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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1973
Page
2
The Telegram sets a noon Thursday deadline for Public Pulse letters related to the election and will not publish after Saturday. Late letters may be edited or withheld if they cannot be answered in time. The policy aims to keep the race fair and avoid last minute, unanswered attacks.
The article collects brief observations from Thursday noon Lenten sessions at the Episcopal Church. It mentions host Lew Lyman introducing speakers, including Rev. William Travis, Rev. Ivar Gjellstad, and George Husmann, with musings on names and origins and a past humanities program speaker, Dr. Philip Ortega, on cultural terms like soul and heart. The tone remains a local newspaper feature blending light anecdotes and cultural reflections.
Ruby Hall laments four battles with flood, discrimination, condemnation and vandalism in Garden City. She recalls a 1965 Arkansas River flood, the wall along Santa Fe tracks, and losses across Finnup Drive and Dodge City, praising neighbors who helped salvage buildings while criticizing local press and officials. She ends by explaining Public Pulse policy on length and space for letters.
A Garden City reader argues against three dissenters for city office, accusing them of personal axes, property annexation fights, wiring and sign rule challenges, and urban renewal opposition. The letter praises incumbents Deane and manager and urges voters to reject the challengers to preserve orderly growth and avoid costly missteps.
George L Meeker writes to readers denying any stock or interest in a proposed third bank for Garden City. He clarifies that Sam Gish Harold Keller and he have no connection with the bank project and asks readers to note the stance.
Garden City Police Chief Dick Colwell defends department work and urges citizen responsibility after presenting year to year crime figures. He highlights traffic as the main local problem, notes rises in vandalism hit and run and burglaries, and stresses enforcing laws remains his assignment.
Letter writer urges a change in Garden City leadership after 18 years under city manager Deane Wiley. He asks for accountability on gas well revenue, spending, and the contrast between flourishing districts and the blighted area near Main Street, calling for citizen control and better governance.
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