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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1979
Page
3
A liberal-leaning critique questions police overreach after a physician’s office was raided under invalid warrants. The state seized 4000 patient files, narcotics lists, and even everyday items. Courts voided the warrants, but the damage to patient confidentiality and civil rights raises alarm about law enforcement overreach.
Eulogies for John Wayne flow, praising Marion Morrison as a film icon above all. The tough as shown on screen and off, public memory will outlive Congressional medals, with re releases and TV airings keeping Wayne's image alive for days or weeks.
Reading about Garden Citys early citizens highlights N J Earp a lawman who served as marshal in the 1880s and later faced salary disputes with the city council In 1882 he suffered a self inflicted foot injury while a deputy sheriff and by 1884 had shifted to collecting salary via a council settlement The piece ends with a suggestion to honor him named Newton Earp Boulevard
James Kilpatrick reflects on first visits to Ketchikan Juneau and Skagway, praising Alaska’s scale and stark contrasts between nature and human endurance. He contrasts the Yukon rich landscape with the Princess Patricia cruise ship’s modest amenities, noting its late-life cruise revival along the Vancouver to Skagway route. Under U.S. environmental policy context, he hints at broader implications.
Alaska demands holding tanks for sanitary sewage by January 1 or the aging ship faces closure. The $750,000 investment to retrofit a 40 year old vessel risks Alaska and Canadian ports that rely on tourism. The piece critiques the environmental claim and notes Alaska's vast forests.
A narrator reflects on Alaska's immense, untamed landscape from the Princess Pat voyage north of Skagway. The split between brutal mountains and delicate flora, remote trains to Bennett and Whitehorse, and a ship with no telephones or power lines highlights time suspended amid sea and wilderness.
Topeka July 1 marks a new day for Kansas private clubs as laws from the prior session take effect allowing liquor by the drink without a pool. Club owners flood mailboxes with ads and mailings urging explanations and promotions through newspapers radio and TV.
Private clubs face new ABC guidelines ending liquor pools after July 1 with refunds for balances through July 31 1979. Clubs may seek reciprocal status as Class B restaurant clubs if over half income comes from food. Member renewals before July 15 offer $3 savings. Members may use credit cards and running tabs, with hours varying by beverage type and day.
Art Buchwald imagines turning hospitals into co op owned rooms. Buyers could own hospital rooms, rent them to others, and use them up to two weeks yearly tax deductibly. They could pick views, decorate, and avoid strict admission routines and frequent wake up rounds.
A proposal envisions hospital rooms sold as condominiums with monthly management fees and FHA loans for affordability. Hospitals gain occupancy security, while owners may use guaranteed basements parking and shared semiprivate spaces. The idea frames rooms as status symbols and investments, predicting rapid value growth.
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