Daylight Saving Time debate and weather notes from Garden City
A Garden City column mocks Daylight Saving Time as a misnamed move to force more yard work. It argues for “slow” time in summer and notes late daylight hindering evening plans. The piece adds weather quips about April showers, May flowers, wind and dust, plus a jibe at erroneous district wording and border guard jokes. It also links wind rumors to many Kansas state office candidates.
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Garden City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Coffeyville City Manager Barrett Jones Resigns
Barrett Jones, Coffeyville’s first city manager since June, resigns at the request of the city commission. Mayor John Jordan says the change is in the best interests of everyone and no single incident prompted the move.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Barrett Jones
Coffeyville
John Jordan
After days like this Gus Garden asks about sandblasted feelings
The line suggests Gus Garden questions whether prolonged tough conditions leave him physically and mentally worn, using a metaphor of sandblasting to describe extreme strain and its impact on mood and resilience.
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Gus Garden
Khrushchev Accused in Far Eastern Political Feud Book
AP reports a Chinese inspired English text circulating in Asia levels sensational charges against Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Theja Gunaward Hana attributes to Moscow a broad plot against revolutions in Cuba Laos and Southeast Asia and depicts Khrushchev as an opportunist and traitor in the Moscow Peking dispute.
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Wiliam L. Ryan
Asia
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
South Viet
Nam
Laos
Southeast Asia
Peking
Moscow
Soviet Union
Ceylon
Theja Gunaward Hana
John F. Kennedy
Tito
Romania
North
Viet Nam
North Korea
Central Asia
Red China
Moscow-Peking
Razing Jones Elementary for Playground Expansion
Jones Elementary’s 66 year old brick building at Taylor and Elm will be razed after school board approval for bids. The site will become a playground with adjacent improvements including lawn and athletic field planting and a sprinkler system for the new junior high grounds.
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Jones
Taylor and Elm
Leroy Hood
Hutchison School
Garden City Junior College
West Side
Dowd Seed Co
Windy Weather Lingers Over Kansas After Front
AP reports a low front from the Rockies keeps windy, warm conditions across Kansas for another day. Gusts near 50 mph expected in many areas with afternoon highs generally in the 80s and tonight’s lows from 40 to 70.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Goodland
Wichita
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Exaporia
Garden City
Hill City
Ie Ae
Russell
Salinawr
U.S. Plane Crashes Near Saigon Killing 15
A U.S. Army Caribou transport crashed near Tan Hiep after takeoff for Saigon killing 15 aboard nine Americans and six Vietnamese servicemen. Fire, mechanical failure cited. bodies recovered from field and wreckage. two American helicopters responded.
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Tan Hiep
Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
James Tucker
Gainesville
Avery Names Two Campaign Chairmen for Finney and Haskell
Rep Bill Avery designates Finney County campaign head Mrs Milton Roberts a Garden City native active in Republicans since KU 1950. In Haskell County Russell Winter of Satanta named campaign chairman and serves as State Bank president and on multiple local boards.
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Bill Avery
Finney
Haskell
Milton Roberts
Finney County
Garden City
University of Kansas
Republican Central Committee
Young Republican Club
First District
Russell Winter of
Satanta
Haskell County
State Bank of
An Hour's Difference By Stretching Neck
Madisonville shifts county offices to standard time causing a one hour gap with nearby Hopkins County which remains on daylight time. County Judge L. R. Slaton announced the change, aligning courthouse operations with standard time.
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Madisonville
Hopkins County
L. R. Slaton
Wage-Price Line Appeal by LBJ
President Johnson urged union leaders to follow sensible wage settlement guideposts to curb inflation while keeping the economy expanding. He warned that ignoring the guidelines could spark a wage price spiral and jeopardize real wages, dollar soundness, and savings. Meany and Reuther signaled possible noncompliance as contract talks with the Big Three loom.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Garden City stop smoking clinic to begin Sunday
The Seventh-day Adventist Church hosts a five day free stop smoking clinic at the Warren Hotel Pine Room from 7 30 to 9 00 p m Sunday through Thursday. Dr R A Sabo and Pastor J V Schnell lead non religious sessions with lectures films and group sharing. Early results show over half quit by day three and about 70 percent by day five.
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Pine Room
Warren Hotel
Seventh-day Adventist Church
R. A. Sabo
M.D
Lakin
J. V. Schnell
Garden City
Time to Enroll For Swimming Lessons
Free Red Cross swimming lessons are open for enrollment led by Mrs. Doug Tedrow Finney County water safety chair. Last day to enroll for the first session is May 2. In person enrollments by a parent at the Red Cross office 317 N 7th. Classes start mid June for beginners to senior lifesaving with certificates issued to 768 last year.
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Red Cross
Doug Tedrow
Finney County Water Safety
N. 7Th
Tedrow
Kansas Traffic Death Log For May 1964
Topeka AP reports a Kansas traffic death log covering 24 hours to 9 am today with counts for May 1964. The log compares figures to the corresponding 1963 period, noting 149 deaths versus 182 in 1963.
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Topeka
Kansas
Methodists Adopt Civil Rights Policy in Global Church
Delegates at a worldwide General Conference approved a sweeping civil rights policy aimed at ending racial segregation in Methodist churches and communities. The policy calls for open churches, fair employment, and equal rights in voting, education, housing, and public accommodations, but is church policy not law.
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Pittsburgh
Methodist Church
The
Committee On
Finney County Red Cross Elects Three New Directors
Finney County Red Cross Chapter held its annual meeting electing three new board members Mrs. Gaylor Edling C D Mike Carmichael and Dale Marine to take duties in July Returning to the board are Eugene F Ware as chairman and Phil Van Doren Duane West will attend the national Red Cross convention in New York City May 18 as a chapter representative. Mildred Hope reported on a Wichita regional blood meeting and a study of the blood program to improve collection and distribution Dr Frances Schultz medical director of the Wichita blood center will visit Tuesday to meet with hospital officials and technicians from local and county facilities James Neumann is the medical advisor for the Finney chapter Joe Benson disaster chairman will update the disaster roster Mrs Doug Tedrow water safety chairman will lead an instructors course in June for swimming program staff Seven new Gray Ladies were qualified for duty in local hospitals and nursing homes including Mines James Unger George Smith R W Bass Paul J Sonderegger W C Raffety Maurice Wisler and Miss Pat Bergkamp.
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Finney County Red Cross Board
Finney County Red Cross
Gaylor Edling
C. D
Mike) Carmichael
Dale Marine
Eugene F. Ware
Phil van Doren
Duane West
Red Cross
New York City
Mildred Hope
Wichita
Frances Schultz
Wichita Blood Center
Scott
Lane County
Miss Hope
James Neumann
Finney
Joe Benson
Red Cross Disaster
Doug Tedrow
Gray
Buddy Burris
Gray Lady
Mines
James Unger
George Smith
R. W. Bass
Paul J. Sonderegger
W. C. Raffety
Maurice Wisler
Pat Bergkamp
Traveler fines self for stop sign fault in Trieste
An anonymous driver in Trieste fined himself 24 dollars for a May 1 traffic violation after failing to stop, then sent the money to a newspaper to be given to an orphanage. The note did not include the offender’s name.
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Trieste
Italy
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