Our Bad Driving Habits Weekend Comments
City Commission ordered stop signs at Pershing and Belmont after recent accidents though a citywide check shows few at uncontrolled intersections. The piece blames bad driver habits for yielding failures at intersections and argues for broader safety measures. It then highlights Garden City entertainment, praising the Lee Evans Trio and Kansas State University Choir and Singers programs upcoming, noting ongoing University of Kansas Centennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weckend
City Commission
Pershing and
Belmont
Garden City
Lee Evans
Kansas State University Choir
K-State Singers
Robert DeCormier
University of Kansas
Peanut butter recalls in Kansas and Sweden
A Wichita paper notes Anne-Christine Wallberg’s nostalgia for peanut butter upon returning to Sweden. It recalls KC area dorms stocking jars for late meals and a Chicago peanut butter company pausing production to ship tin jars to a Vietnam sailor. A reminiscence of students abroad and pantry staples follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne-Christine Wallberg
A.F.S
Sweden
Garden City
Milton Tern
Anne-Christine
Wichita
Chicago
Viet Nam
Sailor
Kansas
Europe
Quirky 1904 snippets amuse Cimarron readers
Barbara Oringderf shares brief curios from old newspapers including a Paris snail eating contest won by a man who swallowed 243 snails, a seasickness cure of sleeping before sailing, reports of left ear hearing with telephones, a Chicago Tribune note on inventors needing an advanced umbrella, and a June 1906 tale of a snow flower blooming in Siberian winter seeds inspiring Southwest Kansas reader hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Oringderf
Cimarron Jacksonian
Paris
The
Jacksonian
Philadelphia
American Telephone Journal
Rember
Chicago Tribune
Siberian
St. Petersburg
Dodd Shielded by Senate Colleagues Amid Ethics Debate
Drew Pearson reports that Senate Foreign Relations members rallied to protect Sen. Tom Dodd amid a probe into his dealings with a West German agent. After closed door debate, Dodd was notified of the discussion but has since avoided the committee. Also noted is Lt. Cmdr. Rodion Cantacuzene, great-great-grandson of U.S. Grant, named naval attaché in Lisbon and headed to the American Embassy there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Russell Long
D-La
Claiborne Pell
Dr.l
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Club
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Justice Department
Julius Klein
Klein
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Pell
Sen
Tom
Symington
Missouri
Morse
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Ethics Committee
Sep. Long
Ethics Committee
Eugene McElroy
Los Angeles
Gen
Curtis LeMay
McElroy
San Francisco
Harry Goldwater
Barry
Goldwater
LeMay
Portugese
U. S. Grant
U. S
Tennyson
Cantacuzene
Lisbon
Canada’s Population Within 200 Miles of U S
A report notes that nine percent of Canada's 19,516,000 residents live within 200 miles of the United States border. The observation highlights regional population clustering near the U S line across provinces and major border regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tfromdon City Telegram
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
Carvier & Menld
Finney
Lane
Scott
Lretey
Bemilleen
Baarny
Grant
Haake
Gray Counties
Motu
PP Leal
Arep College
Associated Press
Associated Press Ie
Southwest
Drew Pearson
Senator Dodd
Air Force
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