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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
7
A 1922 Garden City front page reports a new municipal swimming pool opening with speeches by R. B. Field and H. O. Trinkle. It claims Garden City might possess the largest built pool in the world, with hundreds swimming afterward.
London AP reports Britain's Labour party proposes denying U S nuclear rocket bases in Britain while not opposing bomber bases. The minority executive committee calls for no new British nuclear weapons, reliance on American deterrence, a pledge to seek NATO approval before hydrogen bomb use, and Western patrol planes not to carry H bombs. The plan counters U S plans for joint SAC RAF patrols amid debate on intermediate range missiles. officials warn bases would be vulnerable and offer no deterrent value.
Vienna reports 74 percent of Czechoslovakia’s army officers belong to the Communist party. The Polish paper describes the Czech military as a real people’s army in its dispatch.
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi moves to finish a new 10 year US Japan security pact as his regime nears end and he announces he will resign. Cabinet may quit en masse once a successor is chosen amid leftist protests complicating ratification and schedule.
United States delegate Henry Cabot Lodge told the Security Council the Eichmann controversy could be closed by adopting an Argentine resolution stating that the transfer of the former Nazi official to Israel did not involve his return to Argentina.
Dr J D Raynesford a 46 year old local osteopath filed on the Democratic ticket for Finney County coroner. He has practiced here ten years after six years in Hillsboro and has no primary opponent. He is a Kansas Wesleyan and Kirksville College of Osteopathy graduate licensed since 1957, married with two children, Alice 18 and Robert 17, residing at 1206 Pinecrest. He says he is qualified and feels a duty to run.
Fred W. Heine, Lucas native and rancher, tours towns to drum up Kansas support for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He notes Oklahoma City site garnering about $800,000 with Oklahoma pledging $500,000 while Kansas has raised little, aims to report progress at a Denver board meeting. Heine highlights other Kansans on the board and the national scope beyond state lines.
Washington AP Congress passed a bill to liberalize its pension system. The measure lets members qualify after five years by combining service with other government agencies and applies to veteran congressional staff as well. It caps pensions at eighteen thousand dollars annually.
Light rain slowed harvest in the Garden City region with most stations reporting only a single race and keeping combines out for the day. Elevators noted limited wheat receipts and moisture at the experiment station. 0.20 inch fell near Garden City. Northwest Finney county saw a light shower. about 45 loads of wheat arrived at Tennis and Wolfe elevators from culling yesterday. Barley harvest continued and officials predicted a return to steady wheat cutting by Saturday barring further weather.
Ten men from Greece Jordan Lebanon and Brazil toured the Garden City arena yesterday as part of a five day Kansas leg of a U S tour by the International Cooperation Association. They visited local lenders farms and the Rotary Club and rode a jeep through buffalo range before continuing to Dodge City Larned Great Bend and Abilene ending in Manhattan Friday.
EMID Oklahoma City AP reports a Rock Island passenger train derailed near a track intersection at 3:35 am injuring four of 96 passengers. A switch engine derailment injured two on board and caused track damage. Several named passengers and two crew members were treated or observed at Enid hospital.
Paris officials push a city wide cleanup to scrub historic monuments and public buildings over five years despite traditionalist protests that dirt is part of the city’s charm.
Khalid Shalaby an 18 year old from Jordan completes a 17 day U S visit under the International Farm Youth Exchange Program. He will visit seven farm families in several states to learn American farming methods and plans to return to Jericho to teach orphans. He cites United States aid and cooperative farming as key to Jordan's future and expresses hope for Arab unity tempered by concerns over Israel and Palestine.
Police chase two six footers in work clothes who robbed Walton State Bank of 3600 to 5000 dollars. They fled toward Wichita, abandoned a stolen car, and may be the escaped convicts King Van Amburgh and William Lee Clark from Vinita state hospital. Victims Ora L. Spangler and son C. E. Spangler bound with rope. getaway car seen east on US 60.
A garbled police report fragment mentions Garden and Gus as focus points with references to an arrest or pursuit. The readable bits show a law enforcement context and a developing case, but details are incomplete. No clear names, dates, or actions can be confirmed from the fragment.
The Garden City Municipal Band will perform the fourth concert of the season at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Stevens Park. Trumpet soloist Roger Stoner will feature in Carnival of Venice, with Don Threlkeld directing. Other pieces include Klaxon March, Irish Tune from County Darrry, First Federal on Parade, Sequoiah, The King and I, Shangri La, Oasis, and Chicago Tribune March.
A Garden City family faces repeated accidents as two of four children are hospitalized after being struck by cars. Jerry, 6, was hit and stayed overnight in hospital while cycling in June, and Gary, 6, was slightly injured by a bike accident and kept for observation. The mother describes ongoing fear and concern for her children’s safety.
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