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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues that post Watergate the oil industry leaders should testify before a Senate investigative committee to probe the 1973 fuel shortage, questioning why experts did not foresee it, whether concealment occurred, and if advertising spending influenced public perception while government and people faced gasoline scarcity.
Calvin Trillin, visiting the Midwest for The New Yorker, notes Hutchinson News columnist Stuart Awbrey’s Watergate take. He records Kansas merchants’ restraint, Kansas citizens’ cynicism and apathy, and the impact on public figures like Senator Bob Dole.
The Garden City Telegram lists publication details and staff like Fred Brooks, Joan Frazier, Le Roy Allman, and refers to the Telegram Publishing Company. It outlines subscription costs for carrier and mail, holiday publication exclusions, and AP membership rights for local news and dispatches.
Jack Anderson reports a free golf course at President Nixon’s San Clemente estate built by a group calling itself Golfing Friends of the President. ITT subsidiary Scott Lawn provided seed and labor free, with a party and blue enamel presidential seals for sponsors. Also noted are government spending on San Clemente renovations and a separate memo on aid funds and Vietnam. The piece closes with mentions of Watergate prosecutors lining up witnesses and trivia on elephant tusk weight.
Jim Bishop recalls Skylab, space debris, and a crowded outer space as a cautionary snapshot of space exploration. He rails at satellite clutter, probes, and surveillance vehicles while joking about parking and suburban life. The piece blends humor with worries about pollution and the costs of space ventures.
Kansas City reports a crackdown on pornography after a U.S. Supreme Court decision grants local authorities power to define obscenity. Judge Paul E. Vardeman ordered 128 books seized and destroyed from five stores and enjoined further sale. Prosecutor Ralph Martin seized the titles and a film, arguing it contains intimate sexual acts with no serious artistic value. Circuit Judge Timothy D. O Leary will review the film on Monday.
The piece praises Acting Secretary of Defense William F. Clements and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer for realistic views on U.S. military strength amid Soviet advantages. It notes the USSR surpasses the U.S. in missile delivery vehicles and megatons, warns of budget pressures, and argues for maintaining defense spending to preserve national security against renewed detente risks.
A public service feature from the American Bar Association and the Kansas Bar Association extols open courts. The piece notes that trials are largely accessible to the public and argues spectator presence strengthens justice, citing U S Supreme Court statements and May Law Day observances.
A cryptic crossword clue set by Eugene Sheffer, featuring a 5 grand theme entry and references to colors and sights. The page shows a syndicated 1978 feature with cryptic notes and a note that O equals 0.
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