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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
2
Editorial miscellany from the Garden Telegram page 4 dated Tuesday, dime 11 1963. Commentary reflects local issues, civic matters, and community voices typical of a mid-century editorial page.
A proposal advocates replacing red rear lights with green for forward moving cars and using red only for stopping or reversing. It argues green would reduce rear end collisions and urges laws and industry to adopt the change, noting the mechanical ease and urgency.
Adams urges proper display of the American flag on June 14 National Flag Day. He recalls the 1777 congressional act establishing thirteen red and white stripes and a blue field with stars, and calls for educational programs in clubs to study proper flag use and private destruction of worn flags.
Kansas City columnist Hal Boyle recalls his 76 year old mother whose philosophy shines in aging. She jokes about rheumatism and doctors while noting savings on medical costs, reads daily newspapers, and remains a bright weather predictor for picnics. She is widowed, proud of her children, and keeps up with world affairs. She uses Telegram Want Ads in daily routines.
Congressmen Holifield and Price pressed Dr. Paul Tompkins of the Federal Radiation Council on lack of fixed radiation danger guidelines. He promised guidance next year but admitted no numerical figures would be included, amid rising iodine 131 readings in Salt Lake City and other cities.
A nine member delegation from Portugal Angola and Mozambique will inspect Kansas wheat this week. The tour, sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission and Great Plains Wheat Inc, aims to promote foreign sales. G C Fowler will lead the tour with visits to grain firms in Kansas City Wichita Hutchinson and Salina before continuing through Colorado Nebraska and North Dakota.
Wichita AP reports 490 graduates received diplomas as State Sen Paul Wunach praised state regulation making Wichita University part of the state system. He noted only one more class will graduate before the institution becomes Wichita State University, an affiliate of the University of Kansas.
A lighthearted column jokes about youthful swimsuits and shifting style, noting a local man paying high prices for daughters’ swimwear and comparing suit size to cost per inch. It contrasts two piece trends, older no-piecer fashions, and the era’s outfits, with a playful jab at heavy, dragging bathers and practical concerns.
Washington AP reports a quiet week in Congress with only one major bill on the docket the development bill aimed at aiding business and industry in high unemployment areas The measure would add 450 million to the 379 5 million authorization and debate was set for Wednesday while the House also planned to take up the annual appropriation bill and an extension of emergency Korean crisis tax rates later in the week
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