Memorial Day on Monday Aims to Fix Holiday Timing
The piece argues Memorial Day should be observed on Monday to extend long weekends. It notes many workers already off today and that a Monday observance could boost travel and business, while farmers and others may see limited impact. Broad support grows at state and national levels amid grass-roots push. Opposition comes from those resisting change.
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Ture
Peter J. McGuire
Labor Day
Spyros Skouras
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alexander Graham Bell
Ed Howe
Potato Hill
Distaff Side Summer Programs Open for Youth Leagues
Pop Beringer announces Midget Leaguers' Play Ball program for ages 7 to 11 with 1 to 8 pm sessions. Season runs June 5 to July 21. fee is 1 dollar. Coaches Jeff Boone Paul Stallsworth and Ron Talley. First workouts set for May 5 at Alce Brown field for Matthews Hutchison and Alta Brown youths, then May 7 on Garfield grounds for Jones St Mary and Garfield youths. Kent Shaw leads Red Cross swimming program with volunteer instructors sought. training starts June 5. call 6 8470.
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Jeff Boone
Paul Stallsworth
Ron Talley
Matthews, Hutchison
Alta Brown
Alce Brown
Jones
St. Mary
Garfield
The Needle Harold Coffin on the Indy 500
Harold Coffin discusses the Indianapolis 500 and its impact on auto engineering. He notes the spectacle draws 300000 spectators and the cost to engineer grandstand seats. A quip about an electric car entry and Ben Franklin rounds out the column with humor.
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Terms of Subscription Rates and Delivery Policy
Subscription terms for Garden City and nearby counties with carrier and mail options. Rates include 1.55 per month by carrier in Garden City, 0.30 per week by carrier elsewhere, 42.00 yearly by mail to certain counties and 15.00 elsewhere. College students pay 5.00 for nine months. AP rights reserved and local news exclusive to AP dispatches.
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Finney, Lene
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Local and Area College
Mf Telegram
Associated Press
U.S. Pledges Sixth Fleet Support in Israel Crisis
The United States reportedly promised Israel military aid via the Sixth Fleet if Israel forgoes atomic weapon production. Emissaries disclosed a loose commitment, not formalized, amid doubts about Israel’s nuclear progress. The piece covers Israeli reactors, Bergman’s views, and regional missile developments including Egypt’s Al Zafir and Al Kahir systems. Separately, a tragic rooftop accident in St. Louis claims 4 year old Danny Boice’s life after a screen gave way.
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Near East
United States
Israel
White House
U.S
Negev Desert
Ernst David Bergman
Atomic Energy Commision
Dr. Bergman
Switzerland
China
Bergman
Donmsecret
Tel Aviv
Nasser
Germany
Egypt
Office of Strategic Studies
London
Cairo
Naser
Gulf of Tiran
State Department
World Today US Faces New Global Roles in Middle East
James Marlow argues the postwar era ends as the United States must share power with the Soviet Union and Red China. US influence shifts from hemispheric dominance to a three-sphere world, with Moscow and Beijing demanding access to their own frontiers as Vietnam and regional conflicts test American involvement.
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James Marlow
Washington
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Cuba
Castro
Moscow
Hemianbere
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Vietnam
Latin America
Lead Poisoning Theorized In Ancient Rome Decline
New York AP notes a columnist mail prompt about broad topics. A University of Chicago professor speculates that lead poisoning may have contributed to Rome's fall, with aristocrats using lead utensils and the poor using pottery.
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Rome
C. Gilfillan
University of Chicago
Larry Goertz
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