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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
2
The Jaycees promote a teen driving safety program stressing safe judgment attitude and courtesy. Emphasizing vision hearing coordination and reaction time, the effort urges young drivers and passengers to stay calm and responsible, and warns that licenses are privileges that must be earned and respected on the road.
Weekend items note five youths involved in auto thefts of gas tanks and radiator caps, plus a varnish attack and monkey teasing at a zoo. No charges filed, names withheld. Editor argues reporting aids parental responsibility and deters repeat offenses, urging parents to oversee children and expect accountability.
Hal Boyle reports Ringling Bros. treasurer Rudy Bundy managing massive feeding needs: 20 elephants eating 30 bales of hay daily plus free peanuts, and daily 550 pounds of horse meat for lions and tigers. Bundy notes animals never stop eating and recounts the troupe’s varied menagerie while reflecting on vaudeville’s decline.
Drew Pearson narrates an inspection of NORAD at Colorado Springs near Pike’s Peak. He describes the NORAD war room, early warning maps, and simulated ICBM attacks from Siberia and Russia, noting Nike Zeus limits and the crucial decision point by Air Marshal C Roy Slemon when a false alarm nearly triggered a nuclear response.
Local note recalls a stray black and white spaniel turned into the dog pound with a rush to reclaim him. The piece also notes Grubb Chib disbanding the local Anti-Gideon group and recounts social tidbits involving Elaine Fenton and Navy echoes from Annapolis.
James Marlow analyzes U S efforts to counter communist influence abroad. He cites Kennedy’s warning that the tide favors Communism and notes setbacks from Paris 1960 to Cuba and Vietnam. The piece argues US aid must press recipients to rapid social and economic reforms or risk revolutions when aid ends.
AP reports three year old Caroline Kennedy in a striped sunsuit in the White House yard as helicopter rotors kick up grass. President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy greet Caroline and infant John Jr from the carriage, then head inside for late afternoon appointments. More goodbyes and reunions as the Kennedys plan trips to Canada and future homecomings.
Washington reports Army publication estimates 317 missile pads and 14 factories identified in the Soviet arsenal with Anadyr as a noted site. The May Military Review cites unclassified sources and warns figures may be incomplete while noting 59 US missiles ready and potential for 200 more by next winter.
A circuit court issued a restraining order against 35 demonstrators blocking gates at the privately owned Fairyland Park in Kansas City. The group including three white individuals were arrested Saturday for disturbing the peace. A hearing set for June 6.
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