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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1963
Page
4
The piece laments a dry season and threats to wheat across western areas due to winter-kill, cutworms, hessian fly, and moisture loss. It cautions against premature doom while noting irrigation, chemicals, and better plants improve resilience, yet rain at the right time remains critical. The author muses on ongoing risks and the public’s anxiety about farming losses.
The Wichita Eagle reports testimony challenging claims of declining competition in news media. Data from 1944 to 1960 show more daily papers and more competing voices overall. Princeton and industry figures argue the market for news remains effectively competitive.
A quirky column cites statistics and anecdotes on gender talk speed and other misc facts. It notes women may speak about 15 syllables a minute faster than men, Ireland's marriage rate, tax exemptions for Soviet midgets, and various trivia from hymn writing to drinking during Prohibition.
Terms of subscription detail carrier month rates in Garden City and other cities, with 80 cents weekly by carrier in nonlocal areas. Mail rates cover Finney, Reno, Scott, Wichita, and nearby counties at $7.50 yearly, $5.00 for six months for students. Second class postage paid at Garden City, with carrier and mail options noted.
President Kennedy's trip to Central America could spark a Pan American parliament proposal pushed by Felipe Herrera. The plan envisions a nonvoting body of citizens plus a common market committee to foster hemispheric trade, following talks in the Dominican Republic and with leaders like Pepi Figueres. Also noted is Senator Magnuson urging an international fish conference and naming Ben Smith as a potential fish czar, while the New York Yankees announce 30 spring training exhibitions in Florida with 15 in Fort Lauderdale.
The piece notes that the Presidents Revival of the 50 mile hike spurred interest in past walking feats. National Geographic bulleted pioneers like James H. Hocking with 270000 miles, Captain Robert Barclay's 1000 miles in 1000 hours, and Hippocrates praising walking to curb body and mind issues. Wordsworth valued walking, English 19th century strolling with umbrellas marking gentility, and Foster Powell a famous professional who died under a tombstone praising quick ideas.
The narrative describes Herod Antipas fearing Jesus as news spreads of His preaching and miracles. A crowd of five thousand is fed with five barley loaves and two fishes, signaling growing support and tension with temple authorities. Jesus walks on the sea, calms the storm, and contends with rising opposition. His identity becomes explicit, provoking doubt among followers and sharp clashes with Pharisees and Annas. The footage captures a pivotal phase in Galilee and Jerusalem as authorities plot to curb His influence while He appeals to the people.
President Kennedy’s Costa Rica summit with six Latin American leaders aims to address communism and poverty amid calls to end Castroism. Analysts warn gradual pressure and economic integration across Central American states, plus Panama, to boost development and curb subversive influence. Castro remains a symbol and training ground for guerrilla movements, complicating regional progress.
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