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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
2
A Life magazine feature on meat pricing highlights the gap between urban readers and farm reality. A meat industry official argues that price rises reflect costs from ranch to retail, not middlemen profiteering, noting millions of workers in the meat trade.
Congressman Keith Sebelius pressed the U S Postal Service over funding priorities and questioned spending on two New York public relations firms. The agency reversed its plan to end Sunday delivery to rural post offices, citing the need to improve service and public image.
Seven Ball State University high school drama students traveled to Muncie for the Second International Theatre Arts Conference. They saw many productions while delegates from flood-affected states faced home losses and transport delays. The trip included bus travel from Manhattan with instructor Robert Kinner.
Washington reports Russia and China massing militarily along a 5000 mile frontier with briefings in strategy councils. Nixon warns of potential U.S. intervention to defend national interests as Moscow and Beijing bolster border defenses and deploy new missiles. McGovern outlines defense, tax, and welfare reforms for 1972.
Art Buchwald imagines a radical solution to government spending. In a dialogue with Duncan, he jokes that every billion would require hands on counting by officials, the President, and even the First Family, to curb wasteful budgeting and foster fiscal discipline.
Former President Harry S Truman was taken to Research Hospital in Kansas City for routine X rays after slipping at his home. The 88 year old returned to his Independence Missouri home after negative X rays. details of the mishap were not released.
Actor Elliott Gould must pay photographer Anthony Rizzo six thousand five hundred one dollars after a Superior Court ruling. Rizzo claimed battery from a 3 year old incident during a film screening. Gould testified he only removed the photographer. Judge Parks Stillwell delivered the decision as Streisand was dropped from the suit. In Wichita, Kan, a separate note says Gov. Docking and Sen. Dole will speak at a Glenville Baptist Church Independence Day rally titled A Tribute to God and Country.
Harold Stickney of Garden City argues that youth are not inherently different from past generations and credit for learning lies with environments and discipline. He cautions against politicians who exploit restless youth, citing support for McGovern as an example, and stresses the need for strong, fact-driven self-control to pursue learning.
Washington congressman Keith Sebelius warned that denying food stamps to households affected by strikes could protect the program from bankrupting costs for the poor and taxpayers. He plans to back an Agriculture appropriations amendment limiting benefits during strikes lasting 90 days or more, affecting up to three million workers.
Mountainous country priest clue reads as a definition for a pastor in a highland region. Habitual drunkard appears as a separate clue answer likely indicating a common term for a repeated drinker. The puzzle entry features standard cross number and author attribution.
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