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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
2
Editorial notes Garden City Centennial Day a success due to broad participation across the area. Citizens joined a long parade for fun, with many in festive dress and hats, while crowds watched downtown sidewalks and a Sidewalk Bazaar boosted the celebration despite a light shower.
Open letter from W I Gooding of western Kansas criticizes 1962 farm policy, arguing against acreage cuts and for a bushelage reduction tied to losses from hail and weather. He urges county units to form a western Kansas district and push resolutions to Washington to protect small farmers and keep grain flowing. He cites large producers and market manipulation as harming independents.
Publication notice for the Garden City Telegram detailing subscription rates by carrier in Garden City and surrounding counties, mail rates to other addresses, and general publication rights. Includes names of staff and publishing details.
Drew Pearson argues Kennedy Khrushchev de Gaulle meetings are vital though not yet fully understood by officials. He notes the need for direct personal contact between leaders, cites past Ike diplomacy, and highlights risks and lessons from U2, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. He also mentions housing advocates Sparkman and Rains, Gov Edmondson’s political plans, Ed Murrow’s critique of ad spending, Venus rocket hints, and Power’s claim of Russian nuclear tests.
The University of North Carolina awarded its first undergraduate degree to a Black student. David Dansby, 22, Greensboro, earned a bachelor of arts in political science after an above average academic record. About 35 Black students attend the 8500 student campus.
A reader reports Mrs. Thelma Brown washed caterpillars with laundry, upsetting her but more so because they were her son Michael's pets. The piece taunts junior high curbs on youth activities, clubs banned by law, and local civic quirks.
Washington analyst James Marlow notes President Kennedy is in peak position for a nationwide TV address after meetings with de Gaulle Khrushchev and Macmillan. He hints the speech will reinforce U.S. foreign policy without new solutions, aiming to maintain public support.
Four Austin students joined a sit-in at the ABC Paramount offices in New York to press for desegregation of Paramount theaters in Austin Texas. They began at 2 pm, slept through the night, while two others held a march outside the building. ABC Paramount said theaters are not centrally controlled and desegregation must be resolved locally.
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