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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1960
Page
14
Editorial argues protesters recall past wars while forgetting Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. It praises the U S Japan defense alliance as a step toward stability, noting U S support could deter rivals and highlight gratitude to America. It warns against renewed bitterness and the enduring scars of atomic bombings.
The article argues that lack of opposition in Finney County elections may reflect public apathy rather than comfort with incumbents. It calls for merit-based hiring for most county officials, urges ending the horse and buggy system, and suggests reforms while noting some offices have only one filed candidate.
The piece notes Governor Nelson Rockefeller may energize a divided Republican convention. It contrasts party tensions with a wary optimism about potential reforms. The column also notes recent rains benefiting crops and comments on lingering crop concerns amid late weeds.
Hal Boyle surveys popular myths and odd facts from fortune and finance to travel danger past and present. He cites old age income struggles, Spanish bullfighting pay, Mozart timing, traffic dangers, foot growth trends, and curious cultural notes from the Netherlands and Turkey.
The Associated Press copyright notice outlines reproduction rights for local news and AP dispatches. Subscription terms include weekly carrier delivery in Garden City, 5 cents, and annual mail rates of $7.50 for Finney and nearby counties, $15 for elsewhere.
Drew Pearson discusses two main obstacles for Nelson Rockefeller to win the Republican nomination. First Ike’s health and the risk to party bosses from Nixon’s vice presidency. second Rockefeller’s liberalism and tax fears among conservatives. The piece notes Democratic leverage and contrasts with GOP reactions to defense and funds. It also touches on broader political theater and unrelated industry anecdotes.
Former patients recall Dr O W Miner as a pivotal figure in their families over 40 years. They launched a project to gift him keepsakes and memories, collecting donations that flooded in, with one man noting the doctor treated them through the years without seeking payment.
Fred L. Thames of Richmond Virginia said he burned a stack of newspapers Sunday and watched a billfold with 1700 dollars and titles to three autos go up in flames. He salvaged some charred notes but the bills and titles were lost.
Vice President Richard Nixon and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller each face one strike and one major problem in pursuing the Republican nomination. Nixon has broad backing but must win over independents and some Democrats. Rockefeller struggles to gain leverage with party pros while promoting his liberal ideas.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office reminded farmers to obtain 1960 marketing cards before selling wheat. Cards required for marketing. sign government form at Hudson and E Fulton ASC office in Garden City. Landowners renting wheatland may receive cards after tenant farmers sign. Temporary wheat loan rate set at $1.75 per bushel with permanent rate due July 1. ASC checks on overseeded wheat hampered by rain, sugar beet allotments list 3,195.3 acres for Finney County.
A single vehicle accident on U. S. 75 north of Topeka injured five students and a faculty adviser. The driver looked away to watch a sack of softening taffy and lost control, sending the car across a ditch to hit a telephone pole. Hospitalized were DeWayne Allen, Bill Coward, Margie Horn, Helen Gilbert the adviser, Don Johnson the driver, and Richard Thurston.
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