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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
2
A columnist reflects on cryonics, noting a frozen body in California and ongoing experiments on animals as society debates laws and ethics. The piece contrasts advancing science with lingering resistance to burial and change, warning of future pressure on disposal and land use.
The article notes high television ownership in the United States and highlights KU Moot Court winners Larry Ward and Dean Wolfe from Garden City, who tied for first with Dean recognized as outstanding speaker. It also mentions Elon Torrence of Topeka still TV-less and invites seniors to a City Annex craft show and tell event with continuous demonstrations, coffee, and cookies.
This excerpt discusses Law Day and the purpose of law to foster respect for rule of law over force. It laments civil disobedience and notes citizens may fear laws are disliked, while highlighting the roles of legislators citizens and the supreme court in creating, breaking, and declaring laws unconstitutional.
The notice lists monthly carrier rates in Garden City and area prices for students at $8.00 for a 9 month school year. It notes publication day delivery by mail if focal carrier service is used, with local carrier rates applying. Mail delivery outside local areas varies by county with a $17.00 yearly rate and a $15.00 yearly option in specific counties.
Column reviews how presidential candidates bear heavier risk from mistakes than lawmakers. It cites Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Khrushchev episodes, examines Bobby Kennedy's Senate record, and notes past missteps from his youth to his attorney general tenure. It contrasts civil liberties advocacy with alleged McCarthy tactics and wiretap stance.
Art Buchwald imagines a future where hospital stays are luxury status, with $700 daily rooms and society columns chronicling affluent patients. He sketches lavish wards, costly births, and gated hospital social scenes featuring figures like Mrs Vanderwhelp, Reggie Clover, and the Astorwoods, while noting debates over charity beds and exclusivity.
Joy Stilley reports on the limited promise of contact lenses, noting she ends up with four pairs of glasses due to lingering eye strain and light sensitivity. She recounts wearing regular glasses, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, and a second pair of overlaid glasses, all stored in colorful cases to organize her evolving eyewear regimen.
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