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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
2
A Texas minister's wife writes to the police, urging brutal enforcement for any wrongdoing by her two sons. She clarifies she seeks prosecution under the law, not violence, to ensure accountability. She asks for hard penalties to deter speeding, drinking, drugs, immorality, theft, vandalism, and rape.
Juanita Porter argues against switching to Mountain time this winter noting shorter nights and one extra shopping hour in the West. She contends annual clock changes have drawbacks, stressing that daylight or standard time affects personal behavior and activity levels.
The Distaff Side praises KU weather researcher Dr. J. R. Eagleton who challenged the advice to seek the southwest basement corner during tornadoes. The author recalls their own coal room and sw corner misgivings, recounting Garden City twister panic and the choice of kitchen shelter over the prescribed spot. Eagleton warns that heedless adherence could be dangerous.
Drew Pearson outlines a top secret U S intelligence view of a potential Soviet plan to strike China to remove it as a nuclear threat. The piece details border clashes, propaganda tactics, troop numbers, airfields, and logistics along the 4500 mile frontier, with emphasis on Russian superiority and Chinese vulnerabilities.
Garden City Telegram details subscription prices by carrier and mail, noting monthly rates in Garden City and outside areas. It also includes a note about the newspaper’s mailing and Associated Press rights and reproduction policy.
In a column on public controversy the piece contrasts tall tale humor with modern rancor. It cites Tom Hayden before HUAC and Internal Security, noting exaggerated rhetoric, and compares with Professor John Greenway’s challenge to the noble savage myth. The staged dialog from Chief Eagle echoes tribal stereotypes and satire.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes theft harms commerce across sectors. He cites Albert J. Reiss Jr and Airport Security Council figures showing billions in pilferage, including $3 billion in 1967-68 and nearly $2 million at Kennedy Airport in the year, plus Wall Street securities thefts and truck cargo losses. The article discusses industry attitudes, underworld ties, and the burden on customers through rising prices and security spending.
Hal Boyle warns readers to spend time this summer practicing double talk the art of saying one thing while thinking another. The column humorously translates common lines into their real meanings, showing how such phrases reveal motives and social signals.
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