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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1972
Page
2
A livestock producer defense argues consumer price concerns ignore long-term trends. Meat Board data show cattle prices were higher in 1950s, with the Omaha and Chicago markets posting peaks well above recent averages. While beef costs rose recently, historical swings reveal consumers should seek other scapegoats.
A collage of tiny items notes National Homemakers Week with cookies for businessmen in Holcomb, a classified cats for adoption at 620 N 10th, a Kansas Press Association Blooper Award for Drew McLaughlin, and a quirky note about naming daughters After gems. The Berkeley Tribe underground paper ceases publication.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily except Sundays and New Year's Day with holiday closings. Subscription terms list carrier and mail rates for Garden City and other cities, with student and serviceman discounts, plus AP news rights and publication reserves.
Jack Anderson reports CIA says Moscow and Beijing resisted Nixon detente plans. Soviets opposed doing business with Nixon, with Grechko named as spokesman. North Vietnam armament funded by Soviet loan cited. Pentagon car abuses noted, including Laird’s luxury fleet and congressmen chauffeuring, with Bermuda base behavior also described.
Jim Bishop reflects from Room 812 where a 76 year old patient endures sciatica and a heart pacemaker. He recalls doctors nurses visitors and memory as pain and time blend, noting the hospital’s mundane routines and the contrast with life outside the ward.
New York Times reporter Anthony Lewis describes Hanoi’s main road and east north rail bridge as unusable after U S bombing. The Red River bridge remains standing but inoperable for vehicles and months from repair per foreign experts. Non Vietnamese sources say bombings hit rail lines north south of the city and the Hanoi Haiphong corridor.
The Kansas Academy of Family Physicians notes growing evidence of marijuana’s harm. A Philadelphia psychoanalysis study of 38 youths aged 13 to 24 showed mood and behavior disturbances, memory issues, and even attempted suicides linked to cannabis use. The report highlights early sexual activity, pregnancies, venereal disease, and later psychiatric problems among users, urging caution and further research.
The daily Cryptoquip puzzle by Eugene Sheffer features a substitution clue where the letter D corresponds to L and invites solvers to decrypt the quirky springtime message. The puzzle appears under King Features Syndicate and notes Saturday cleanup themes.
A Garden City resident suggests building a fountain in Stevens Park to beautify the area for summer visitors. He also proposes underground parking beneath the park to benefit nearby merchants, citing a Kansas City park as a model and commending the City Commission and Planning Suites.
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