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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
2
Editorial notes Muhammad Ali’s Supreme Court reversal of his draft evasion sentence. The unanimous ruling accepts his pacifist beliefs as religious enough for exemption, while acknowledging the paradox of a boxer who earns his living in the ring by maiming others.
The Federal Trade Commission requires advertisers to document claims or face charges of deceptive advertising. Auto industry will be the first targeted, followed by other major advertisers. The rule demands that claims be grounded in demonstrable facts, a boon for consumers and a challenge for ad agency creatives.
The piece reports Colorado school board views from education commissioner Byron Hansford stressing board priority in hiring a capable superintendent and accountability for all students. It notes fears of population growth and overfeeding, highlighting a $100 million annual easy-exercise equipment market and items like weighted belts and inflatable suits. It mentions a friend wearing a cross carved from “Oklahoma ivory” that is actually a round steak bone.
Subscription terms list monthly carrier rates 1.94 in Garden City plus sales tax payable in advance. College students pay 10.30 per remonth with postage. Other cities 1.50 per month plus tax. by mail 15.45 yearly with tax. AP rights noted.
Washington reports that United Mine Workers Boss Tony Boyle financed his 1968 re election with donations from hired underlings and then rewarded them with salary hikes the next year. Less than one percent came from rank and file, and the Labor Department investigation ties the scheme to the Boyle led election. The Labor Department case goes to trial in July amid broader safety budget controversy.
Earl Gerber, 58, of Upper Sandusky, had his car return after it escaped while he pushed it from a ditch on a Wyandot County road. He jammed a stick against the accelerator to regain control, but the vehicle sped away. A neighbor found the car in his backyard the next morning.
Art Buchwald comments on David Levy's Dartmouth 201st commencement speech in which Levy pleads for meaning and help. The column argues bartending is demanding and social, and urges Levy to rethink becoming a bartender, warning the town would suffer if he depresses patrons.
State Architect William Hale told the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council that fifth floor legislative committee rooms in the Kansas Statehouse will be repaired and renovated. The project aims to finish by September at an estimated cost of about 51000. The council also authorized a $10000 study by Martin & Segal Co. on benefits for the Kansas public employee retirement system. Nine representatives and five senators were authorized to attend the National Legislative Conference August 16 to 18 in Minneapolis.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports consumer confidence remains subdued as interest rates rise inflation persists and unemployment stays around 6 percent. Banks like Bank of America forecast a gradual recovery but warn rates will rise and inflation must fall to revive growth.
Hal Boyle lists simple joys that prove life worthwhile from mortgage payments and a child’s smile to a warm shower after winter, a letter found in a tree, a desert night under stars, a home with a New England feel, churchgoers’ smiles, loved ones’ goodbyes, and small boy gum drops.
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