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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
2
Opinion pieces on local issues reflect concerns of residents and authorities. The page presents several viewpoints on governance, public services, and community development with a period voice and civic tone.
A 1969 Kansas perspective argues the legislature must adopt major tax changes beyond ad valorem, or risk repeating past fiscal mistakes. Impeachment awaits if the governor vetoes reform, with education funding and school costs cited as drivers for higher taxes in 1969. Public apathy and partisan stubbornness are warned as barriers to needed bi partisan action.
The Columbia Law School alumni fund drive elicited letters from three law professors detailing views on the campus turmoil in New York. One called the law school an island of decency amid disorder, another spoke of emotional turmoil and hostility to elders, and the third said universities nationwide capitulated to student violence while Columbia did not and paid a heavy price.
Harold Coffin notes the Veep Hubert Humphrey at 57 in a light column. The piece riffs on age and politics, suggesting Humphrey longs for a Washington ticket from LBJ while jesting about collars and a knitter Muriel.
Garden City Telegram publishes daily and Sunday editions with holiday editions by The Telegram Publishing Company. The notice lists: editor names Le Roy Allman and John Frazier, advertising manager, managing editor, mailing details, subscription rates by carrier and mail, counties served, and AP membership rights. Rates: carrier monthly in Garden City $1.75. school year $8.00. mail $12.00-$15.00 annually. additional regional coverage.
The story recounts Bobby Kennedy's defense of El Paso Natural Gas against California and federal antitrust challenges. California, backed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, sought a Supreme Court decision to block a merger that would give El Paso a Pacific Coast monopoly. The Kennedy administration opposed California, joining El Paso’s side, leading to a Douglas ruling against the merger and a $155 million rate rebate after the decision.
Joy Stilley writes of waking disoriented by lack of day and identity and jokes that life would improve if a calendar or clock were on the bedside table. She notes groggy mornings, seasonal cues from the fan or blanket, and recurring dreams, with a late hour worry about hours of sleep.
A panel of Wavering University students discussed parental problems and proposed a Ford Foundation supported study group to assess parent discontent and develop acceptable avenues for adult activism. Insights ranged from strict discipline to recognizing mature parental concerns.
Today in history notes the 1889 Johnstown flood that claimed over 2000 lives in Pennsylvania. It marks a pivotal event alongside other anniversaries including battles, political changes, and notable executions across years.
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