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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1968
Page
2
A reader lauds the three federal judges who struck down the Kansas Legislature's reapportionment plan as obviously gerrymandered. The piece laments partisan politics, argues boundaries should align with county lines, and warns that failure to adopt a lawful plan by April 1 could allow 40 senators elected at large next fall.
A TELEVISION variety show segment features a long song and dance number on crime. A line about Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood is cited. The piece sits alongside a school snowman tale and quirky anecdotes from public life including the J Walter Thompson Company’s Red Cross charity work. The Kansas School of Religion at KU is praised for cooperative, interdenominational instruction.
The Needle notes that peace depends on both sides replenishing war stocks. The U.S. will sell limited weapons to Jordan after King Hussein vows peaceful use. Uncle Sam withholds arms from the other side as Israelis may seize Russian weapons from Arabs. Nasser blocks Suez traffic until warfare resumes. Most Americans side with Israel, but the Arabs control the oil.
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Drew Pearson notes Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker reports to President Johnson show a generally hopeful picture of South Vietnam’s fate despite Viet Cong pressure. Bunker describes Thien as unflappable, predicts continued Giap tactics, and cites steady military progress and cautious reforms, while warning of psychological warfare and potential attacks on Khe Sanh.
Washington editor notes Montgomery Ward and Co faced backlash for a charge account life insurance plan that premiums customers pay unless they opt out. Amusing letter from Spritzer mocks the policy, joking about deducting premiums from washer payments and joking about Montgomery Ward’s fate, while wishing the retailer well.
Hal Boyle jokes about marrying shortages in Leap Year, noting 91 marriageable men per 100 women, a kissing lane at an Oklahoma City telephone office, and graduates struggling to settle into careers. He surveys car safety, overeating diabetes risk, mineral water in France, and quirks like caves for profit and anteaters for termite control.
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