Southwest Kansas rails suffer from schedule shift and chief train drop
A writer laments Santa Fe dropping The Chief and rescheduling Grand Canyon service in western Kansas. The change disrupts rail passenger trade, hits the Area Mental Health Center serving southwest Kansas, and forces travelers to drive or use pricier air travel. The lack of air links to Topeka worsens regional transport.
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Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Kansas
Area Mental Health Center
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Southwest
Western
Colorado
High Plains
Distaff Side honors in Topeka and county awards noted
Six Kansas county groups received Christmas Seal Awards for the 1967 Christmas Seal drive. Finney County United Fund and local drives set records, with the Red Cross Bloodmobile surpassing its quota. Praise also given to groups Aid for Retarded Children and Multiple Sclerosis. the piece celebrates a growing social conscience and urges a Topeka Human Relations Commission.
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Topeka
Finney County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Kansas
Finney County United Fund
Red Cross
Man's Bathroom At His Castle Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle laments the chaos of a private bathroom turned family hub as Frances and teen daughter turn on luxuries and cat, creating a never-ending clash over personal space in a humorous column. The piece contrasts this with a brief Kansas metalworking industry growth note.
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Frances
Dottie
FBI says James Earl Ray murder evidence is extensive
Drew Pearson reports the FBI has a painstaking, exhaustive manhunt and an extensive evidence trail linking James Earl Ray to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He allegedly financed his escape with cash, bought a Remington rifle, and created a new identity as Eric Starvo Galt while moving through Mexico and the United States. The piece notes possible hiring by unknown backers and cites Ray’s flight from Missouri, residence in Atlanta and Memphis, and traces of his movements, money, and contacts.
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New York
United States
Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
King
James Earl Ray
Mexico
Ray
Mexico City
Ian Fleming
Ayn Rand
Eric Starvo Galt
Rey
Dr. King
Missouri State Penitentiary
Birmingham Trust National Bank
Montreal
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Jalisco
Puerto Vallarta
Missouri Penitentiary
Lee Harvey Oswald
Eric
Atlanta
Memphis
Ku Klux Klan
Minute Men
The Needle by Harold Coffin
The column offers a satirical take on U S foreign aid to North Vietnam and peace parley travel plans. It jests about Paris Johnson City Texas and Hanoi while noting the long effort of waging peace versus war.
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Uncle Sam
Paris
Lyndon
Johnson City
Fulbright
Hanoi
Subscription Rates For Garden City Telegram Announced
Garden City Telegram lists subscription terms by carrier and mail. Rates include 1.75 monthly in Garden City, 8.00 for 9 months for students, and 12.00 to 15.00 yearly for mail and out-of-state mailings. Includes AP rights and distribution regions.
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Telegram Publishing Company
Garden City
Kansas
Telegram Motor
Finney, Lane
Scott
Wichita
Green
Hamilton
Kearny
Haskell
Gray
Flea Market in Garden City Promises Bargains
A reader notes Garden City hosting a flea market, urging attendance for bargains despite higher ad costs. The message also mentions a Dear John letter exchange and an upcoming golf event in Ellinwood, Kansas as cultural backdrop for the reader's season.
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vGarden
John
Ellinwood
Kansas
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