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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
2
The Telegram argues Northern Natural and its Peoples Gas subsidiary seek excessive rate increases. Garden City residents face a rise from 9.92 to 16 cents per unit, with residential hikes around 25 percent. The paper questions the financial basis and urges scrutiny by regulators.
The piece reflects on spring graduation and plans for college work or military service. It notes teens are more educated and aware of alcohol and sex, and finds graduates generally more interested in education and global issues than adults expect, with exceptions.
A 47 page General Services Administration manual urges federal writers to drop gobbledegook and replace it with plain English. It condemns phrases like ameliorate and enclosed please find and warns that needless words waste tax dollars while praising Jefferson and Lincoln as models of clarity in American writing.
A Wichita Eagle note says the Legislature’s session went deep in the heart of taxes. The Pratt Tribune jokes about Winchellism and a pair of polar bears at Garden City Zoo. Great Bend Tribune laments life’s burdens and a daughter’s impact. The U N Ark keeps sending peace doves but finds no dry land behind the iron curtain.
Army engineers plan operation icecube to tunnel beneath Greenland ice cap this summer to link Arctic outposts with fast electric trains. Lt. Col. Elmer Clark commands 6 officers and 172 men, supervised by 60 Arctic scientists, drilling 100 feet below the ice near Thule Air Force Base.
Roscoe Drummond contrasts Hoover’s support for the United Nations with the Daughters of the American Revolution stance calling for U.S. withdrawal or abolition. Hoover testifies to the UN’s value in promoting peace and cooperation, arguing it should be retained, strengthened, and not sacrificed for sovereignty. DAR urges immediate cessation of perceived interference, while Hoover’s measured view warns against unilateral exit and highlights the UN’s relative vitality compared to the League of Nations.
A brief prayer themed on discipleship. It cites Luke 14:25 33 and asks for Christ to have right of way in the day. The request seeks power over worldly temptations and internal devils in Jesus name.
In San Diego an immigration officer and star prosecutor witness Armand Hysette left court for a smoke during jury selection. He returned to hear Judge Jacob Weinberger call for a verdict from a jury that had, in fact, returned in another case.
The speaker highlights six pivotal UN successes including Iran, Kashmir, Indonesia, Israel, Italy and Korea to argue for continued UN relevance. He notes Soviet removal from Iran, ceasefire in Kashmir, Indonesia independence, armistice with Israel, colonial disposition in Italy, and defense of South Korea with U.S. support, stressing mutual U.S. and UN need.
John Ise, KU economics professor of 39 years, reflects on aging and retirement in a farewell piece. He praises Kansas University's freedom and recalls a life devoted to teaching, dreaming of quiet pursuits, while acknowledging fading vigor and a steadfast identity as a professor.
A page of cryptic crossword clues labeled HORIZONTS and VERTICAL with numbered entries and hints. The clues cover vocabulary such as vigor, left after pressing, snow vehicle, avow, and many more, plus a second block of vertical clues including discharge obligation and personality.
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