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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1964
Page
2
The Telegram launches a 12 part series on heart health to help readers avoid heart attacks. It outlines actionable steps, danger signs, and ways to live with risks, stressing public service intent and personal responsibility for reducing heart seizure chances.
Gov Harold H. Chase proposes a town hall plan to bring government closer to voters and boost interest. The editorial notes Western Kansas may embrace the idea but fears low turnout and distant Topeka distance. urges the next governor to attend and push citizen involvement.
New York AP column by Hal Boyle notes odds of a golf hole in one at 14937 to 1 and lists quirky stats. It cites 54000 drugstores in the U.S. about one per three physicians, job safety data, happiness by work status, and playful folklore. It ends with quotes and trivia on dreams and sturgeon.
AP dispatch from Vancouver Washington notes that 75 Vancouver School District teachers will be dismissed following voters rejecting a 14 million dollar levy proposal twice. Assistant Superintendent Robert Simpson says the dismissals are not tied to teacher qualifications.
The Garden City Telegram lists publication terms and rates with carrier and mail options. It notes subscription prices in various counties, education rate for students, and that the paper is a member of The Associated Press with rights reserved for local and AP content.
Drew Pearson questions why Robert F. Kennedy reversed prior policy to allow part of I. G. Farben property to return to Interhandel amid war crimes trials in Frankfurt and a US sale of General Aniline and Film. The piece also notes related petition by Robert A. Schmitz seeking a commission and recounts Cyrus Eaton’s pro trade with communists, contrasting Chamber of Commerce stance.
A column fragment covers a variety of small items: a mother hunting dog and five puppies seeking new homes near VFW, with contact Eugene Sheaks at 66524, a local girl Beth Lilley giving up smoking after a week, and a note about the State Board of Health mobile unit offering free chest X rays from July 7 to 14. Also mentions kittens offered by Pat and Morris Jones at 612 Third, and a dental/beauty tip story about mayonnaise for hair. An elephant joke closes the brief.
James Marlow analyzes the 1964 presidential primaries as chaotic, with voters embracing lesser known figures. Wallace pivots from anti Johnson stance to serious candidate after Wisconsin and Indiana results, Nixon repositions after losses, Lodge unexpectedly rises in New Hampshire, and Rockefeller gains momentum as Goldwater falters.
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