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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1972
Page
2
Finney County records show a steady five year growth with a tax base increase of over 21 million since 1968 and more than 4 million in the past year. Garden City adds about 1.5 million to the tax base, spreading costs and enabling a lower levy rate. City proposes a two mill building levy amid a lower overall rate as growth continues.
A weary diary tone recalls belabored summers with a shrinking household. From five to one, the writer chronicles cluttered days and small indignities of parenting, bottle up with humor about laundry, food, and endless chores. The piece ends with a plea to leave through the screen door for old times.
Jack Anderson reports that a favorable Corvair safety assessment was rigged and not read by the safety chief Doug Toms. The Transportation Department reportedly prepared quotes and used a biased test program linked to GM funding, affecting recalls and lawsuits amid Nader’s scrutiny and political context.
In a lighthearted column Joe Buchwald imagines President Nixon debating whether to call chess champion Bobby Fischer after his Iceland victory. The mock dialogue includes White House plans, a televised dinner, and Fischer demanding perks before a private flight, ending with a CIA hijack plot to Cuba.
The Doctors' Answer notes that removing a small lung portion can help bullous emphysema in rare cases but carries high risk because emphysema is often generalized and air leaks and infections occur. It explains dehiscence risk with abdominal incisions, then details wound healing issues, obesity, coughing, and nutrition, ending with advice to write The Telegram for medical questions.
Southwest Kansas farmers protest the blended yield method used to compute irrigated and dry land payments under A.5.C.S. They cite inconsistent treatment of irrigated ground and seek clarity, citing cross border comparisons and potential court action. Farmers request shared irrigated yield data from peers to assess the program’s impact on their productivity and income.
Harold Stickney of Garden City argues that opposition to Urban Renewal stems from waste and lack of choice for sellers rather than the program itself. He proposes closing Main Street from Fulton to Pine after the bypass to create a covered, sun filtered pedestrian area, with displaced small businesses relocating to former street space. He adds that parking alone won’t solve downtown problems and suburban stores already have parking.
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