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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
7
Wilmer Kline, game protector for Finney Haskell and Gray counties, says footprints on Gerald Becker farm northeast of Garden City likely come from a large dog, not a mountain lion. The tracks show definite toenail marks, a canine trait.
A 7:30 p.m. meeting at Co op Center prepares scoutmasters for Santa Fe Trail Council summer camps. More than 1,000 scouts have reservations. camps run July 14 to August 24 at Bailey Ranch near Hartsel and Camp Alexander at Lake George, with staff week starting July 21. Last year 776 scouts attended. an extra week is added this season plus two contingents to Philmont and Region 10 Canoe Base.
Kennedy’s 10 billion tax cut faces delay risk as Southern opposition to civil rights proposals grows. Senate hearings, possible filibuster, and timing in House and Senate threaten passage this year. Byrd Mills and Smith steer fate amid vowed protests and potential political bargaining.
Seven Garden City area youths are named winner in the Young Hobby Club contest for two weeks. Bruce Elsey, 11, 1215 Parkwood, wins a lift-a-stick game for May 29. June 5 winners Marlene Knoll, 9, Rt. 1. Ronnie Wentworth, 10, 1907 Coward. Davyl Dimitt, 10, Rt. 1. Vivian Lightner, 11, Pierceville. Deborah Hunter, 10, Lakin. Patricia Uthe, 11, Rt. 2, Scott, City, wins in both May 29 and June 5 contests. Prizes by mail soon. Page 7 has another Cappy Dick contest.
A small wooden shed behind a Holcomb residence burned shortly before noon today. Firefighters arrived at 11:30 a.m. and saved another shed nearby. The cause remains undetermined as investigators review the scene and determine the origin of the blaze.
The House of Commons convicted John Profumo of grave contempt for lying to Parliament about his sex life with Christine Keeler. Scotland Yard opened a guard on Keeler after threats. Keeler to testify at Stephen Ward trial. Ward, Astor, and eight other men are under police scrutiny in the scandal linked to Cliveden estate.
Several hundred collectors from Kansas Colorado and Oklahoma will attend a free two day stamp exhibition in Garden City at the Warren Hotel ballroom. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday with foreign and U S stamps on display and free door prizes for registrants.
The Friday free band concert at Stevens Park band shell features conductor Robert Anderson leading a 10-number program. Highlights include Burst of Trumpets March, Horse and Buggy, The Four Hornsmen, Ole, First Suite in E flat, Camelot selections, The Penny-Whistle Song, a Clare Grundman sailing fantasy, and Warrington's arrangement of Ernest Gold's movie theme.
Kansas collegians name Jerry Dickson of Newton as their pick for national chairman of the collegiate section of the Young Republican Federation. Dickson, son of C L Dickson of Gardendale, runs as the conservative candidate alongside Ward White of Russell, a Cornell law student. Dickson is a Kansas delegate to the convention in San Francisco.
AP reports Perry Smith and Richard Hickock were convicted in 1960 for the Clutter killings and faced delayed execution due to trials and appeals up to the U S Supreme Court. Kansas officials cite court study of representation and prejudice plus U S Supreme Court delay as reasons. Meantime George York and James Latham received last minute stays after a coin flip determined who would be hanged. The federal appeals court stayed executions for 80 days citing denial of court appointed counsel at a preliminary hearing.
The first group of ZIP codes designates Garden City and Holcomb, with July 1 as the nationwide start. Post Office officials say the five digits speed mail routing, cut deposit to delivery time, and standardize addresses for faster dispatch across Kansas towns and surrounding areas.
Finney County voters will decide on a county wide M4a mill levy to support Garden City Junior College. An advisory outside district committee will assist the Garden City Board of Education, four year terms, with no voting power. County residents from all districts benefit from a stronger junior college, with prior approvals in Bourbon and other counties.
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