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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
1
A camel calf arrives at the zoo and will be cared for during a three to four week observation period. Staff, including Tina Zerr, gradually acquaint themselves with the newest resident as they offer nourishment such as milk.
Pope John Paul II was shot twice in the side during a general audience in St Peter's Square and rushed to a Rome hospital. Authorities arrested a young man. two women were reported injured. The pope, a Polish former cardinal, was briefly transported to Gemelli Policlinic after the incident.
Mayor Duane West plans a weekend tour visiting five fire stations in Dodge City McPherson El Dorado Salina and Great Bend to discuss city business. Attorneys say the trip could violate open meetings laws though West argues it is not a called meeting and invites no public or media attendance.
In Kansas City AP reports former first lady Bess Truman showed slight improvement today amid heart and lung complications from last week's surgery. In Coldwater Kansas AP notes Comanche County sheriff reports tornado like winds uprooting trees and damaging farm homes with no injuries. The storm hit north of Coldwater between 3 and 4 am bringing heavy rain and some hail near the Oklahoma border.
After a library board meeting chaired by Mike Collins, Mayor Duane West declined to say whether Collins would be reappointed, citing philosophic differences over a new library and a desire for new board members. Collins remains as chair per an attorney general opinion until a successor is named.
IBP buyer Russ Walker says the company is buying as many cattle as ever, with most sourced from the area for the Finney County slaughter plant. Local feedyards accuse IBP of paying higher prices elsewhere to keep Southwest Kansas markets subdued, while plant capacity runs at 2,100 head daily.
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