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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1958
Page
3
An editorial contrasts a nameless Kansas town’s quick safety check with Garden City’s thorough program. Volunteers under police direction inspect headlights tires wipers horn signals and then add an OK sticker. Garden City staff go further examining tire treads muffler brakes and conducting a test stop. Police and helper groups earn praise for the stricter approach.
In Washington and Racine children have wandered near zoo cages with fatal and mangled results. Zoos are valuable and should be well run, with careful supervision. Garden City and Finnup park cages warn of danger. The main rule is to keep track of your children every second and avoid risky interactions with animals.
Salina Journal notes Kansas plans a three week cultural exchange with Russia featuring Dr. Franklin Murphy, KU chancellor, and a group of six university presidents. The piece humorously imagines Moscow surrendering treasures and real estate to KU and Khrushchev creating a chair for free enterprise, ending with a smile.
British tailors pursue a new look for men with flared suitcoats and overcoats, widened sleeves at the wrist, and bell bottomed pants. The style aims to redefine male attire with a daring, decorative flare.
The United Press Associations and the Bureau of National News Service announce a merger creating United Press International. Frank H. Bartholomew becomes president and general manager, Kingsbury Smuth named vice president and associate general manager. Agreement signed May 16 but implementation delayed for planning.
Drew Pearson writes from Prague about the ease of crossing the Iron Curtain via Zurich to Prague. He describes the crowded Hotel Alkorn, Czech officials allowing transit stays, and note of Americans wearing drip-dry shirts as a travel badge observed by the author.
American tourists move through Prague seeing cathedrals and castles while the city imposes strict currency and import limits. Lemons and oranges are scarce due to hard currency controls. Airport checks run long with currency controllers at work from morning until night as spring vacation mood mixes with concern.
In Little Rock Arkansas a baccalaureate at Central High, amid armed guard presence and police, faced a racial incident just before the service. Seven Black students were escorted away in a car near the venue after a spitting incident toward a Black visitor. Among 600 seniors, Ernest Green stands out as the first Black graduate of Central High.
Fragmentary OCR describes subscription terms and mailing addresses in Kansas counties Finney Lane Bugtt Wichita Greeny Hamilton Kearny Garant Haskell and Gray. Annual rates listed: 25 dollars within state 40 dollars elsewhere and external references to Hungary and Romania.
Hal Boyle shares a string of trivia about money costs to mint coins fuel efficiency on freight trains double seats in Canadian cinemas sparrow hawk diet and more He notes U S newspapers publish over 300 million classified ads annually and Americans spend about a billion dollars to read the free press, among other tidbits.
Groton, Conn AP United States advances submariner supremacy with the Skipjack, a 230 foot fastest, blimp shaped nuclear craft. Adm Burke to speak at launch. Mrs. Mahon to christen. The Electric Boat Division builds it, aiming to exceed Nautilus Sea Wolf Skate records and pursue higher top speeds and range.
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