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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
2
State Rep. Jerry Harper calls for an interim committee to study preventing more rail crossing accidents in Kansas. He cites 10 383 grade crossings and urges reflectors on cars, more gates and signals, and stronger local action while state policy is strengthened. He notes driver carelessness factors but argues for broader protection.
A Tribune diary keeps wartime quotes as mislaid items regain place in a fondue pot. The piece notes a 10 year old chasing a library project, discusses leisure-class reforms, and records local families: Evelyn Bowling’s son Randy becomes an optometry doctor, engaged to a Tennessee bride. D C Garcia graduates in nursing at St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Wichita. Marian Smith at the National Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Pittsburgh encounters the Burtons, though not seen by Marian.
The passage details subscription prices for Garden City and area, with monthly, yearly, and student options. It also notes carrier and mail rates, and identifies staff roles and Associated Press rights and masthead credits.
A wide range of figures warn of social instability this summer. Unemployment among black teens exceeds 40 percent as cities cut recreational services. Heroin addiction concentrates in urban ghettos, fueling crime to meet daily costs. militant disillusion grows with no faith in federal aid, while a long excerpt recalls Vietnam era press restrictions and a harsh Air Force personnel case.
Jim Bishop recalls Walter Winchell as not a writer or idea man but a forceful storyteller. A famous short story about a charity doctor called Doctor Brown Upstairs illustrates public sympathy and moral contrast. The piece details rival columnists and a failed Hollywood partnership, ending with the author’s sobering reaction to a film credit.
Three Kansas counties Douglas Riley and Woodson report corm blight with one Douglas County field showing heavy infestation Officials said samples from Jefferson County were sent to Kansas State University for testing Extension plant pathologist Dr William Willis cautioned that Riley and Woodson cases are not critical and warned the disease could spread if hot humid weather persists
A weekly Finney County Sheriff’s Office based feature explains heroin, its forms, effects, and dangers. It defines heroin as diacetylmorphine, notes its illegal status and branding, and describes physical signs, health risks, and the high costs of dependence. The piece urges parental education and vigilance for the next installment.
Hal Boyle notes the struggle to distinguish sexes as fashion blurs lines. He lists playful tests such as reactions to pennies or dinners, screams of alarm, or listening habits, then jokes about parents and teens. The piece closes by saying names offer little help in identifying gender.
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