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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
2
An editorial praising Aymond Andrews of Pierceville for adapting after a farm accident left him blind. It argues handicapped individuals can maintain independence with effort, noting Andrews’ five years of self-reliance and urging others to follow similar example.
Newsweek notes Russian progress in surgical instruments including a pistol like closure device using metal staples, a miniature sleep device to gently render patients unconscious, and a color surgical camera. It reports blueprints and rights to these tools being sold to an American firm. The piece contrasts Cold War clashes with medical cooperation, urging cross nation collaboration to heal a sick world.
Peggy of the Flint Hills shares a letter from Janette Evans recalling childhood hailstorms on a farm and making ice cream from hail after losses. The piece critiques a humorous hospital hierarchy describing insignia, dress and the humiliating gown worn by patients.
Hollywood star Hugh O Brian attended Rep Holifields hearings on radioactive fallout saying he joined to learn from Dr Schweitzer and plan a TV special on atomic war dangers. The piece ties Eisenhower era appointments and Senate battles with Kennedy's 1960 bid and southern delegate politics, noting Patterson’s Alabama shift and lingering Ku Klux Klan influence.
Francis Stilley recounts a teen's debut date in Tecumseh Oklahoma. The 14 year old, Brenn Turner Stilley, rides with a friend to pick up twins after a junior high dance, returns after a humorous mishap, and faces parental guidance on social grace and expenses.
The snippet shows the Garden City Telegram masthead with publication details, staff mentions, and subscription pricing text. It references Garden City Kansas and surrounding counties with annual rates, reflecting standard newspaper boilerplate from the era.
AP report from New York and Kansas details lawmakers debate debt ceilings and Treasury funding. Congress wrestles with interest on securities, possible rate changes, and the impact of easy credit on inflation. some push to keep ceilings low to aid builders and farmers while others fear moral and financial risks.
In Neodesha Maine an inmate Jones allegedly walked out when a cellblock door was left unlocked. Officers tracked the escape across town and into a search around a Neodesha restaurant where witnesses said he drank coffee and cigars. Sheriff Canning described the pursuit as vigilant but the man eluded capture as National Guardsmen aided the search in the two nearby towns about 15 miles apart in southeast Kansas.
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