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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1961
Page
3
At the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Washington a FCC chairman denounced television as a vast waste land, urging better programming amid violence and mediocrity. Delegates grilled the FCC about First Amendment limits and advertiser influence on news and editorial content.
A commentator predicts public schools in Ohio may provide breakfasts and eventually dormitories for students. The piece argues this would end weekday parental contact unless families push back, comparing to past shifts like noon lunches and transportation.
Hal Boyle notes changing signs of marital status among women in a 1950s era piece. He jokes that rings aren’t reliable and offers vivid, tongue in cheek indicators like after dark chases, magazine glances, and kitchen skills. The piece ends praising the housewife’s chosen career.
Drew Pearson recalls Harold Ickes as a figure of strong political stance amid criticism over fundraising letters to oil executives for Kennedy's birthday dinner. The piece contrasts Ickes with modern cabinet predecessors and Eisenhower era tactics, arguing for accountability and the broader dynamics of political persuasion. It notes Ickes long tenure and the GOP press's reaction to past scandals.
Oklahoma City district court jurors found Richard Henry Dare guilty of one murder charge and sentenced him to death in the electric chair. The 26 year old man shot his father in law Ted Harry Albert 60 on August 5 amid alleged anger over his estranged wife Patricia. He testified he acted after a dispute at the Albert home claiming temporary insanity.
In a vivid vignette a harried innkeeper's wife vents at rain soaked hikers including William Douglas, Paul Douglas, and Udall in the crowd. The scene shifts to a son’s room as mud, rocks, and seeds are catalogued, revealing calm persistence amid the mess. Meanwhile fashion talk and upcoming events punctuate the cuttings.
Two students forgot lunch money so they phoned their father to authorize purchases at a store. They bought two pops two ten cent candy bars two ten cent pies two Be sunflower seeds one twenty five cent bag of chips and one apple. The total was 1.09 dollars. After reading comics they returned to school content.
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