3
A college senior confronted with the Vietnam War draft weighs conscientious objector status against possible service. He retains objections to the war but feels he could fight if necessary, mirroring a national debate on the draft and the shift toward a volunteer army to resolve inequities and preserve freedom of choice.
A reminiscence of Robert L Ripley’s 1934 Big Book of Believe It or Not with anecdotes from the attic collection. The piece recalls Ripley’s claim that truth is stranger than fiction and notes examples from his entertaining catalog, including odd facts and eye catching lines.
Garden City Telegram prints all AP and associated dispatches with exclusive reproduction rights granted to this newspaper. The notice reserves publication rights for local and AP news and prohibits unauthorized reproduction.
Washington reports Cuba and the United States edging toward resumed relations aided by Fidel Castro's cooperation on hijacking cases and Cuba's willingness to discuss the return of seized American property. The piece also covers Jamaica’s OAS status, U.S. political debate over extending the 10 percent surtax, and calls for broad tax reform amid GOP and Democratic opposition.
RALEIGH NC AP reports the legislature designated the gray squirrel as North Carolina official mammal despite a senator noting its rat family relation and another arguing skunks are more prevalent in his county.
The Coalition on National Priorities and Military Policy rallies in Hollywood and New York oppose the ABM. Mayor John Lindsay defends New York politics and war costs, arguing military spending dominates the budget while questioning antiwar rhetoric and freedoms. The piece notes Lindsay’s impact on welfare and city finances amid national security debates. It ends by listing Top Knight’s earnings after major stakes wins.
New York AP reports big life insurers pledged another $1 billion for low cost housing and job projects in high risk urban areas as part of expanding business responsibilities since the early 1960s. By 1987 they planned to spend a billion, later committing $910 million with projects in Winston-Salem Cincinnati and Louisville creating hundreds of jobs and housing. The effort aims to spur broader private investment in core cities despite higher risk profiles.
Hal Boyle imagines a future where humanity endures to 2969 and beyond. Transplants total 56 parts including 9 hearts and 17 kidneys as Roscoe J Withers jokes through exercise after a birthday operation in New York.
Puzzle content presents a Sheffer crossword with numbered clues from 9 to 48 and a thematic cryptoquip line. Readers encounter hints for various words including donkey kiln average time and other entries, followed by a coded message AT on FAF GAAHIJ LEHFAG JGIKH and a past cryptoquip line BAD BANDIT EMBARRASSED PRIM SPINSTER.
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