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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
2
Garden City School District residents will vote on a half million bond to fund a new elementary school. The article argues the bond is necessary for growth and equity, urging a yes vote Tuesday to provide essential facilities and open inclusive education for all students, despite tax concerns.
Big Springs Nebraska, population 500, made headlines after a fatal bank robbery. The piece recalls the 1877 Union Pacific train robbery at Big Springs that yielded $60,000 in gold and launched Sam Bass’s outlaw career, ending at Round Rock Texas on July 21, 1878.
Air Force Chief Gen McConnell pushes for bigger pay raise than Johnson’s five percent, unites Army Navy and Marine leaders to confront the administration. Rep Rivers proposes ten percent, citing cost and impact on servicemen. McNamara defends five percent as keeping pay in line with graduates, while pay plans surge under debate amid Viet Nam and Dominican concerns. President weighs nuclear strike options and bomber actions as Suslov gains influence in Moscow.
Hal Boyle observes Viet Nam slang evolving amid combat. Expressions like lick for kilometer and zap for shoot reflect changing language. Viet Cong called them Congs, and sorry about that patches appear on uniforms as war wears on. A sergeant, Herbert J. Mikus, gains promotion to master sergeant and wins $250 at a slot machine during a NCO club celebration.
The article traces shifts in U S power as President Johnson navigates a Congress that often supports his Great Society programs, while the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Warren expands civil rights and church-state separation. It contrasts Johnson’s relationship with Congress with past presidents from Roosevelt to Eisenhower and Truman, noting changing dynamics in governance.
Today marks 195 years since Congress appointed a five member committee to draft the Declaration of Independence including Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Other noted events include 1942 lend lease Russia United States, 1859 Comstock Lode discovery, 1936 Soviet constitution submission, 1945 Senate vote to extend the Office of Price Administration, plus historical notes from five and ten years ago. Garden City Telegram reports daily from Kansas.
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