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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
2
Editorial notes that visiting Soviet agriculturalists study the region's irrigation with local soil conservationists. Authors stress mutual respect and hope the dialogue helps Soviet leaders learn from a free society. They argue true peace grows from understanding beyond political differences.
Port Washington sailor recalls the ritual of reviving an old wooden sloop each spring. He contrasts fiberglass craft ease with the labor of sanding, painting, and varnishing Argo. The lengthy process ends with a gleaming hull and a mix of pride and worry about future dock hazards.
The income tax evasion trial of Bobby Baker is postponed to January 9, 1967. Baker, former secretary to Senate Democrats, pleads not guilty to nine counts including conspiracy, tax evasion, theft, transportation of stolen money and fraud. Judge Oliver Gasch cited summer caseloads and fall duties for the delay. Baker had sought dismissal in April over publicity and grand jury procedures.
June Click, a 17 year old girl, is reported to be gaining ground in a months long sneezing battle. Once sneezing up to every five seconds, she now sneezes about every ten minutes, according to her father. The improvement followed a chemically induced sleep begun at a hospital in January to modify the body's reflexes.
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Drew Pearson notes Everett Dirksen, back from a month in hospital after a thighbone fracture, resumes sharp advocacy against public interest groups while known for shifting positions and jokes about himself. The piece also covers Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan alienation from U.S. officials, North Vietnamese activity near Ia Drang, LBJ warning business on profits, and a quip on water’s ageless nature.
AP columnist James Marlow analyzes the Mississippi ambush of James Meredith on his 225 mile march. He argues the attack underlines risks for rights workers, supports calls for new justice legislation, and questions democratic participation beyond race. Scientists note Earth life origin is statistically improbable.
Helen Harp the Finney county library offers nonrestrictive summer reading clubs for all ages. Sessions include Alice in Wonderland for girls 4th to 6th grade starting June 15 at 11 am, Squeegy Bugs for first graders starting June 15 at 10 am, Poohs for 2nd and 3rd graders meeting June 14 at 10 am, Batmen for 4th to 6th grade boys starting June 17 at 11 am, and Information Unlimited for junior high at 10 am Fridays starting June 10. Existing signups range from 41 to 154. All county children may join. Also three kittens available for giveaway at 811 Bancroft.
The Garden Cite Telegram reports a 4.6 percent decline in the national cow population in 1965, reducing the total to 16,000,000 cattle, the largest drop in six years.
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