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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1981
Page
2
The Burlington Hawk Eye notes President Reagan's proposal to cut early retirement benefits from 80 to 55 percent to encourage longer work lives. The column argues this could stabilize Social Security and shift the economy as younger workers face delayed job opportunities and tighter finances for mortgages education and living standards.
In a light column style the writer recalls a playful doggerel about stars from Funky Winkerbean and notes a Minneola MGM reference to Many Golden Memories. A friend suggests books by Bolles and Fadiman Howard inspiring journaling, while a daughter balks at holiday calls over bills. A Riis photo postcard and a new public library planned for Ashland dominate this mix of cultural notes and civic generosity.
The piece argues that artificial baby formula sales in the Third World undermine health, as contaminated water and aggressive marketing by formula companies lead to malnutrition and infant deaths. It notes World Health Assembly curbs, U.S. officials' resignations, and a Reagan-era free market critique.
A satirical scene features a drillmaster style briefing in a vegetable garden. The sergeant scolds carrots lettuce and beans while warning of discipline and tough love to force a bountiful harvest for America. The dialogue lampoons military speak applied to plants with comic threats and morale slogans.
Harold Stickney comments on the attempted murder of Pope John Paul II, condemning terrorism and violence while criticizing political and media leaders for selective condemnation of abortion. He frames the pope as a peaceful figure and urges consistent opposition to all violence.
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