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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
2
About 400000 male college students sat written exams to gauge brain power for draft deferments, with 600000 more planned. Critics say grades matter more than tests, that IQ tests favor science over humanities, and that deferments reward wealth and brains amid wartime.
Norman E. Larsen complains that the May 13 and 14 All-School play emphasized acting and production while overdoing sex and alcohol themes and ridiculing Christianity. He urges review of scripts by parents, citizens, and school authorities to prevent such content from continuing.
Last weekend the management at the State Theater hosted Dominican nuns from St. Catherine Hospital and St. Mary Catholic Grade School to view The Singing Nun. Also noted: a Chinese jump rope craze captivates schoolgirls and several pet notices appear from local residents seeking owners or homes for dogs and cats.
Advertises carrier delivery options to Garden City and surrounding counties with prices listed. Includes terms for advance payments, weekly rates, and annual charges for residents and students, referencing Finney, Grey Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, and Hamilton counties.
Sen Tom Dodd of Connecticut steered loan talks to Aetna Travelers and Connecticut General via real estate promoter Manlio Liccione amid a 1962 1963 investigation into insurance abuses. Liccione sought 3.75 to 4 million for Albany apartments and a 650000 loan for White Plains office space as Dodd’s aides and the firms discussed mortgage deals and potential fees. Dodd later helped with tax amendments benefiting Connecticut General and faced questions over his involvement with insurance executives and his law firm’s client list.
Hal Boyle mocks New York as Fun City while noting its glitter and romance and depth of problems. He highlights extreme air pollution, noisy subways, high crime, juvenile vandalism, widespread relief, traffic jams, a huge sanitation department, a frightened civic population, odd tax rules, and ongoing strikes. He ends with lingering affection for the city and a beat to watch for changes as urban life evolves.
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP contestants will compete in blanket toss seal skinning seal hook and harpoon throwing and muktuk eating at the Eskimo Olympics to be held July 20 24 in Fairbanks with whale blubber as a distinctive dish rather than berry pie.
Army engineer Lt General William F Cassidy praised Kansas for leading a nationwide water conservation effort at the dedication of the 14 million Council Grove dam on the Neosho River in Council Grove. He cited rapid progress in Kansas with five of 24 authorized reservoir projects planned or underway and noted one remaining to start.
Robert W. Domme, Topeka postmaster, becomes president of the Kansas chapter of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States as the three day meeting ends. He follows Edgar L. Wiltse of Paola, with Hutchinson chosen to host the 1967 gathering. Also noted is Walter Johnson’s 56 scoreless innings in 1913 across five starts and three relief appearances for the Washington Senators.
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