Time zone clash heats Southwest Kansas debate
In Kearny County editor Canfield of the Lakin Independent leads a time zone dispute over moving most of Kansas to Central Time. The Lakin council insists Mountain Time remains, while others poll residents. The piece notes related flood effects, past storms, and anniversaries in Garden City area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Howell
Kansas
Monte Can
Lakin Independent
Kearny County
Garden
City
Department of Transportation
Keamy County
Hamilton County
Deerfield
Canfield
Dick Holdren
Syracuse Journal
Lakin
Hugoton
Stevens County
Main Street
Bennett Implement Co
Kearny
Finney
Gray
Rockefeller visits Montevideo amid protests and raids
Nelson A Rockefeller's Latin America fact finding tour ends with demonstrations by students and labor groups in Montevideo. Troops police and marines patrol the city while an attempt at arson targets a General Motors building and several U.S. linked businesses. Rockefeller postpones overnight stay to Punta del Este and travels on to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Phinta del Este
New York
Pameco International
Asuncion
Paraguay
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Punta del Este
Venancio Flores
Uruguay
Rockefeller
Latin America
Nixon
Pacheco Areco
Punta del Estée
U.S
General Motors
Stamp theft at Chanute post office loss near $38,000
Chanute Kan AP postal officials said a break in Friday morning at the Chanute post office led to a stamp loss just under 38 thousand dollars. Intruders damaged three doors. no leads yet on who committed the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute PO
Chanute, Kan
Chanute Post Office
Reservoir Near Lamar Fills Again
In Lamar Colorado the John Martin Dam reservoir has risen to about 15 000 acre feet behind the dam after a drought and irrigation demands. The Purgatoire River feeds the Arkansas River basin, heavy rains raising water levels then irrigation calls easing. Boaters and swimmers benefit while fishermen, hit by last year’s drought, see few fish as the pool remains sizable but uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Colo
Mammoth John Martin Dam
Arkansas River
Colorado
Colorado- New Mexico
Rockies
Kansans named to nutrition committee by Dole
Mrs. Clifford Hope Jr. of 1112 Gillespie is among 34 Kansans named to the Kansas Nutrition and Human Needs Committee by Sen. Bob Dole. The panel, led by former Sen. Frank Carlson, meets first next Saturday in Topeka to study malnutrition in the state. The Elmer Childress family of Wichita will perform gospel songs at Shelton Memorial Church in Ulysses at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow, hosted by the Ulysses Ministerial Assn. Public is invited.
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Clifford Hope Jr
Gillespie
Kansas Nutrition, and
Bob Dole
Frank Carlson
Topeka
Kansas
Elmer Childress
Wichita
Shelton Memorial Christian Church
Ulysses
Ulysses Ministerial Assn
Hanoi Says U S Ran 400 Spy Missions in June Start
Hanoi through Vietnam News Agency alleges the United States conducted 400 manned and unmanned spy missions and frequent raids over North Vietnam in early June. It also claims U S aircraft dropped 300 blast bombs 50 time bombs 15 600 steel pellet bombs fired 5 missiles and 10 rockets, causing damage to dwellings animals and crops. Coyotes are blamed for overrunning farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hanoi
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Garden Juco Coach Named Twilight Camp Director
George Walstead, Garden City Community Junior College head football coach, is hired as director of a cooperative Twilight Camping Program opening in July for youths ages 6 to 13. The YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H and City Recreation Commission partner. sessions run 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. weekdays with age-based groups. First session July 7–11 for ages 6–7, second July 14–18 for ages 8–9, third July 21–25 for ages 10–13. Site moved to state game preserve south of the Arkansas River. Camp activities include hiking, nature study, outdoor games, flag ceremonies, camp songs. Preregistration reached about 250 youths. final registration by mail due July 1 with $3 fee to Finney County Extension Office. Each camp limited to 100 campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walsted
Garden City Community Junior College
Garden City Ymca
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
4-H
City Recreation Commission
Walstead
Mack" Jameson
Gar@ den City
Arkansas River
Brownie
City Recreation Program
Finney County Extension Office
9Th
Frederick
Garden City
Dismissals At St Catherine Hospital Listed Names
Garden City area hospitals report dismissals including Mrs Herbert Foster of Satanta Mrs Mary Haehn of 507 East Chestnut David Hapes of Rt 2 Brenda Krey at 704 East Price John Mangan of 707 Conkling Mrs Rick Mastin and baby son of 208 North 1st Mrs William Murry at 1110 Bancroft Mrs Alva Ryan of Scott City Elmer Smith of Healy and Mrs Vernia Triplett at 1010 Summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A S Hospitals
St. Catherine
Herbert Foster
Satanta
Mary Haehn
David Hapes
Brenda Krey
E. Price John Mangan
Conkling
Rick Mastin
William Murry
Bancroft
Alva Ryan
Scott City
Elmer Smith
Healy
Vernia Triplett
Summit
Deaths Marcus Vaughn McBeth 73 former Garden City resident
Marcus Vaughn McBeth 73 a former Garden City resident died yesterday at an Alma nursing home He was born April 15 1896 in Kingman He married Mary Ruth Gorham in Garden City She preceded him in death A World War I veteran he worked for Continental Oil Co He was a member of the American Legion and Masonic Survivors include two daughters Vivian Southerman San Francisco Calif and Barbara Helmkamp Florissant Mo a son Charles Topeka a sister Berniece McBeth Wichita two brothers Will Kingman and Everett L Downey Calif and nine grandchildren Funeral services will be at 10 am at Rumsey Funeral Home Chapel Lawrence with Masonic graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Vaughn McBeth
Garden City
Alma
Kingman
Mary Ruth Gorham
Continental Oil Co
Allted Legion
Vivian Southerman
San Francisco
Calif
Barbara Helmkamp
Florrisant
Charles
Topeka
Berniece McBeth
Wichita
Will
Everett L
Downey
Rumsey Funeral Home Chapel
Lawrence
Oakhill Cemetery
Funeral held for Jesse Bentley in Kentucky
Jesse Bentley aged 53 father of former Garden City resident Cheryl Bentley was buried in Bentley Cemetery Olive Hill Kentucky after a June 10 service at Gregoryville. He died in a Huntington West Virginia hospital. Survived by widow a daughter three brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bentley
Garden City
Gregoryville
Cheryl Bentley
San Francisco
Calif
Bentley Cemetery
Olive Hill
Bentley
Huntington
Funeral services for Edward Crockett in Cimarron
Edward Crockett 69 of Cimarron died Friday morning after a brief illness at a sister’s home. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Cimarron First Christian Church with Rev Howard Johnson officiating. Burial in Cimarron Cemetery. Born February 18 1900 in Carroll County Missouri he moved to Gray County in 1916 and worked as a farm and ranch laborer. Survived by son Steven Garfield three daughters Sally Warner Sue Hosford Judy Crockett two brothers Dave Cimarron Les Ponca City OK Lewis Tucson AZ two sisters Carrie Lund Cimarron Roxie Hertig West Alexandria VA and three grandchildren. Visitation at Byrds Funeral Home Cimarron tonight and Sunday.
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Cimarron
Edward Crockett
Cimarron First Christian Church
Howard Johnson
Crockett
Carrie Lund
Carroll County
Gray County
Kinsley Christian Church
Steven
Garfield
Sally Warner
Sue Hosford
Judy Crockett
Larned
Dave
Les
Ponca City
Okla
Lewis Tucson
Ariz
Lund
Roxie Hertig
West Alexandria
Bvags Funeral Home
Court Bonds Forfeited For Multiple Traffic Violations
A list of bonds forfeited by individuals from Ua Jean Renick Ingalls to Curtis E. Kirk for offenses including careless driving running a stop sign speeding illegal possession of open containers of beer parking meter violations and dog at large penalties range from 4 to 30 dollars with addresses listed for several defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Renick
Ingalls
Arthur Hunt Jr
Topeka
Richard Dean Vannaman
Safford
Galen Franz Seba
Phillip Gatlin
Michael Wayne Katz
W. Chestnut
Donald G. Markel
Ronald J. Dechant
Armando Franco
Rudy Flores Sapien
W. Albert
John Donald Casey
Barnard
Lee R. Pilcher
Old Manor
Curtis E. Kirk
N. 1St
Serviceman Trains Dog to Sniff Marijuana at Fort Benning
Spec. 4 Louis E. Schwerdfeger of the 98th Military Police Company, a former Ulysses man and husband of Garden City native Nina Routon, returns from a year in South Vietnam to train German Shepherds to detect marijuana at Fort Benning. Rex his dog demonstrates room search success. other dogs like Duke and Yogi are noted. Schwerdfeger trained at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Gordon, served March 1968 to March this year. He and Nina have one son Louis Eugene. Dan Oller, Rancho Motel, assigned to the 5th Artillery in South Vietnam, is 21 and married to Chareline.
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Ulysses
Citian
United States
South Vietnam
Fort Benning
Louis E. Schwerdfeger
98Th Military Police Company
Schwerdfeger
Liberal High School
Nina Routon
B. E. Routon
Pinecrest
Rex
Prince
Schwerdtfeger
Vietnam
Okinawa
South
CID
Titusville
Fla
Brevard County
Sheriff's Department
Duke
Yogi
Scotland Yard
London
Bomber II
Detroit
Army
Gibson's Discount Center
Garden City
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Gordon
Schwerdtfegers
Louis Eugene
Dan Oller
Rancho Motel
Sth Artilery
Chareline
Fleming
Oller 2 Cannoneer In South Vietnam
Army Spec. 4 Darrell L. Oller, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oller, serves in South Vietnam. After ten years Ayub Khan relinquishes power in Pakistan to a military regime. Birds migrate 6,000 miles from Canada to Argentina.
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Army Spec
Darrell L. Oller
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Prairies
Canada
Pampas
Argentina
Playground Activities Weekly City Schedule
A dense list of Monday to Friday events across parks and schools. Jennie Wilson hosts bubble gum contests and soccer, with crafts, mini golf, bicycle rodeo, tee ball, and Kalah and whiffle ball tournaments at Finnup Park. Georgia Matthews leads talent shows and a cal ton flowers activity while many venues run arts and crafts and parades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Wilson
P. Jones
Finnup Park
Ardiner
Georgia
Hutchison
Hs Ange Tran
Finnup
Peorgia Matthews
Og Specht Education
Jenna Wilson
Jones
Gardiners
Eaton
Crafts
Frey Serves Aboard Destroyer Tender
Machinery Repairman 2.C. Terry L. Frey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. Frey of 213 Pennsylvania, serves aboard the destroyer tender USS Samuel Gompers in San Diego. His wife is the former Marjorie L. Proehl of St. John. Frey’s ship recently returned from a six and a half month Western Pacific deployment, and during a five month fleet repair support period in Subic Bay, Philippines, repaired 237 ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry L. Frey
Clifford R. Frey
Pennsylvania
Samuel Gompers
San Diego
Calif
Marjorie L. Proehl
St. John
Frey
Western Pacific
Subic Bay
Philippines
Biernacki Completes Electronics School
Seaman Apprentice Francis J. Biernacki, son of Mr and Mrs John F Biernacki of 510 N 6th, has graduated from basic electricity and electronics school at the U S Naval Training Center in San Diego California. The school the West Coast’s largest naval program gives a foundation in electricity and Biernacki will report to a specialist in his field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman Appren
Francis J. Biernacki
John F. Biernacki
U.S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
West Coast
Biernacki
Bentz Becomes Fort Riley Security Guard
Pfc Bruce Edward Bentz son of Mr and Mrs Deward Bentz 1722 Mikes Dr has been assigned to Headquarters Co Security at the Correctional Training Facility Fort Riley He entered the Army January 8 this year The 21 year old Garden City High School graduate attended Garden City Community Junior College prior to service He was employed by Lee Collins Irrigation and part of the Garden City CB Club receiving a National Defense Service Award and is married to Linda Marie Nease of Hugoton living in Manhattan.
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Bruce Edward Bentz
Deward E. Bentz
Mike
Headquarters Co
Fort Riley
Linda Marie
Robert Nease
Hugoton
Manhattan
Bentz
Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Garden City High School
Garden City Community Junior College
Lee Collins Irrigation
Garden City CB Club
National Defense Service
City Teacher to Attend AF Training School
Garden City teacher Connie V. Cash has been selected to attend the U S Air Force Officers Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. Upon completion she will be commissioned a second lieutenant on the Aerospace Team as Personnel Officer. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd H Cash of Larned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Connie V. Cash
U.S. Air Force Officers Training School
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Miss Cash
Floyd H. Cash
Larned
Marine Lance Cpl Wayne Wilson Serves Aboard USS Constellation
Marine Lance Corporal Wayne L. Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde J Wilson, 805 N Fifth, is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Constellation off California. The ship is conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for its fifth deployment to Vietnam.
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Wayne L. Wilson
Clyde J. Wilson
5Th
Constellation
California
Papeeston
Vietnam
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Dytli Line
West
Cansfield
Garden City Telegram
Leoti
Bear Creek
Walsh
First Nationality Bank
Mama Iepe
Republic
Echools
Senor Pacheco
Yanqui
Ulysses News
Don Waterman
Frank Trotman
the News
Ags
County Extension Office
Cnd
Marcus V. McBeth
Oller
Kalah
Arta
tas ant _djimes
Pun
Minlature
Georgia Matthews
Tulip Eye
Stiegrays
Finanp Parks
Wilson
Claude Robinson
N. Main-Gardes
Kansas City
Denver
Ares
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