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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
3
Editorial recalls the Supreme Court ruling against government efforts to curb publication of the Pentagon Papers. Justices Black and Douglas warn secrecy undermines democracy, underscoring open debate as vital to national health. Jefferson quoted on security in a free press.
Kathleen McGovern as Miss Garden City performs a clown themed reading at the Miss Kansas pageant in Pratt the week of July 12, prefaced by circus animal antics. She seeks large stuffed animals for props and lists contacts Ron Isham and Judy Nusser for loans. A Pekingese on Hamline Street seeks a new owner. Archie Bunker’s morphodite joke is recalled with nostalgic tone.
The notice lists staff roles Fred Brooks Le Roy Allman John Frazisr Editor Advertising Manager Managing Editor. It includes subscription rates by carrier and mail, with prices for local, area college students, and other cities. Also mentions AP membership and exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.
President Nixon faces a budgetary clash as advisers split between boosting the economy and curbing inflation. Reports cite a potential $40 billion peacetime deficit over 1971 and 1972, looming labor strikes, and cautious White House economists noting signs of growth in GDP, construction, and retail sales.
Art Buchwald satirizes federal inefficiency with Jim Wright backing hearings on red tape. The piece lampoons how forms and delays grow, citing processing times from public works grants to SBA loans, and imagines an Inspector General who inflates paperwork while departments endlessly pass decisions. The skewered Bureaucracy claims delays, loopholes, and shifted authority as a mayor battles for funds.
Mel Whitlock, former Garden City High School student, gave the valedictory address at Porterville State Hospital’s 18th and final graduation of 92 psychiatric technicians. Porterville Community College now runs the program, with three yearly graduations planned after its February start. Whitlock is the brother of Mrs. Gary Spikes and son of A. Z. Whitlock and the late Mrs. Whitlock.
AP Business analysis notes the administration rejects wage and price controls tax cuts and increased spending, creating consumer unease with over 5 million unemployed and fears of recession. Economist Albert Sindlinger argues consumer confidence drops and spending stalls as political messaging undermines willingness to buy.
New York AP humor column lists a string of rhetorical questions about modern life. It jokes that amateurs fret over trivial matters while a seasoned worrier targets bigger issues. The piece ends with the quip that a real burden is shrinking income and taxes.
A readable fragment of a crosswords page by Eugene Sheffer with horizontal and vertical clues. It lists numerous numbered word prompts across themes such as animals, objects, and places, ending with a clue for a cryptic or themed answer and a closing reference to Beautiful Butterflies.
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