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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1971
Page
2
A New York high school teacher tested a socialist idea by taking 20 points from top students to give to those scoring 55 on the same test. He warned that such a system would kill incentive, forcing compulsory labor and punishments for low producers, mirroring broader societal outcomes described by the Winfield Courier.
The piece recalls perfume season and a community meeting at Stevens Park to discuss women’s “secret weapon.” It also honors Elon Torrence, longtime sports statistician and AP legislative correspondent in Topeka, noting his precise records and blunt verdict on the 1971 session as the worst and most unproductive.
The piece notes Martha Mitchell favors telephone letters over writing to editors. It critiques Democratic presidential hopefuls and Senator Muskie for proposing unverifiable solutions. It cites Republican resistance to drafting Paul McCloskey and comments on Britain and the Common Market with a closing line about England and the Market.
ROD TURNBULL'S VIEW A Kansas City survey of 400 top soybean growers finds they expect strong demand in 1971, boost acreage, and plan to hedge more in futures. Veteran board members say hedging should occur only when price expectations favor the farmer, with personal judgment key and no routine practice. Futures hedges fit imperfectly since a farmer lacks a fixed inventory, but a projected 5 000 bushel harvest can be hedged by selling futures. Decisions hinge on wanting higher prices versus risk of declines, with the farmer alone determining the approach. minimum grain option is 5 000 bushels.
Washington AP report and Senate roll call show a 49 to 43 vote on extending the draft for one year rather than two. Democrats for Harris Oklahoma Hughes Iowa Symington Missouri and Republicans for Pearson Kansas supported the amendment. Eagleton Missouri and Curtis Hruska Miller Nebraska opposed along with other Republicans.
A compact survey of early Western Kansas life drawn from the Kansas State Historical Society Annals. The entry lists years 1885 to 1896 with notes on buffalo bones shipments, antelope wagons, Garden City land office activity, irrigation efforts, town growth, infrastructure projects, legal cases, a public hanging, streetcar beginnings, tax on drugstores, and a fuel coal shortage affecting rail traffic, highlighting named towns, counties, and individuals.
Pittsburg Kansas AP confirms Crawford County commissioners face about 85000 dollars in 18 months paying students tuition to junior colleges in other counties. Law requires county to fund tuition at any Kansas junior college if none exists nearby. KS State College of Pittsburg sits in county but not a junior college. Residents pay 187 dollars per semester at in-county college while the county must cover tuition elsewhere.
Art Buchwald presents Prof. Heinrich Applebaum arguing that criticism of J Edgar Hoover cripples the FBI by forcing agents to defend the director instead of pursuing criminals. He cites 4 166 attacks this year and urges media restraint to restore law enforcement focus.
Jack Anderson reports a hush hush Army Vietnam drug study alleging Viet Cong target drugged units, enabling attacks and compromising combat effectiveness. The Americal Division's narcotics findings include cases of marijuana flight, grenade deaths, Obesitol and Maxitone Forte use, and My Lai links, prompting Rep. Murphy to seek full disclosure and tours.
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