Celebration draws big crowd for Garden City Fourth
Hundreds attended Garden Citys Independence Day events on Thursday. About 3,100 swam at the fam ed pool, with 200-300 watching water ballet and a diving show. Thousands more lined Finnup Park for the Soap Box Derby, horse shoe tournament, calf roping, and bull dogging at Finney County Fairgrounds. Traffic and crowds strained hospitality venues as visitors from 25 states checked in.
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Finnup Park
Mary Owens
Little League Field
Dean Hart
Calf Roping Club
Finney County Fairgrounds
Sandhills Vaqueros Club
Lyle Ashworth
Fireworks, traffic jam and a missing stop sign
Garden City reports a major Fourth display with heavy traffic around the Industrial Park and Finnup Park. Fireworks included contributions from the Garden City Fire Dept and local youths along roads while a lightning show occurred in the northwest. A stop sign disappeared at 4th and Walnut, likely used as a bedroom décor by a local youth. Mrs Augustine Garcia, 26, was injured in a two car crash at 5 Points, treated at St Catherine Hospital. Clarence Riley Hamilton of Brookfield Illinois was the other driver.
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Blue Angels
Airport Administration
Garden City Fire Dept
Mother Nature
Garden City
4Th and
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4Th
Augustine Garcia
Rt. 1
St. Catherine Hospital
Clarence Riley Hamilton
Brookfield
Kansas City
Fairylang Park
Paul Anthony Arzola
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Scorching Heat To Persist Across Kansas
AP report from Topeka notes a heat wave with near 100 degree highs spreading across Kansas into the weekend. Temperatures ranged 95 to 104 in cities like Dodge City and Beloit, with early lows from 63 to 79. A few light western showers possible but no major cooldown expected. Paragraph also covers a seven car crash at the Mid-America Fairgrounds during July Fourth stock car race injuring three and listing racers Ramon Stott and others, race winner Stott. Additionally a Kansas traffic death fog forecast for interior 48 hours to Friday.
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Tupeka
Kansay
Dodge City
Beloit
Goodland
Russell
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Mid- America Fairgrounds
John Mickie
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Curly Milla
Beverly Hills
Calif
Stormont - Vail Hospital
Ernie Derr
Keokuk
Ramon Stott
Holiday Death Toll Mounts Over Independence Day Weekend
Auto passengers pushed the holiday traffic death toll toward 182 by mid day as crowds filled beaches and recreation areas. The four day total neared the 1961 peak of 509 while a Western Iowa family crash and a Kansas City stabbing in a park highlighted the toll.
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National Safety Council
Iowa
West Union
Syracuse Boy Is Race Champ At Soap Box Derby
Twelve year old Dennis Devaney of Syracuse won the first annual Soap Box Derby in Garden City, racing a light blue car on a 975 foot track. He defeated Lawrence Metheney in a double elimination, set the fastest first round time of 27.27 seconds, and will bond $500 for the national event in Akron on August 31. Dennis built the car with one inch boards and aims to follow his father Carl Devaney into automotive work. Local sponsorship included Nalann Motor Co and KIAL radio, with trophies awarded for best design and braking.
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Syracuse
Garden City
Briar Hill
Dennis
Larry Metheney
Larry
Akron
Ohio
Carl Devaney
Nalan Motor Company
Railio Station
KIAL
Optimists Club
Gallahads
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Secretary Moves to Avert Rail Strike Calls on Both Sides
Moscow reports a Chinese Soviet clash over world communism as Teng Iofiao-ping leads a delegation to Khrushchev while in Washington Secretary Wirz urges a last minute settlement to avoid a nationwide railroad strike. Wirz proposes a two year test of mixed union railroad crews and emergency board oversight with a 20 day negotiation window. Kennedy weighs new legislation to shield the public from rail disruption if talks fail.
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Russia
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New York
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Ite
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AML
Cio Wilona
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Switchsmen's Union
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Rotarians Offer Prize for Zebra Name at Garden City Zoo
Garden City Zoo seeks a name for its new female zebra the third born in zoo history. Rotary Club runs the naming contest offering a $25 prize funded by Rotary entries may be mailed to Zebra Contest Garden City Telegram Garden City Kansas or submitted by letter. Entries must be postmarked by midnight July 15 2008 and duplicates share the prize if tied.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Loval Rotary Club
Garden City
Kan
Rotary
Animale
Kansas
Porte Beard
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