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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
2
The article notes repeated pledges by Soviet and U.S. leaders to limit arms, yet stockpiles grow. President Nixon unveils a new bid for limits on offensive and defensive weapons, calling it a major step toward breaking the stalemate in 1969 talks and urging wealth be redirected to human welfare rather than nuclear brinkmanship.
Attorney General Vern Miller targets county fairs allowing horse race betting as card games, bingo, and pools fuel ongoing gambling debate. The piece argues Kansans enjoy gambling and that the Legislature has undermined the constitutional anti lottery ban, urging the people to decide.
George Mardi kian spoke at a May 14 Washington State Department luncheon marking the 25th anniversary of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid. Some 300 attendees and 82 voluntary agencies joined in bread breaking to honor aid work and global relief efforts. The event highlighted CARE, church missions, farm groups, and refuge programs alongside panels and discussions.
The Mark 43 torpedo program faces long delays and rising costs. Early readiness now projected for January 1972, three years behind schedule, with per torpedo costs escalating from 100000 to 750000 and total projections climbing to 3 billion dollars. Nuclear and non nuclear submarines and destroyers are affected as tubes are repurposed or crew quarters converted. retrieval of misfired rounds remains a security challenge.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 810 N 7th Garden City Kansas with subscription options by carrier or mail. The text lists editors Harold Coffin Fred Brooks Le Roy Allman John Frazier and notes AP membership and rights.
Art Buchwald reports from Fort Hood that a movement has formed on base to remove American troops from Texas by year end. The U.S. GIs number about 200,000. dangers include language clashes, size differences, and Texas women. The letter cites differing presidential rationales for troops and argues Texans must decide their own fate. A wire or letter to lawmakers is urged to support the Texas homeward push.
LAWTON Okla AP Visitors to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge were warned to stay away from buffalo herds after a Ft. Sill man was gored by a bull. Sgt Russell K Lyle was gored while swimming with his family at Lake Quanah Park. He suffered a 12 to 14 inch gash and was in satisfactory condition at Reynolds Army Hospital Ft Sill. Refage Manager Bob Karges noted calving season increases danger and the bull involved may not be isolated until provocation is determined. Many buffalo graze outside fences.
In North and East Arizona nine hospitals merged into Samaritan Health Service, expanding regional planning and talent use. Leaders report stronger finances, centralized data work, and economies of scale, with annual cost increases running below the national average.
A humorous Associated Press piece details a wife's clash with her cooperative husband over housework. He accelerates cleaning tasks with military zeal, uprooting rooms, while she prefers methodical, thorough work, leading to comic misfires and tension as they navigate shared duties.
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