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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
2
Editorial content from the Garden City Telegram dated Thursday July 25 1963 appears on page four likely offering opinions on local and national topics of the era. The brief note targets readers seeking the issue context and publication date rather than a specific event.
City discussions focus on how to repurpose the vacating library building for maximum public value. Mayor Sloan favors a community benefit approach, with final decisions by the city governing body and broad taxpayer ownership. A bid by the Recreation Commission and past interest from the Board of Education highlight the need for closer collaboration among city, county, and school officials on shared budgetary issues.
Garden City residents question the lack of a trained juvenile officer in the community. The letter notes a probate judge in Liberal counseling delinquent youth and questions if Garden City’s youth programs suffer as a result. Officials reportedly refused a three way program offer and attendance at youth meetings has been low. Three qualified men have volunteered to advise, with questions about community engagement.
Hal Boyle recalls Smythe returning from a three week seaside vacation to a crowded desk and prying questions from coworkers. The big boss awards a surprise twenty dollar bonus, then humorously mistakes Smythe for another employee. Smythe winds down with a drink at his tavern.
Paris AP reports the French Senate rejected the government's antistrike bill 208 to 30 early today but it likely will be enacted. The measure moves to a joint Senate Assembly committee to seek a compromise. If no agreement is reached, the Guallist majority in the Assembly can push the bill through despite Senate opposition.
Local and area subscribers pay $1.55 per month by carrier, 30 cents weekly, $4.00 per year by mail to Finney Lane Scott Wichita Harvey counties and others, $55.00 elsewhere. student rate $5.00 per year. Published daily except Sundays and holidays by Telegram Publishing Company Garden City Kansas. Associated Press content and dispatch rights noted.
Washington notes recount Rep. Chet Holifield's sudden stance on nuclear safety and subsidies. Once opposing private handling of fissionable materials, he now backs moving materials to private industry and near urban centers. The column cites past cautions about reactor risks and questions the new logic amid political shifts.
In Tucson Arizona Star a 68 year old pampered dog will return to a simpler life after a dispute over his care. Executors and residual heirs clashed over funds used for Star including air conditioned wagon, silver dishes and a 300 monthly caretaker. Attorney Martin Rogers resigned as executor amid a lawsuit filed by Sol Rosenbloom and Mrs Mayme Mullen to remove him for extravagance. The suit ended when Rogers said the matter affected his practice and family and he would step aside.
Notes from WELL section recount Carole Corley breaking a finger after a Shetland pony fall at an aunt's farm near Friend. Trail riders Betty and Al Goss and Diane joined a Dodge City trip, while Betty slept elsewhere. Grandpa J R Jones runs grandchildren during parents' Kansas City trip. A teen hoax involved a missing contact lens, later revealed unnecessary. Cleopatra publicity mentions two understudy asps in the film.
Atty. Gen. Ferguson backed the Highway Commission stance in a dispute with the Turnpike Authority over refunding bonds for the 18th Street Expressway. He said a new agreement must be in place before highway funds can back any refunding issue, noting that the 1958 commission cannot bind future commissions to guarantee subsequent refunding paths.
Monarch butterflies blanket Pacific Grove California in late October drawing visitors and researchers alike as clusters form along coastal trees and streets. Local sightings confirm seasonal migration peaks with families and photographers flocking to beaches and parks for captures.
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