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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1966
Page
2
February wholesale price index rose seven tenths of a percent the sharpest gain since the Korean conflict while the consumer price index climbed half a percent to 214 percent above a year ago. Meat prices may fall by year end as food prices peak. Newsprint costs threaten further rises as paper suppliers report record business.
A reader denounces Capote’s book and its cashing in on the Clutter murders. She criticizes authors, publishers, and potential film plans, arguing the family’s memory is harmed and asking who benefits from the circulation and fame. She claims no contribution to the book’s profits.
Kirk Douglas says the champion mindset can trap a person and wishes for the freedom to fail. He hints at directing future screen and Broadway projects after forty films, guided by education and hard work, recalling a high school English class that steered him toward learning.
Drew Pearson details a widespread gum shoeing episode in Washington. He notes General Motors and other entities using covert methods to shadow critics like Ralph Nader and reporters. Pearson recounts clashes with James A. Lynch and Judge Irving Kaufman, and hints at a DOJ probe into the conduct of Anderson and himself.
A sixth grader on 5th Street tries to persuade his parents to reward each A on his report card with an extra inch of hair. The column notes a shift in spelling and social trends, from old habits to genç slang, and a visit by teens to a Sheridan County home for the aged where residents enjoyed the interaction.
A scanned puzzle page lists a large set of crossword clues with numbers, including horizontal and vertical entries, multiple languages and deciphering hints. It mentions a 1964 King Features Syndicate origin and includes cryptogram lines and boastful wordplay.
Kansas City AP reports weapons seized in July at a Independence Missouri Minute Man headquarters were returned to leader Robert B. DePugh of Norborne Missouri. Jackson County prosecutor Lawrence F. Gepford said he ordered the return at attorney William H. Costello's request. DePugh faces August indictments for possessing bombs and contributing to delinquency of a minor. The arsenal included a bazooka mortars two sten guns and two machine gun parts, all inoperable, unloaded from a pickup. The gesture does not alter prosecution stance.
Washington AP Mrs. Jim Thorn Jr of Sedan Kansas has been named as one of nine Democratic party workers honored in a nationwide competition. She was selected for political leadership potential and will receive an expense paid trip to Washington on April 18. The winners were chosen by a panel led by Miss Margaret Hickey of Missouri. Democratic women's groups nationwide nominated over 200 candidates for the recognition awards.
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