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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
2
The city council passes a measure to bar itinerant door-to-door solicitors unless invited. It raises questions about campaigns like United Fund and Girl Scout cookie drives. Residents gain the right to file complaints, but the editor doubts action will follow for worthy causes.
McCarthy's subdued campaign in New Hampshire gains new significance as anti-Vietnam sentiment grows. Johnson downplays the vote but faces a psychological setback, with results possibly catalyzing nationwide antiwar action and encouraging previously muted critics.
Cambridge England morning tabloid misleads readers as Prince Charles is said to have been bruised by a fall from a horse named Dawn Glee. The story later clarifies he wrote about dustmen’s song near dormitory windows and a schedule change followed. Timothy Sartorius named Outstanding Young Man of America for 1968. Dr. Robert Fenton becomes certified instrument pilot after training in Amarillo and flight test.
The Public Pate letter from the Sand Hill Racing Association states no drag racing on public roads, stresses safety, and calls for community support to build an organized dragstrip. It lists donations for land leveling materials and facilities as essential, withDoug Drussell as president.
Drew Pearson argues that Congress should scrutinize funding for 200,000 more U S troops to Vietnam and the rising military control of foreign policy. He traces this trend from Roosevelt through Kennedy to Johnson, highlighting Johnson’s reliance on generals and the Westmoreland- era push for more troops amid growing civilian dependence on military advisers.
The piece notes politicians fear the nation’s course and the NH primary shapes attention. It praises the tight New England election as fair with strict rules, where Democrats may not cast multiple ballots. It claims Republicans show real power through the Stop-Stassen effort.
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A Stoner market recount shows 10 customers but only 7 grocery carts present, implying a cart theft. The note laments losses from stolen carts and jokes about possible moves to supermarket-class pricing.
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