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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
6
A breezy January feel persists with jackets and early summer travel ideas. A downtown hole dug by a likely pet badger near Laurel and Main draws police comment, as calm streets mask a schedule of nightly activities and holiday sermon rumors linger about next Sunday.
Georges Pompidou and Alain Poher lead Sunday’s French presidential election and prepare for a runoff in two weeks. The campaign focuses on the duel between the top two vote getters as voters await the decisive ballot.
AP reports Saigon forces have more than doubled in four years under U.S. shield in Vietnam. By year end Vietnam’s armed forces total 1,045,500, with 100,000 more to come, plus new air and naval units, artillery, armor, and extensive U.S. equipment. Army, navy and air force expansions include 25 new gunboats, UH-1 and gunships, A37 jet squadrons, and 1,500 pilots to be trained in the United States. The civilian home guard could reach three million.
Washington AP Nixon administration proposes a two year extension of the federal anti poverty agency with 2 billion dollars in outlays for the first year. Donald Rumsfeld told the House Education and Labor Committee the President favors a two year extension to improve program management and fund allocation. He said the plan aims to review what works and adjust plans accordingly and noted study teams will examine issues including coordination with Model Cities and the role of state governments.
A Memorial Day weekend toll reached a record 543 highway deaths, beating the prior 542 set in 1966. Projections had expected 550 to 650 fatalities. two major crashes in Spanish Fork Canyon Utah and North Carolina accounted for multiple deaths and injuries as heavy holiday traffic stretched nationwide.
The forecast shows a mild night with lows in the upper forties and light southerly winds. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with southerly winds around 15 miles per hour and highs near 80. Measurable precipitation is unlikely. In Baldwin Kansas James Farmer of Health Education and Welfare spoke at Baker University commencement, comparing the Negro struggle to the American Revolution and Irish trouble 50 years ago while receiving an honorary Doctorate of Laws. He predicted progress if the nation moves past the next two to three years.
American graduates of Mexican descent were honored Saturday at a banquet sponsored by the G I Forum and United Mexican-American Voters of Kansas at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Dr. Andrew M. Gallegos urged pride in identity, noting Mexican Americans as a large and rising minority seeking civil rights and political power. Scholarships totaling 400 were announced for Beatrice Mesa and Denis Garcia, with local officials and community leaders in attendance.
About 112 graduates received associate degrees diplomas and certificates at Clifford Hope Auditorium Wichita leader Cliff Titus Beech Aircraft spoke on growth and self belief urging law order and purpose He emphasized worldly effort and personal responsibility and noted six high honors graduates plus eight with honors Also six named to Who's Who in America in Junior Colleges and 29 cosmetology certificates were awarded with music from the College Choir and organ pieces.
Unified School District 457 board meets at 8 p.m. to discuss reaction to a prior joint governing board meeting with city and county commissions and junior college trustees. Agenda includes a basketball clinic to be run by coach Curt Shipley.
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