Surface Change Needed Weekend comments on reservoir tennis court
A rooftop like surface on a new water reservoir tennis court near the fairgrounds has drawn national notice but failed in practicality. Deterioration and vandalism show the need to remove the surface and rely on the concrete beneath. The piece notes poor public responsibility and high maintenance costs. It also comments on Kansas time boundary relocation and local observance of Mountain time amid past disobedience of the 1966 Uniform Time Act.
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Fairgrounds
Department of Transportation
Kansas
Kearny County
Kearny
Distaff Side and Degree of Graduation Shoes at Antioch
Local column notes the summer recreation strain on a mother with three children and asks for rest facilities. Antioch College informs Class of 1969 parents that cap and gown are optional but shoes required for graduation. A move forces Patty Black to rehome her seven year cat. Also mentions Books are being published, including Clothesline USA by Helen Mather, and trivia: first drive in theater opened 36 years ago this month, minority Bald congressmen, and over a third of U S households own color TV.
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Antioch College
Kn Po
Clothesline
U.S.A
Helen Mather
America
Garden City Telegram subscription rates and policy notes
Garden City subscribers must pay 1.78 dollars monthly by carrier while area college students incur 8.00 dollars for a 9 month school year. Telegram motor carrier service requires publication and delivery by local carriers under legal rates.
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Garden City
Kansas
Lesal Ead Area College
Telegram
Reflections on a 1901 Etiquette Book from Southwest Kansas
A recount of a 1901 etiquette guide with DIY beauty tips. It cites hair dye from walnut bark, complexion washes from watermelon, and home remedies for odor and skin care. It notes parsley for breath and baldness remedies with boxwood spirits, praising the Cimarron library loan.
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Cimarron Library
Midway talks loom over Saigon coalition plan clash
Drew Pearson reviews Nixon and Thieu positions on forming a coalition government in Saigon. Washington presses for a peaceful settlement while Thieu resists any coalition, amid moves to involve communists and potential for ouster if terms fail. Abrams ordered to keep pressure as Nixon signals withdrawal aims and Seoul, Ky connections loom large. The column predicts a cordial Midway meeting but an elusive final peace.
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Washington
Nixon
Thieu
Saigon
Pikes Peak
Vietnam
Thien
South Korea
Taiuré
Midway
Chiang
Kaji-shek
United States
South Vietnam
Thiéu
White House
Johnson
Paris
LBJ
Caus
Nixo
Creighton Abrams
Reagan Blame and Berkeley Crisis Debate
The piece weighs Reagan responsibility for May 1 Berkeley unrest, noting National Guard deployment to clear squatters at People’s Park, student and faculty actions, and the wider clash over university authority versus protest. It cites hostile reactions from merchants and scholars while contrasting Chancellor and Sheriff actions with gubernatorial orders.
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Berkeley
Ronald Reagan
Theodore Sorensen
Kennedys
Reagan
California
National Guard
Sacramento
Jenkin
University of California
We Need to Fight Letter Critiques Vietnam War Policy
Signed letter from JAMES DEISTER of Ulysses responding to a June 2 1969 Telegram editorial Louder Protects Needed. He argues civilians and the military industrial complex run the country, criticizes protests, and urges fighting the war as a war without restraint. He references Cong Keith Sebelius and the Viet Cong.
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Kennedy
Communista Hick
Keith Sebelius
James Deister
Ulysses
Nixon Secrecy Sparks Vietnam Peace Talk Doubt
The Needle notes President Nixon kept Vietnam fence talks secret and vows to end the conflict if elected. It questions credibility of such pledges and mocks Senate commentary on solving the war versus governing, suggesting blame may rest with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Palavera
White House
Ted Kennedy
Savings Bonds Misnamed By Panel Urges Higher Rate
U.S. Savings Bonds yield less than inflation and rival investments. A panel of 67 economists urges Congress to raise the 1 1 year rate ceiling to improve the program. Redemptions outpace purchases in 1968, with payroll deduction aiding sales. The Treasury faces long term borrowing limits, pushing it into short term markets.
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John Cunniff
New York
U.S
Savings and Loan Association
Congress
Economists’ Panel
Nixon
U.S. Treasury
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer cryptic note clue mix
Puzzle style line blends cryptic references and garden imagery with a suburban home motif and a mysterious numeric code. It hints at a themed clue set with names and places like King Festuris Bypdicate Inc and a cryptic refrain about big red geraniums guarding a house.
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King Festuris Bypdicate, Inc
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Jane Mit
Patty Black
Mrs. Brack
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
Fraser
Kartsas
Barbara Oringderpf
Cannor
Drew Pearson
mid-Pacific
Peace Corps
CIA
Accion
Joe Blatchford
South America
Donner Foundation
Donner
William H. Donner Foundation
William Buckley
University
Henry George
The
Abbie Hoffman
Tom Hayden
Business Mirror
Eugene Sheffer
IKV
Memo
Panama
Buffly
Muller
Miss Horne
Hudson Beer
Khan
Arie
Jaz
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