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Moscow toys with the Iraqi powderkeg as Communist forces back moves to tame the country. The tense stance signals a broader power struggle and strategic maneuvering for influence worldwide.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
1
Li'l Leaguer cartoon draws on boyhood sports
The Telegram introduces Li'l Leaguer, a daily 1 column cartoon by Al Liederman. It targets sandlot and schoolyard games with its sports minded humor. The strip features Al drawing with wife as critic and aims to please home readers. Notes a reader comment about an earlier TV ad and mentions the Garden City Cooperative Equity Exchange and a late invitation for its April 29 dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegram
al Liederman
Fred Lausch
Lausches
Garden City Cooperative Equity Exchange
Gausches
Lausch
Listener After 60 Years A J Keffer Retires From City Band
A J Keffer, longtime tubist and former director of the City Municipal Band, retires after 60 years with the ensemble. He recalls guiding band growth from 16 to about 50 members and notes the community keeps music alive even as members retire. Neighbors report Keffer enjoys occasional practice when time allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Keffer
Keffer
Beatnik poetry battles with New York police over licenses
In Greenwich Village Beatniks and cafe owners clash with police over cabaret licenses for poetry readings. William Morris condemns the move, arguing poetry has not been criminalized, while proprietors say audiences attract tourists and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich Village
Watch
William Morris
Yale University
Sheridan County Declared Disaster Area in Kansas
Sheridan County Kansas was designated a disaster area due to hail and rain damage on June 3. The Small Business Administration will process reconstruction loans at 3 percent interest through its Wichita office. Local homes and businesses damaged or destroyed may qualify for assistance. A second brief notes a deadly bus crash near Phoenix injuring 32 and killing laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Iola
Allen County Fairgrounds
Woodmen of the World
Joplin
Schifferdecker Park
Hutchinson
Keffer
Washington
Sheridan County
Kan
Small Business Administration
Wichita
Board of Trade
Deadly Arizona labor bus crash claims Mexican workers
The highway patrol listed Mexican nationals among the dead and seriously injured after a converted bus carrying laborers from Mesa to Tolleson collided with a sand truck near Phoenix. Survivors described a chaotic scramble through one rear door as flames enveloped the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Breckage
Nate Manuel
Gloria Jr
Gloria
Mesa
Ariz
Arizona
Tolleson
Ehveenx
Phoenix
Elmer Charbeneau
Weatherman Hanlon Drowns in Dodge City
Ralph Hanlon, 46, famed west Kansas weather forecaster, drowned when he swam 149 feet to save his 10 year old twins Wilma and Bill after they stepped into a pool. Wilma clung to the bank and Bill paddled to safety as his wife and another child were at home. Hanlon’s broadcasts were familiar to western Kansans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Kas
Ralph Hanlon
Kansas
Wilmalana Bill
Hanlon
Wilma
Billie
Dodge City
Garden Sass Faces Pressure from Neighbors and Creditors
A local feature sketches a feud between a neighborly group and creditors as Garden Sass grapples with mounting bills. Tensions rise amid mounting debts, while community dynamics and property stakes come under scrutiny in a tight, period-voiced report.
Guided Missile Delivers Mail in Historic Test
The Navy successfully delivered U S mail by a guided missile fired from a submarine toward Mayport Florida near Jacksonville. Postmaster General Summerfield announced the achievement at a press conference after a Regulus 1 was brought in. The 60 foot missile carried about 3 000 letters including one addressed to the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
U.S
Auxiliary Air
Mayport
St. John's River
Arthur E. Summerfield
NATO to form counterpropaganda division at Atlantic Congress
Western leaders at the Atlantic Congress debated counterpropaganda against Soviet political warfare and discussed a new international body called the Free World Association open to all nations. They pressed for a clear stance against communist ideological aggression and the defense of liberty values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
NATO
Free World Assa
Killer Starkweather Faces Fourth Scheduled Date
Lincoln AP report says mass killer Charles Starkweather, 20, again faces execution Friday. His father Guy Starkweather seeks a writ of habeas corpus in Lancaster District Court to delay the sentence, and has contacted the U S Supreme Court, though current filings are deemed insufficient for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Guy Starkweather
Lancaster District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Zebra naming contest opens in Garden City
The Garden City Rotary Club announced a contest to name a new male zebra at Finnup Park zoo. Entry prize is 525. Deadline is midnight Monday June 1. Entries may be mailed or sent by letter or postcard to Garden City Telegram. The zebra is a son of Sloana, and the last naming contest produced Ribbons. A Junior Chamber of Commerce contest for Towns Longheen steer closed last Wednesday, but winner remains unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Cme
Rotary Club
Police Hunt For Young Girl Linda Miller Missing Since May
California and Nevada police search for Linda J Millar a 20 year old student daughter of mystery writers Kenneth C and Margaret Willer. Linda vanished after leaving Tahoe area with possible mental strain and prior incident of a car crash that killed a 73 year old Santa Barbara man. Her father says she worried about finals and may have snapped under stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qavis
California
Nevada
Kenneth C
Margaret Willer
John Ross Mc Donal
Linda J. Millar
Doselinal
Miss Miller
University of California
Uavin
Tahoe
Qeatt Millar
Hie
Santa Barbara
Soviets Press for Quick Agreement On Summit Meet
In Geneva AP reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev seeks a rapid summit with the West after a Berlin dispute. Foreign Ministers of the United States Britain and France meet Andrei Gromyko amid doubts of a Berlin bargain. Khrushchev hints at postponing a Scandinavian summit if needed, while Western leaders press for a durable East–West accord.
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Geneva
David Ormsby-Cove
United States
Soviet Union
Harald Macmillan
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Unit States
Britain
France
Andrei Gromyko
Hig
Berlin
Nikita Kheushchev
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Budapest
Moscow
Soaviet
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Chlorine Gas Threat Chills Georgia Town
In McRae Georgia a derailment left two railroad tank cars carrying about 16 000 gallons of chlorine gas, prompting emergency crews to clear debris and cordon the area as residents were urged to stay calm. Officials warned the gas could contaminate a one mile radius and planned evacuations if wind shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcrae
Ivargiga
Sinthern
Atlanta
William Mackle
Main Street
Georgia
Wood
Army
Warner Robins Air Force
George Callahan
Olin-Mathison Chemical Co
Mcintosh
Ala
Gardiners Buy Liberal Dairy Sale Expands Regional Reach
Gardiner Dairy and Jee Cramb have bought Puritan Dairy in Liberal. President Coah Gardiner and owner Charles Ke Kylow announce retention of Puritan staff as the plant expands. The purchase includes Oklahoma routes, extending Gardiner products in Liberal dating back to 1935 with Puritan Dairy operations started there in 634.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner Dairy
Jee Cram
Puritan
Liberal
Lohr
Coah Gardiner
Charles Ke Kylow
Liberal Dairy
Gardiner
Jaber
Oklahoma
Garline Gardiner’s
Freedom's Light Dim on Liberty Island Amid Island Wide Power Cut
A brief report notes Liberty Island in New York harbor lacks power after a submarine cable from New Jersey was cut in early history. The 12 residents, caretakers for the National Park Service, describe themselves as “candles” in a dimmed setting, with the Statue of Liberty lit but the rest of the island dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freedom
Liberty
York Harbor
Sntury
New Jersey
National Park Service
Noelle
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