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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1972
Page
2
The Beef Empire Show now paired with Catteman's Carnival broadened its appeal before rodeo and parade, creating a first class event. It required extensive volunteer time and money, highlighting Garden City and county leadership and a strong cattle industry tied to local growth and visitors. The show's success sets a high standard for next year's organizers.
The piece argues poverty creates unequal legal outcomes, tying bail to liberty and defense quality to wealth. It declares unfairness when wealth determines court access, criticizing the system as a black mark that penalizes the poor.
A breezy column blends TV critique with a reservation night mood and a quirky quote from a warrior. It notes Kansas General Mills scholarship finalists facing sexism concerns and hints at next year’s attitudes tests for high school seniors. Includes brief local notices: a free eight week spaniel puppy, an educated white rat for giveaway, five spring kittens for homes, a husband’s leftovers joke, a Wichita home decor clinic, and a London seafood restaurant named The Contented Sole.
Publication schedule notes daily except Sundays and certain holidays. Subscription rates listed: by carrier in Garden City $1.94 monthly, other cities $1.50, by mail $16.54 yearly or $2.06 monthly, plus applicable sales tax. Administrative offices at 310 N. 7th Garden City Kansas. Editor Fred Brooks Le Roy Allman John Frosier. Advertising Manager. Managing Editor. Second class postage paid in Garden City Kansas 67846.
The Medical Information Bureau stores 11 million medical impairment records in a computerized file accessible to 760 life insurance firms. The system flags impaired applicants and can deny or raise premiums. Critics note conflicts with public health insurance goals as antitrust probes begin. The overview highlights executives like Joseph Wilberding and the bureau's Greenwich, Connecticut headquarters.
Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers accuses Department of Defense officials of crossing a Salinas lecture boycott picket line to meet with 35 Salinas Valley lettuce growers to break the international lettuce boycott. He urged Sen. Dole to ensure the department stops buying nonunion lettuce as the UFW expands picketing.
Art Buchwald questions how much presidents know about Indochina and Vietnamization. He imagines a bar conversation with Kaminsky on whether secret reports and optimistic briefings mislead the public and presidents alike, noting how election pressures shape what is shared. The piece explores trust, secrecy, and media reports.
Mr and Mrs Gayle Wright of Stanton County recovered a plastic balloon released the previous day from Albuquerque New Mexico. The balloon hung on their pasture fence at about 2 p m on April 26 with a card noting the release time 12 35 p m and asking the finder to note recovery time and return the card to the senders.
Topeka Kansas AP Morgan Williams Kansas director of the Farmers Home Administration says Kansas sees uneven population growth causing local problems. He spoke at a Kansas Chapter American Society for Public Administration dinner in Topeka. He warned some areas face growing pains while others suffer dying pains and urged local leadership to drive change.
AP Business Analyst notes business circles expect Price Commission policies to act as a mild hand tap rather than a harsh blow. Confidence centers on profits shaping expansion with margins still below recent highs. Institutions warn aggressive rules could chill risk taking but see limited overall economic damage.
AP dispatch notes a shift in executive sleep patterns from a Life Extension Institute study. It reports 60.3 percent of 2,000 executives lack sleep problems, with 3.2 percent using sedatives. Senior, low‑income bosses face the most trouble, while the average American enjoys 15 illness‑free days yearly.
The item notes a 1972 King Features Syndicate cryptogram puzzle by Eugene Sheffer titled Magnolias Glimmer in the Suburban Moonlight. It references Tyr I and says Today’s Cryptoquip clues T equals, implying a solvable letter or word for the cryptoquip.
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