Welcome moisture falls in southwest Kansas
Moody weather moved through southwest Kansas with light snow and sleet, strong winds and freezing temperatures. Roads iced and telephone service faltered as towns from Syracuse to La Junta faced outages and isolation amid ongoing snow and wind. Local totals showed scattered moisture and unusually high warmth before the plunge.
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Southwest
Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Garden City
Lamar
Colorado
la Junta
Colo
Puritan Ethic May Suffer in Tax Cut Debate
Washington ap report surveys taxpayer letters to Congress on Kennedy tax cuts. Many want reductions, while givers caution against deficits and thrift erosion. Byrd and Mills oppose rushed cuts. Heller notes Puritan ethic shaping views. Letters reveal fear of inflation, altered deductions, and varied personal stakes.
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Washington
Raymond J. Crowley
White House
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Kennedy
Sen. Byrd
Mr. Heller
Weather and sports notes from Garden City Telegram
Elihu Allman foresaw moisture this week though noon results are mixed, with heavier rains to the east. A TV forecaster overpromised South West Kansans, while Marvin Smith from New York claims credit for returning moisture. Bill Stephens and Bob Renick end a drought of winless tournament play by winning a Telegram KIAL bridge match last week. The Telegram announces language record offerings to encourage practical language use.
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Elihu Allman
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Telegram
Marvin Smith
New York
Big City
Columbia University
Smitty
Bill Stephens
Bob Renick
Juco Debaters Above Average at Adams State Forensics
Garden City Junior College speech and debate students finished above average at the Top of the Nation forensics tournament held at Adams State College in Alamosa Colorado. Fourteen colleges competed including Dodge City and Otero junior colleges. Dave Dougherty ranked third in extemporaneous and was a finalist with an overall superior rating. Garden City placed sixth in sweepstakes. The Dougherty Leonard team earned an excellent rating in debate while Leona Dater and Leonard scored adequate in debate. Speech instructor Tom Cook accompanied the group.
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Garden City
Adams State College
Alamosa
Colo
Dodge City
Otero
la Junta
Dave Dougherty
Dougherty
Roy Leonard
Leonard
Leona Dater
Tom Cook
Industry's Needs Are Spelled Out in Kansas Plan
Garden City Chamber members heard Bob Martin state Kansas must add 15 000 manufacturing jobs yearly to replace farm exits and school graduates He outlined a five point KIDC program to attract industry including tax repeal analysis office and freight rates and urged a 10 point local expansion plan with land use economic base and industrial surveys plus corporate teams and community leader involvement. Bob Wells announced chamber plans to assemble material for attracting industry.
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Kansas
Garden City
KIDC
Office of Economic Analysis
Pennsylvania Authority
Sdvice Garden Citions
Priory
Martin
Bob Wells
Chamber
Weather Hazardous Driving Conditions Report
Hazardous driving conditions expected with freezing drizzle or light rain turning to wet snow from west to east tonight. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph, colder to night, lows in the 20s. Tuesday cloudy and cold with highs in the 30s, diminishing winds. Sunrise 7.09, Sunset 6.44. Highs and lows listed for Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hill City, and other nearby locales with traces of precipitation indicated.
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Dodge City
Emporia
Garden City
Trace Goochand
Hill City
Trace Russell
Symphony and Junior High Orchestras in Concert Tomorrow
Garden City High School and Junior High String Orchestra teams perform at Hope Auditorium starting 8 pm tomorrow. About 65 students under Larry J. Harris will showcase favorite excerpts from South Pacific.
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Garden City
Hope Auditorium
Larry J. Harris
South Pacific
Garden City Students Earn Top Ratings at Festival
Garden City High School students earned seven superior ratings, three excellent marks, and one very good at the West Central Kansas League Speech and Drama Festival in Great Bend. Superior recognitions included Extemporaneous work by Beverly Gardiner and Larry Watkins, Poetry reading by Cheryl Bent ly and Sharon VanVleet, a speech by Annette Craig, Oration by Larry Watkins, and Dramatic Reading by Linda Russell, with others in the superior group. Excellent ratings went to Humorous reading by Sharon Kells and Roxie Smith and Informative speech by Gayle Thompson, while a very good score was earned in Duet acting by Lou Yeadon and Steve Floyd. Dean Nolte and Larry Fowler coached the students.
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Garden City High School
Great Bend
Garden City
Beverly Gardiner
Larry Watkins
Cheryl Bently
Sharon VanVleet
Annette Craig
Linda Russell
Sharon Kells
Roxie Smith
Gayle Thompson
Lou Yeadon
Steve Floyd
Dean Nolte
Larry Fowlers
Mrs. Lindner Enters Garden City Board Race
Nell Lindner 36 of 601 N Std enters Garden City Board of Education race as candidate. active in hospital clinic work on board of directors and PTA. longtime church member with three children. Sheriff Strukel starts county traffic school tour including jail visit at Girard Kansas.
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Garden City Board of Education
Nell
Maurice) Lindner
Finney County
Girard, Kan
Bill Strukel
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Nee- Jey
Alma
Navajo Nation Holds Unique Election Across Regions
Navajo voters in Window Rock Arizona lead a first ever contest with real opposition for tribal chairman Paul Jones 63 vs Samuel Billison 39 and Raymond Nakai 45 while ballots extend to Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Bay area Cleveland Dallas Albuquerque and more. Votes counted back at Window Rock expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday as radios broadcast Navajo language campaign messages.
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Ariz
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
West Virginia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Tex
Albuquerque
N.M
Ashnot-olita
Gallup
Farmington
Page
Paul Jones
Samuel Billison
U.S. Marine
Raymond Nakai
Flagstaff
Ant
Jones
Asian Flu Rate High In Finney County
Finney County reports an Asian flu surge with no current plan to close schools or curb gatherings. Health Officer Dr. Robert Fenton urges limited hospital admissions to only serious cases, emphasizes vaccination for older and chronically ill, notes common symptoms, and advises bedrest and hygiene. Hospital visits restricted to immediate family lacking flu symptoms.
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Finney County
Robert Fenton
State Board of Health
Jones Files For Commission
Morris Coburn Jones 32, architect partner at Lyman Jones Cobb and Benson, filed for one of two Garden City city commissioner seats. He chairs planning commission, leads Rotary, past Chamber director, Boy Scouts liaison, and Kansas Federation of Art trustee. Married Patsy Longley with two children at 1201 Parkwood. KSU alumnus. Filing deadline 5 p.m. Friday, with Harold Fansler and Jim Sloan term expirations.
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Lyman, Jones, Cobb and Benson
Garden City-Finney County
Kansas Federation of Art
Jones
Garden City
Patsy Longley
Stacy
Matthew
Parkwood
Kansas State University
City Commission
Board of Education
Harold, Fansler
Jim Sloan
Garden City Woman Killed in One Car Crash
A Garden City resident, Mrs. George Hodges, 50, was killed in a single vehicle wreck on Burnside Drive near USA. The 1962 car left the road on a bank, crossed the road, and struck a tree. Hodges, born Sept 4 1912 in Haywood Oklahoma, died at St Catherine Hospital. Survivors include a widower and sister Mrs Virginia Brungardt. Services set for Tuesday at Garland Chapel and funeral at Chaney Funeral Home in McAlester Oklahoma.
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Burnside Drive
George Hodges
USA
Kenneth Wicks
John Kuns
Hodges
St. Catherine Hospital
Wicks
Haywood
Okla
Garden City
Baptist Church
Virginia Brungardt
East Maple
Garland Chapel
Chaney Funeral Home
McAlester
Vaccine Clinic Postponed in Finney County
Finney County's third oral polio vaccine clinic, planned for next Sunday, was postponed by the Finney County Medical Society after a Kansas State Board of Health recommendation. Dr. Donald E. Wilcox noted Asian influenza patterns can be mistaken for polio, urging a six week postponement to set a new date of Sunday April 21.
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Finney County
Finney County Medical Society
Kansas State Board of Health
Donald E. Wilcox
Man hikes from Garden City to Dodge City on foot
Dave Unruh a 32 year old repairman from Eminence RL completed a long foot journey from Garden City to Dodge City Saturday. He started at 4 am along the 4th Street railroad tracks and reached Dodge City by 9 pm noting meals eaten along the way and pain in his knees. He said he is through hiking snow and would not attempt the trek again.
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Dodge City
Garden City
Dave Unruh
Northern
Holcomb
Unruh
4Th Street
Arkansas River
Pierreville
Cimarron
Howell
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Colo
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