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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1963
Page
7
Garden City officials move toward a youth control officer role with a resolution to cooperate with the county attorney. County and school leaders stress no firm plan or funding yet, but discuss shared salary potential among city county and school.
Garden City Board of Education voted against enclosing the back of the new athletic stadium last night on a split vote. Fred Stoeckly and Bill Lewis supported concrete block enclosure on the north side, while Bob Jaggard Loyd Hawg and Stewart Boone opposed. Dick Bortz was absent. Stoeckly cited concerns over bracing and structural issues affecting the project.
Reader letter from Subway shows demand for downtown parking in Dodge City and a Garden City board discusses juvenile issues. The article surveys weather notes, a Kennedy trip possibility, stadium work, and plans for a youth control officer to curb rising juvenile trouble.
Finney County United Fund rises past the twenty seven thousand dollar mark with a latest total of 27 938 16. Contributions break down into 17004 74 advance gifts 3210 05 professional 2752 rural and 4371 37 from employes. Two new donors giving 100 or more are Peoples Natural Gas Archer Daniels Midland Foundation and More Red Feather firms join the list.
The Civil Aeronautics Board proposes subsidies to restore an extra round trip for Garden City and similar towns, replacing present single daily flights with two rounds five days a week and one the other two. Central Airlines previously cut a second flight last May amid subsidy shortages.
Garden City Chapter of the American Field Service opened screening for a local junior or senior to participate in the Americans Abroad school program or summer session. Candidates must meet age and language requirements. screening set for Oct 21 with George Bauer as chair.
A Garden Sass Guy notes autumn signs including a lawn turning brown and a teen girl who spent the summer in the sun beginning to turn pale.
Donna Bradford was sworn in today as Finney County treasurer replacing Louis Zirkel as deputy. Bradford, elected last November, will take office on the second Tuesday of October for her third term, while Ruth Towles was sworn in July 1 as county superintendent.
Kansas traffic death log shows totals for October 1963 through 9 a.m. Tuesday with 8 deaths for the year to date. The 24 hour period ending Tuesday lists 0 fatalities, with 1962 and 1963 comparable periods at 428 and 448 respectively.
Hurricane Flora lashed southeast Cuba for five days with heavy rains and high winds. The Cuban regime reported 11 dead while Haiti suffered 2,000 to 4,000 deaths and 100,000 homeless. Aid efforts and political tensions rose as Champlain carriers surveyed Port Prince.
The City Commission will hold a 9 a.m. regular session at City Hall tomorrow. Friends Video Corp. of El Cajon seeks a new community television antenna service. Dorate Inc. previously held a one year franchise that expired without construction. A water system study will be proposed by Service Van Doren and Fazard. A rezoning request for 7th and Spruce from residential to light business will be presented. Ordinances and resolutions to improve several streets are planned for introduction.
Virgil S. Harsh of Holcomb donated a thirty second pint to join the Four Gallon Club at a Red Cross Blood mobile. The article notes nine people reached the five gallon mark and nine more joined the one gallon group. New two gallon members list several names including James Keller and Harold Nusser. One gallon club additions include William Reid and J B Rundell.
Four people die and eight fall ill after eating smoked whitefish linked to Grand Haven, Michigan producer H J Dombos & Bros. Tennessee victims include David Cohen and May Beth Cohen. FDA tests Michigan fish as chains remove product. plant suspends work and stock is destroyed.
Former President Eisenhower urges a lively policy fight among delegates to shape the Republican platform and pick nominees. He notes possible misreadings of Goldwater views, backs clear statements in primaries, and discusses Nixon's stance and civil rights progression.
A preliminary watershed organizational meeting is scheduled for Thursday night at the Holcomb School. Landowners and farmers from northwestern Finney and northern Kearny counties and nearby sections of Hamilton Greeley and Wichita counties are urged to attend due to heavy damage from last month’s rains.
New York Times reports Soviet diplomats made direct approach for four million tons of American wheat. The Russians signaled willingness to close a sale with cash once President Kennedy approves. An administration official said announcement was to come today at a press conference.
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