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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
2
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse urges a policy of persuasion rather than prosecution to curb marijuana use. It backs penalties for pushers and growers, and allows private smoking, likening it to Prohibition era booze. It stops short of full legalization, citing long term effects and potential social impact.
The piece notes tax rate disparities that reward cohabitation over marriage. For 1971, two earners at 3000 each would pay 556 as a married pair, while two singles with similar income would pay 386. A widower with two kids and a second earner with dependents could save 1279 by not marrying.
Kent Leopold and The Caliopes perform at the Sahara in Las Vegas for Easter Seal marathon with Sammy Davis Jr as host. Leopold, Coffeyville native and son of Dwight and Hazel, has a long show career and earlier taught in Derby. The Caliopes tour the U.S. and Canada. Leopold may return to teaching. Kevin Settle, high school senior and dancer, auditioned for Young Americans. Bob Murray, KSU junior, broadcasts Synd-Rock Sundays on KUPK after radio work in Manhattan and Junction City. Dan Weir co-hosts. they have sold to about a dozen stations.
Jack Anderson reports a broad White House effort to smear an ITT memo linking antitrust settlements to funding Republicans. Officials from the White House, Justice Department, RNC and the Campaign for the President's Re election coordinated investigations and press strategies, aided by Intertel, with attempts to undermine ITT critic Dita Beard and her physician partner. A secondary feature highlights Capt. and Mrs. David Kelley whose son, David Jr., battles Wilms tumor, undergoing costly care as the Army reforms force service cutbacks. The Kelleys praise Army care despite Ford.
ART BUCHWALD WRITES: Dita Beard involved in ITT shred operation as security men from New York destroy old memos in Washington office. ITT claims shredding only old or useless papers and not materials related to hearings. Dita jokes about Derby programs and Washington talks as shredding proceeds.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff explains the Dow Jones Industrial Average has not reached the 1,000-point threshold despite decades of growth. The piece compares DJIA trends with Amex, notes index weighting and stock splits, and cites Wright Investors Service data on price movement versus cap gains. It also discusses how major firms like AT&T and IBM shaped the index over time.
The Garden City Telegram prints daily except Sundays and certain holidays. It lists staff roles, contact numbers, and subscription rates for carriers, mail, students, and servicemen, with pricing in Garden City Kansas 67846 and notes AP rights.
John H. Dohagne, president of Finney Co Free Fair, details a community funded overhaul of the rodeo chutes pens and Horse Show Arena at the Finney Co Fairgrounds. The project, financed by donations, aims to restore safety and usability, add a new arena, improve the grandstand and track, and attract state shows and JUCO events. The plan includes potential parimutuel betting, auto racing changes, and broader improvements with local groups contributing and banks handling funds. The letter thanks the Telegram for coverage and positions Garden City as a beef and horsemanship hub with strong community support.
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