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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1972
Page
2
Editorial page from Garden City Telegram dated Friday July 28 1972 presents opinion pieces on local affairs and national events. The page reflects the era's civic concerns and editorial voice with commentary on governance, economy, and social topics of the time.
The piece explains social inflation as a new cost added by social and environmental programs that elevates prices across goods and services. It cites a Federal Power Commission view from 1970 to 1990 showing higher electric rates, up from 1.54 cents to 1.83 cents per kilowatt hour, driven by inflation and environmental costs.
Voters face a special ballot with five proposed amendments to the state constitution. The Telegram notes the changes are housekeeping: remove a anti dueling clause, clarify welfare program law with no practice change, repeal an obsolete farm home aid section, end census duplication, and remove original legislative apportionment.
Hot bargains highlighted at Wednesday downtown sidewalk sales on the sunny side of the street. Garden City youths feature in a folk rock show Tell It Like It Is at Stevens Saturday and Sunday. Nancy Hodgkinson elected national president of Future Homemakers of America in Garden City, a Lawrence boy named president of Boys Nation, and a Kansas City Kansas girl elected president of the American Legion Girls Nation. Liechtenstein’s chief industry listed as false teeth manufacture.
AP analysis notes that many U.S. firms fear liquidity crises and prefer slower expansion, with debt to equity often under 50 percent. BCG argues that after tax returns versus interest costs matter more than rate level, suggesting selective debt and prudent borrowing to stay liquid and competitive.
JACK ANDERSON REPORTS: After six hours of talks with House leaders Hale Boggs and Gerald Ford, Premier Chou Enlai rejected U S hopes for a quick settlement of Vietnam, insisting on political rather than military solutions. He warned the U S against disarmament and urged continued American presence to deter the Soviet threat, while expressing realism about Korea style truces and Sino Soviet tensions.
Franklin D Roosevelt hosts a freewheeling press conference with reporters in the oval office. He jokes about invasion versus liberation and reflects on public talks with White House reporters during his 12 years, noting his habit of talking everybody to death and steering questions away from sensitive details.
The authors argue John Anderson will defeat incumbent Docking and lead Kansas toward progress. They cite undefeated election history since 1946, broad public service since 1952, pragmatic governance like Nixon, and adaptability to rapid change as key strengths. Signed by CHRIS SIGSBEE and CLIFFORD HOPE JR.
The reader is presented with a dense crossword clue grid listing Across and Down entries with numbers and partial hints, referencing topics from insects and utensils to geography, anatomy, and politics, typical of a dated syndicated puzzle column from a newspaper page.
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