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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1963
Page
1
Paris AP reports the French coal strike reaches its sixth day with miners showing no signs of weakening and the government yet to crack down, signaling a major early stand by labor against President De Gaulle.
Readers report local salesmen collecting subscriptions for an American Legion Auxiliary backed campaign. They carry letters claiming profits support sick room equipment, with city permits and no telephone solicitation. A Wichita based, long distance caller is linked to another magazine drive run by a firm Bonded and BBB accredited. Some callers claim Telegram affiliation, though staff member ties exist. The notice mentions language records sales and a separate World War II era narrative feature in the newspaper.
Winners of he tac toe games in the Young Hobby Club contest for February 20 were Paul Crabb Debby Saffels Janice Crockett Mary Dechant and Damon Grusing. They will receive prizes by mail soon. An other contest appears on Page 3.
A report from AP science writer ALTON BLAKESLEE notes thousands report winter aches and bloody noses blamed on a so called bloody virus. Experts say many respiratory viruses mutate and new strains may emerge, with vaccines needing updating. Peculiar illnesses this year could reflect old viruses reactivating in local areas.
Garden City Board of Education approved the low bid for a new track and rejected all bids for the stadium and lighting after bids for the stadium exceeded the architect’s estimate of 25 585 dollars. They moved to negotiate with low bidders for construction and lighting. McKrebs Construction Co. was the apparent low bidder for stadium construction at 61 050 dollars. American Electric Co. led the lighting bids at 19 112 dollars. P. L. Dale Construction Co. won track construction at 11 083 dollars. The stadium will have fewer seats due to a space change, with 30 to 32 inch bases, reducing rows from 21 to about 19. The football stadium Penrose Field remains the current site. In other action the board re hired 144 teachers for 1963 64, with 18 indicating they will not return. Five new teachers were contracted and the superintendent was authorized to start a tax favored annuity program for voluntary participation. Salary discussions for 1963 64 were deferred. The Key Club purchased the south score board for the new gym.
Garden City Board of Education reviewed the Junior College football program finances last night. The group discussed deficits, noting a 1962 red balance of 5822, while Supt. Hood said funds not yet released could ease the shortfall. Receipts last season totaled 3922 from college games plus 1400 in guaranteed payments. the current year budget is 11847, down slightly from 11967. The largest item remains equipment at 3500, with transportation 1800 and player insurance 1000. A drastic cut is unlikely, but the program must be reviewed for value and possibly redirected to academic use.
President Kennedy stated he expects Congress to enact a tax bill that combines reductions with revisions. He favored his proposed $13.6 billion cut over three years offset by $3.5 billion in revisions, yielding about $10 billion net. He said he would back whatever is needed to pass a bill this year. Kennedy pressed for passage of youth opportunities, mental health, and medical workforce measures, and declined to detail questions about U.S. aviators from the Bay of Pigs incident or Soviet Cuba figures.
Lloyd Haag 42 attorney today filed for re election to the Garden City Board of Education becoming the fifth candidate for spring referend um seats. Haag, city attorney since 1953, has served as president of the board and on local civic groups including Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce. He and wife have three children aged 12 10 and 9.
The Kansas Senate tentatively approved a Kerr-Mills like medical care program for the aged, set to be administered by the state Board of Social Welfare, with local welfare boards to care for those over 65 after medical disasters. An abortion bill would expand legal abortions for certain severe cases including fetal defects and threats to the mother's health, and could cover rape or incest scenarios.
In Joplin Missouri a 12 year old girl Sylvia Tonalee Bear was found alive after being missing since Tuesday night. Barbara Newton spotted her on a hat pile at the Robert Newton farm and she was taken home with scratches and mud but no serious injuries. The overnight outing began when she followed her dog Yaller after unhooking it from its chain, leading to a lost night near a playhouse shack by a pond. An extensive search and her companion Waller aided in the rescue.
Garden Sass notes a quirky bachelor trait where Gus can don socks from either end. The playful reading suggests practical oddities in daily routines and idiosyncratic habits linked to bachelor life.
Floodwaters from swollen rivers and melting snow forced thousands to flee, with eight deaths reported across Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Indiana. Cities along the Ohio River faced potential danger as roads were blocked and towns isolated. National Guard civil defense and Red Cross units aided victims while conditions gradually improved in western Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Four Grand Ole Opry personalities died when a single engine plane crashed five miles west of the Tennessee River after refueling in Dyersburg. Passengers included Patty Cline Hawkshaw Hawkins Cowboy Copas and pilot Randy Hughes. No survivors were reported and singer Billy Walker had chosen a commercial flight.
About 250 persons attended a hour long program by the 65 member Senior High Symphony in Clifford Hope Auditorium for the final night. The highlight featured special numbers from South Pacific. Larry Harris directed the combined group offering a polished pops concert.
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