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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
4
City commissioners plan a tour of fire stations in other towns to study operations. Mayor West says the trip will cover city business including personnel. critics warn it risks violating Kansas open meetings law. Attorney general and county attorney agree the trip could blur lawful topics.
University of Kansas official David Ambler outlined ten non academic factors for high school seniors considering college. He urged students to evaluate resources, faculty interaction, libraries, housing, leadership opportunities, privacy, and personal growth potential while selecting a campus.
Art Buchwald imagines a Virginia based supercomputer with a vast memory of politicians. It can target lawmakers for defeat with mass funded campaigns, sending letters to constituents asking for money to unseat those it deems noncompliant.
A dialogue reveals a domineering political operative who uses a database driven computer to target voters with letters and a ruthless media blitz. The system raises funds quickly through fear, then finances aggressive ad campaigns to destroy opponents. The operator follows orders and sees no ethical concern.
New York Times reports Carter’s decision to admit the Shah of Iran for medical treatment was a calculated political gamble based on misinformation. The paper cites an extensive Iran crisis review showing the Shah's illness could have been treated in Mexico and details lobbying by an old-boy network including David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger. The hostage seizure by militants began November 4, 1979, lasting 444 days, with U.S. talks hampered until engagement with Iran’s religious leaders.
About 45 tons of canned beef worth 265000 dollars is en route from North Newton to Somalia, shipped by the Central States Region of the Mennonite Central Committee for a U.S. State Department flight. Roughly 1.5 million Somalis have fled homes due to famine and conflict, says spokesman Maynard Shelly.
A letter to Mayor Duane West voices concerns about city library planning, urging renewed discussion with the city commission, urging reappointment for Michael Collins, and backing a bond for a new facility. It details space shortages, aging materials, and calls for improved interaction between the library board and commission.
Mary Streeter urges Mayor West to fund a larger library with better space air circulation and accessibility. She notes crowded stacks insufficient facilities a single restroom a central reading lounge and loud phones hindering service while the city plans a new hall police station and fire station.
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