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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1962
Page
2
The board opts for mobile homes and a metal building to ease space shortages rather than permanent additions. Communities facing shifting populations use portable classrooms to meet demand, as temporary structures offer comfort and efficiency while avoiding wasteful long term investments.
The Pittsburg Sun notes a bloody campaign leading to the June 18 Canadian parliamentary election with John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson clashing on the stump. It recalls a British Columbia incident where Doukhobor women stripped in protest, a sight Kansas voters would not want near their own campaign events. The piece imagines how such disruption would affect local politicians and hopes the incident stays north of the border.
Dal Bayle reflects on the 18th anniversary of the Normandy landings, the sense of time passing, and how a silver dish and Ernie Pyle's Brave Men connect him to the war era. He recalls meeting Gen. Bradley, interviewing casualties, and witnessing the war's unfolding triumph tied to memory, gratitude, and the hope for lasting peace.
Drew Pearson presents a survey of airline bombings tied to life insurance scams from 1950 to 1962, noting perpetrators did not collect on policies as insurance paid out only in rare cases. The piece lists incidents in Longmont, Daggett, Bolivia, Unionville, Gulf of Mexico, and other locations, with names like Gra ham, Binstock, Doty, and Spears. It also mentions a Pentagon squash rivalry between McNamara and Zuckert.
Neighbor Mary Schreiber recalls Decoration Day parades with elderly participants riding in a former delivery truck as the official parade vehicle. Margaret McGaugh recalls carrying an eight foot flag with the Girl Scouts amid a strong wind. An unplanned reunion occurs as Trinity Lutheran pastor hosts, linking Wanda Gercken and Gertrude Brauer who once taught together.
President Kennedy held his first news conference since the May stock market dip and said he would not pursue new emergency actions. He promised to ask Congress for an income tax cut for everyone, not effective before 1963, while reiterating plans to keep prices and wages down to curb inflation. He argued the economy remains sound and should continue to improve, with recovery from last year's recession at high levels and prospects for continued growth. He stressed avoiding a new recession and noted most proposed steps were those previously laid out for Congress.
Eddie Fisher asserts he will file for divorce in Las Vegas Nevada on July 24 citing mental cruelty, while Elizabeth Taylor’s Rome secretary says she has no comment and knows nothing of the plan. Taylor stars in Rome with Burton and Fisher plans a Las Vegas engagement.
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