Troubles at Home and Vandalism Mark Weekend Editorials
Editorials note personal tragedies and civic vandalism highlighting a fine local family’s move from Garden City to Eudora and Charles Hill’s departure as junior high vice principal to become Eudora’s superintendent. It laments student cruelty toward Hill, acknowledges community support, and warns against desecration of public facilities like the water reservoir recreation area near the Fairgrounds, arguing such public spaces require protection and responsible use.
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Kansas
Charles Hill
Eudora
Lawrence
Fairgrounds
Distaff Side on Girls and National Tragedy
A reflective piece recounts historic national losses from Roosevelt to Gehrig and Pyle, contrasts past mourning with modern violence, and notes a child’s question about leadership, while touching on societal expectations and a mother balancing work and home duties. The narrative weaves personal memory with broader social issues.
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Roosevelt
Will Rogers
Lou Gehrig
Ernie Pyle
Press rights notice reprinted from Associated Press
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Associated Press
Ute
Garden City Buffalo Statue Stood 1000 pounds On Grant Avenue
Barbara Oringderf recounts Garden City once boasted a 1000 pound five foot high stone buffalo atop the Buffalo Hotel Building on Grant Avenue. In 60s it was lowered to prevent danger. its fate remains unknown though owner Frank Schulman hopes to someday find it for display at Finnup Park Historical Society Museum.
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Barbara Oringderf
New York City
Liberty
Chicago
Dodge City
Hays
Nickerson
Kansas
Nickerson High
Panthers
Garden City
Buffalo Hotel
Jones
Grant Avenue
Schulman Hardware
C. J. Jones
Frank Schulman
Schulman
Mr. Schulman
Buffalo
Bert Vance
Grant Ave
Main
TV Networks Profit Drawn From Public Airwaves
Drew Pearson reports on the 1934 Communications Act and a FCC critique of TV and radio profits. Network earnings for the first half of 1967 reached 718.7 million with CBS leading gains, while critics urge broader public-interest scrutiny. The president may appoint a watchdog FCC commissioner amid concerns over private profits versus public service.
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Washington
Clarence Dill
Dill
Spokane
Federal Communications Commission
Kenneth Cox
Nicholas Johnson
Oklahoma
Cox and Johnson
FCC
CBS
New York Yankees
My Fair Lady
Johnson
Ladybird
Texas
LBJ
Women umpires at Shea Stadium spark baseball debate
A New York housewife seeks major league status while arguments arise over women calling balls and strikes. The piece mocks the idea, recalling a time when umpires supposedly made all decisions at the game and suggests women belong in the home, reflecting gender bias in sports commentary.
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New York
Shea Stadium
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Telegram Publishing Company
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Grant
Drew Pearson
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White
Maine
Harold Coffin
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