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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
2
The Garden City Telegram argues against life-time solitary confinement for convicted killers Latham and York, calling it worse than execution. It urges rehabilitation and penal-system reform to prevent further killings, noting that abolition alone is insufficient while acknowledging the grim reality of the death penalty.
Joe Nelson reflects on graduation contrasts between confidence and insecurity, innocence and cynicism, and enthusiasm and reluctance. He weighs past guidance against future opportunity, wonders how far he can open life’s door before it shuts, and muses on youth’s persistent ambiguities.
Lt. Julie Klebaum 24 of Wapato Washington leaves the 8th U.S. Army Field Hospital after a year in which about 5 500 patients were treated. She recalls friendly patients and fellow nurses, the intense care, and a farewell salute planned by airmen. She notes the unique attention from servicemen and the mix of pride and sorrow in leaving. She helped treat tuberculosis, worms, malaria, dengue fever, appendicitis and gunshot wounds, and recounts a pilot who died bravely after his abdomen was hit.
Drew Pearson reports a Federal Power Commission file hints at danger from aging pipelines after a 1955 Natchitoches La blast that killed 17. The piece details Tennessee Gas pumping at 765 psig after the disaster and the push to soften findings while withholding the report from the public. It notes corrosion risks, design limits, and possible overhaul needs, plus ties to FPC staff. Two Kentucky widows still receive Confederate veteran pensions.
President Johnson spoke for about an hour and 20 minutes as B 52 bombers carried out a first saturation attack on Viet Cong in South Vietnam from Guam. The briefing timed to contrast with Goldwater’s session, while Britain’s peace mission gathered momentum, and Johnson signaled cooperation though no new path to peace emerged.
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In Mexico City AP report says Sharon Kinne of Independence Missouri awaits verdict after July 1 as Mexican authorities complete trial. The case against her involves the murder of her husband and another pending Missouri charge. Judge Alfonso Zamorra is on vacation until July 1 and will consult with judges Eduardo Neri and Horacio Cantu.
The 14 floor Town House Hotel built in 1951 as a community project has been sold for 1 036 072 dollars. A Washington DC investment syndicate owns the property and will take possession July 1, continuing operation as a first class hotel for at least five years. Located at 7th Street and State Avenue the sale was authorized by Wyandotte Hotel Co stockholders at a special meeting in the hotel.
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