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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
2
The Navy urged a quick $400 million spend by July prompting concerns in Garden City and Senate watchdogs. Senator Proxmire held hearings on the Zumwalt memo and defense contracting while Admiral Kidd defended spending to avoid later budget cuts.
Washington Monthly reports the medical aid program for Vietnamese orphans has been cut from 10 million in 1967 to 2.7 million in 1971 while Congress considers a measure to provide 5 million in aid. Sen. Mark Hatfield cites high mortality due to poor care. The editorial accuses the U S government of deprioritizing vulnerable children amid war policy.
A downtown saleswoman near her 65th birthday quips about aging by Mother Nature and Father Time. The piece promotes Art Brinkmeyer farm puppies including curly brown, white with a black eye, browns, and two black pups. Marjorie Brinkmeyer, a Cat and Dog Placement Bureau official, endorses them. Two spring kittens are also offered free at the Brinkmeyer place with contact numbers 6-6973, 6-2036, and 6-9409.
Rep. Thomas E. Morgan faces scrutiny as two Pennsylvania state employees on his payroll also draw federal pay for political work. John Morgan and Thomas H. Boyd hold state roles while collecting U.S. Treasury and Pennsylvania funds. The piece also touches on Dzu’s prison status, Adm. Kidd’s publicity drives financed by taxpayers, and other Washington angles.
In October 1972 the U S allegedly faced a bomb shortage, with Melvin Laird telling Nixon that no bombs were left to drop on Vietnam. The piece jokes about borrowing bombs, currency via bombs, and a butter-for-bombs policy as a drastic wartime measure.
Washington AP The Price Commission ruled that shoe prices may rise only in line with leather cost increases. Companies sought up to 9.7 percent. Interco Inc. and Florsheim Division led with 6.03 percent. Most approvals clustered around 3 percent as leather prices doubled since Phase 2 began last November.
A succinct reflection cites Ezekiel 3 18 about warning the wicked to avert their death. It emphasizes the responsibility to admonish others as a keeper of one another, framing the question What’s the use with a moral imperative.
AP analyzes GOP worry over George McGovern potential presidency. Dr. Pierre Rinfret warns that McGovern's platform tax hikes and expanded spending could spark recession or stagnation, altering 1973 business outlook. He notes fear and hesitancy among executives, while acknowledging uncertainty about enactment.
Hal Boyle argues memories give life meaning and direction. He recalls 1950s era details from American life, including the 46 star flag, wax and wooden matches, Sen-Sen breath mints, Boy Scout knives, kindergarten haircuts, affordable maids, and white shirts bought on sale, portraying kinder, harder times.
Yesterday's cryptoquip clue shows BRIGANTINE'S BRIG LODGED A RECALCitrant SAILOR. The 1972 King Features Syndicate puzzle notes B equals 3 in today's Gryptoquip clue BRIGANTINE'S BRIG.
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