How Much Protection from 3 Mile Zoning Plan
In Garden City, Holcomb, and Finney County a 3 mile zoning rule was adopted to curb fringe development near cities. Landfill opponents say the lease was signed without public opposition and a commissioner with a potential conflict helped negotiate. The central question remains how much protection the zoning law actually provides.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Planning Commission
County Commission
Goss
Distaff Side Whims and Bicentennial Echoes Across Town
In a mosaic of small town notes, a Garbo phone bill hints at celebration lore while a Scott County teacher reports a bicentennial shamrock. A wheat farmer shadows the cold by a Frontier Federal sign as spring jokes arrive with moths in the home. United by quirky anecdotes, the items sketch life, memory, and local color.
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Pat
Frontier Federal
Thurmond Legion of Merit controversy and Army influence
A detailed, partisan critique alleges Thurmond received the Legion of Merit for a span 1946 to 1964, with timing and secrecy surrounding the 1971 to 1972 award. It accuses officials, including McNamara and Westmoreland, of political posturing to grant the medal despite retirement in 1963 and disputed service dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Army Awards Board
William West- Moreland
Army
Thurmond
Pentagon
Defense
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Nixon
Westmoreland
Stanley Resor
Collec
Robert Froehike
White House
Froehlke
George Patton
Capitol Hill
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Old Strom
South Carolina
Union
U.S
Mad Dog Ruffin
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
Strom
Congress
Reserve Officers Association
ROA
J. Milner Roberts
Roberts
R. G. Gard
Col
Warren Abernathy
Abernathy
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer ACROSS and DOWN clues
Cryptoquip puzzle from 1976 features a full set of ACROSS and DOWN hints with a final clue V equals L. The grid includes standard crosswords terms like fender hazard region and eloquent wordplay. The note mentions yesterday’s puzzle and that literary honors may not be awarded to the literati.
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Dennis
France
Orb
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wordplay Fumbles Then Famous Spoonerisms Remain Lore
A collection of humorous misstatements and slips of the tongue from public figures and editors highlights how language can go astray. Notable examples include Spoonerisms from the Rev William Spooner and misprints correcting intended meanings in newspapers and broadcasts.
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Malone
William Spooner
New College
Oxford
Spooner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henrietta Garbo
Ma Bell
Scott County
Robert Richmond
Sweden
Lindsborg
Aow Paul
Ruth Cole
Davis
Kenneth
McPherson
Lindsorg
Jack Anderson
Eugene Sheffer
Across
Fender Hazard
John Or Jane
Fathers
Washington Irving
Charles Lamb
Statesman
Goliath
India
Cee
Rae
Garden City Telegram
Fred Brooks
Jobe
Frasier
LeRoy Altman
Telegram Publishing Company
North 7Th Street
Kansas
Virginia
Eustis
Col. Eustis
Florida
Bermuda
Solano
Cal
Clift
Jim Bishop
Knoxville Sentinel
Andre Baruch
Moe
Esso
John Reed King
Lindsay-Crouse
Father
Queen Victoria
Sears
Allstate Insurance
Allstate
Suny
Big R
W. Hiway
Opan
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