Editorial: Hoffa and Teamsters Sink Deeper
The piece condemns James R. Hoffa and the Teamsters for failing to oust racketeers despite a lengthy Senate probe. It cites $58,636 spent on an anti-racketeering panel headed by George H. Bender and $37,125 in salaries, questioning union members’ tolerance of corruption and Kennedy’s blunt critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
Senate Labor Management Committee
James R. Hoffa
George H. Bender
Ohio
Bender
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Treasury
John Kennedy
Senate
First Day At The Newspaper Office A Hectic Start
A veteran recounts a chaotic first day behind the scenes as hundreds of staff bustle with typing and presses. The narrator settles in, fixes errors, helps produce the edition, and ends proud to have contributed despite the early chaos.
Odd Facts and Local Notices From The Yellow Book
A miscellaneous column notes trivia on average phone time for men and women, owl eye movement, and platypus and echidna egglaying. It cites cultural tidbits about book jackets and gum consumption, plus a Japan death ceremony and zoo lion tiger matings. DALLAS AP reports inflation and debt concerns blamed on 1953 rate policy. Garden City Telegram date and local staff credits follow.
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New York
Boyle
Walter Sleak
Japan
Earl Long Race Gambling and Politics Stir Louisiana
Washington report outlines Earl Long's heavy race track betting and tax scrutiny while Louisiana politics test his leadership. The governor defends race earnings as campaign contributions amid calls to protect Negro voters and his lower income base. His speech on race relations triggers controversy and anti Long forces label it an integration effort.
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Washington
Louisiana
Earl Long
peo- Pearson —_ plc
Long
Earl
Teamsters
Treasury
Sen
Russell Long
Senator Long
Internal Revenue
Dana Latham
Latham
Huey
Douglas Manship
WERZ
Baton Rouge
Dick Davis
Poppa
Wagon Train Nears Soda Springs in Idaho Ride
Oregon Centennial wagon train continues westward after camping in Montpelier Idaho. The 2000 mile trek from Independence Missouri to Independence Oregon proceeds at about 20 miles per day. After weekend welcomes the group rested Sunday at Bear River County Fairgrounds amid heavy rains.
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Montpelier
Idaho
Soda ‘Springs
Independence
Ore
Oregon
Bear ‘River County Fairgrounds
Lipstick fashion and stag party reminiscence mix in historic column
A fragmentary newspaper page mixes fashion notes on pale lipsticks with gossip about a legendary stag party honoring Bridegroom Bob Long. It also mentions a two year old female toy terrier needing twenty five dollar surgery, and a nostalgic scene of Penny Smith learning to style her hair under her father Harrison Smith during a summer visit.
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Sre
Marge
Verna Anderson
Andersons
Cindy Lou
Shady Lawn
Taylor Avenue
Todd
Penny Smith
Harrison Smith
Penny
Smiths
Attorney Smith
Dad
Harrison
Indian Cemetery Hearing Flops in Kansas City
A House subcommittee hearing on the pending sale of the Huron Indian Cemetery in downtown Kansas City Kansas produced little conviction. The 2 acre plot owned by the Wyandotte tribe could be sold in August absent Congressional action. Chief Lawrence Zane argued the cemetery belongs to the Wyandotte and should be sold, while others urged preserving it as a museum or Indian shrine. Historical interest ties the site to the Marias de Cygnes massacre through the 1961 Kansas Centennial.
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Kansas. City
Kan
House
Kansas City
Lawrence Zane
Miami
Okla
Zane
Sisk
D-Calif
Harry Truman
Kansas
Tourists to relive Old West romance in Kansas centennial sites
During Kansas 1981 centennial celebrations tourists will gain rare chances to experience the romance and color of the Old West at several locations.
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Kansas
Ten Day KC Star Kansan Strike Ends in Contracts
Kansas City printers of International Typographical Union Local 80 end a 10 day strike after accepting two year contracts with raises. The Star resumes an 18 page morning edition with no ads, recounting events since June 18. Holiday pay dispute resolved with double time for 5 hours. Weekly pay rises to 123.50 day, 128 night.
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Kansas City ,Mo
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Kansan
the Star
Morning Times
International Typographical Union
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Warner
Bon Ami Institute
Paul Vincent Carroll
U.S
Elaine Malbin
Rosina Pagan
New York City
Dallas, Tex
Wright - Patman
D-Tex
Patman
House Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
East Chestnut Telephone AB
Robert Wells
Bow Ninretterroemtnine
Alarvin Smith
Glomber
Associates Press
Associated Press
Garden City
Finney, Uany
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Harling
Kearny
Rant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Drew Pearson
Winfield
Grundy Cooper
Bob Long
Fort Riley
United States
Hou Bigant
Eau DE
Toilette
McClung - Payne Pharmacy
Welgreen Agency
Fankhouser Drug
Stu
Swartley
Kansas Garden City
Shamrock
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