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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1958
Page
2
The essay notes that railroads spend heavily to win public favor through magazines ads and press releases, gaining sympathy despite occasional service flaws. It cites Santa Fe pulling its Garden City passenger agent as a move that risks eroding goodwill built at great cost and provoking civic backlash.
The piece notes American satellites in precise orbits outliving Sputniks and mocks national leadership in rocketry. It compares the weight of the latest Russian satellite to a small Ford and suggests the largest U S satellite could be handled by an eight year old, warning that leadership has not shifted to Americans.
A local school census kicks off for next term while households prepare for Bible School. G-Club promotes a one cent toilet paper sale on Main Street as stores and groups distribute zinnia seeds. The Finney County Tuberculosis Association, chaired by Lloyd Haag, is among ten state winners in the Are You Positive campaign. Irene Hoyt leads local efforts and the Wichita County group ranks top five nationally. Track season ends with a humorous note about the spinster at the meet.
Drew Pearson reports from Rome on Italy’s upcoming free elections and strong economic gains. He notes land reform and irrigation programs funded by World Bank loans, with Christian Democrats guiding reform and notable international banking support aiding rural development.
The University of Kansas hosts class reunions for the 1908 1918 1933 and 1948 cohorts during commencement week at Lawrence. The Gold Medal Club for 1907 and earlier alumni and the 1923 basketball team will also gather with events including registration at 10 30 a m Saturday morning a dinner Saturday night and Sunday luncheons.
Hal Boyle reports Cary Grant, back from England with Ingrid Bergman in Indiscreet, believes 35 marks a turning point when a self centered outlook can soften. Grant, who ran away at 13 to join entertainment acts, says he will keep making pictures until death and that success comes from choices and hard work rather than luck. He notes learning comes from disappointment and effort, and urges patience with growth. Separately, John Patrick Burns, 19, who vanished from the University of Kansas, has reappeared in Seattle and his parents fly to confirm his location.
In New York Tammany Hall leaders vote 11-1 to drop Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from the Democratic slate citing his Eisenhower support in 1956 Powell vows to run an independent bid from Harlem where he has led since 1945 Powell heads to U S District Court today on income tax evasion charges The Baptist Ministers Conference defends Powell calling the move a bid to silence a key voice for people of color
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