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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Page
2
An aspiring actress staged a dog in a mailbox as a publicity stunt. Reporters photographed the scene and distributed the story, exposing media gullibility. The scheme appears self serving for her agent, with no real career gain and possible postal fraud concerns.
A narrator notes a mother who spends days shuttling her children and considers painting the family car yellow. Amid quirky vignettes a heat wave, a Christmas in July bazaar, and a plastic jack o lantern appear in a casual, humorous tone. The piece closes with a child’s polite thanks for a frog.
Manhattan Kan AP describes humorous quips by Hal Boyle on dating myths about bowlegged vs knock-kneed girls, dogs like poodles and dachshunds, odd obsessions, breakfast yogurt, and social quirks. The piece ends noting Warren Constable running for sheriff of Pottawatomie County with the pun Sheriff Constable.
Drew Pearson reports Lyndon Johnson and Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson have conferred on protecting civil rights workers under Project Mississippi. The piece notes Johnsons’ political risks, county sheriffs’ control, and cooperation across factions, plus national figures pressing segregationist agendas and a July rally plan by White Citizens Councils.
Congress may need thorough study of push-button voting as Rep Burkhalter introduces a resolution. The note questions voting outcomes and warns against herd behavior in Congress. VY.8 office of education reports cite that over 13 percent of the labor force lacks an eighth grade education. Garden City Telegram, daily except Sundays and holidays, 117 East 1st Street, Garden City, Kan. Subscription rates and mailing details included.
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