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with f. b. Sesame Cable TV A discerning reader, Joan Lobmeyer, South Star raises some questions about the cam paign to bring Sesame Street to viewers in southwest Kansas. She's concerned that the fund! drive and cable TV are a duplica-j tion of sorts. But let her tell it: "Don't you think the people the area should be told by eitherj you or the 'tenacious of the group which is people to raise $10,000 for Sesame! Street, that within three months we will be able to view Sesame Street on cable TV? "Also, IF the money is raised! and IF channel 13 is able to the program that they plan to ry it at 8 a.m.

"Can't you see those young mothers waking their children up! and propping them up in front of the TV at 8 a.m.?" Reader Lobmeyer is correct! The people should be informed ex-; actiy what the situation is. There; has been no attempt to hide anything. The fact that cable TV was Ing to Garden City has been well; publicized. Its program schedule" has not, but most of those who! know anything about cable know that it carries most every-; thing, including ETV programs. Doug Kimsey, manager of Gar-! den City Cable TV, says that an! educational channel out of Denver! will be carried locally and will elude the popular Sesame Street.

So Garden Citians who buy thei services of cable TV will have Se-S same Street. 3 But, at the outset at least, ble TV will only be available to! persons within city limits of Gar-J den City, says Kimsey. That means that persons else-! where in Finney County and ir.ostj of the other 13 area counties! where cable TV does not reach will have to depend on Channel 13 if they are to receive, the educational program for tiny tots. Most rural areas in the 14-county Chan-; nel 13 zone do not have access cable TV. And, even in Garden City, with-) out a successful Sesame Street fund drive, the chances are it will not reach those lower income fam-1 ilies where education is so impor-j tant.

These families, for the mostj part, may be unable to afford cost of cable TV. As to the time when the gram would be presented on nel 13, reader Lobmeyer has a 501 per cent chance of being Bob Surber, manager of KUPK-' TV at Copeland, told me this morning that "no definite time for the program has been set." But he said the hour-long pro-! gram would begin at either 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. News Digest SAIGON (AP) The United! States has Stepped up its naissance flights over North nam slightly, but they have failed; to detect any significant increase i in enemy supply movements south-! ward, military sources say. CAIRO '(AP) Egypt has informed U.N.

envoy Gunnar V. Jarring that it will pledge compliance with the Security Council's 1967 resolution on the Middle East if Israel does likewise, Cairo's authoritative newspaper reports. WASHINGTON (AP) The nation's economy inched ahead sluggishly last month still not responding to President Nixon's ambitious expansion policies, a new government report shows. WASHINGTON (AP) Nixon administration aims its opening arguments for a near-record increase in the national debt limit at a committee dominated by Democrats as hearings open in the House Ways and Means Committee. garden sass A man who believes he's more intelligent than his wife, Gus Garden says, is married to a smart! woman.

Garden City Telegram Volume 42 GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, 67846, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17. (971 lOc a Copy 16 Pagei 88 $40 BILLION INCREASE ASKED Nixon Bids For Higher Debt Limit WASHINGTON (AP) The Nixon administration asked Congress today for a $40 billion increase in the limit on the national debt, to $435 billion. It would be the biggest single hike in the debt ceiling since World WarIL Secretary of the Treasury Joihn B. Connally, the only Democrat in President Nixon's Cabinet, brought the request to the House Ways and Means Committee, which is dominated by Democrats eager for another chance to criticize the administration's economic policy. FACES IX THE CROWD during opening of drug seminar here.

Telegram Photo Drugs: A People Problem By KATHI LOPER "We do not have a drug problem. Liquor is in bobbles on tine sihelves, polls are on the pharmacy shelves, and marijuana grows wild in the fields. But drugs cannot hurt us." The Rev. Jcihn P. Bartholomew, rectal of St.

Thomas Episcopal Church, mads is statement to an esitimiaited 450 youith, parents, teachers and businessmen last night. Occasion for the gathering city hopeful Schmale Files For City Post Frank Sdhimiale, 41, owner of Teaim Electo'cnics, filed Tuesday for this city Schmale, who lives at 1111 N. 9th, has been in the eleotronica business in Garden City 24 years. He has bsen in business for himself 16 yeiains. i Of Ms oamdiidacy, Schmale said: "I have no 'tana to 'grind, believe there has to be harmony on "the city But I believe changes have to be made.

As an example, my appeiairancie before the commission (to protest non-bids on two-way radio equipment) has inflated aiotdion by the commission to siet up guidelines for purchases. I think that if I did same good as a citizen by my appearance before the governing body, I can do nwe good as a commissioned-. "As a businessman, I am defindaitely interested in growth of Garden City. We are in a very trying period because of inflation and have to get the greatest value possible out of our tax dollar. "I beilieve citizens want a commissioner who will speak up when he sees something that is not right.

I pledge to them, if I am elected, I will speak up." Schmale amid ibis wife have four children. A native otf Garden City, Sohmiale attended 'high school here-and received Ms electronics training ait Coyne Electronics School in Chicago and Valparaiso Technical Institute in Indiana. He is a member of the council ait St. Jamas Lutitiheran Church. He also belongs to the Elks Club and Kiwanis.

was a communoty drug abuse seminar conducted by local youth and adults. "We do not have a drug problem," ihe said, delving more deeply into the subject. "What we have is a people we only call it a drug problem. "And drugs, including alcohol, canraot hurt us unless we aOlow them to." He went on to say lihat drug abuse is not a problem, but merely a symptom of a problem, and actually begins with our attitude toward each other. "All of us an effect and 'influence on each other, and help to shape the attitudes of tfcos'3 we come in conibact with.

"Is our aibtatude one that makes people anxious to get away from us, to escape by means otf drugs?" he asked. Because of the considerable misuindisrsitandiimig between, the age groups on the subject of drugs, he said, tihis seminar had placed the emphasis on youith. Nearly aM the seminar was developed through ideas of a youith program committee, composed emitoireiy of high school students. Sponsors for the seminar were a local committee, an out- growillh of people who had attended drug abuse conferences such as the governor's drug abuse educatlomial workshop in Topeba laist October, and the souithwesitern regional conference toe in December. Chairmen for laist nlghfs seminar were Father Bartholomew, Jack Holdemann, elementary teacher ait Garfield school, and David Yeadon, a senior at Garden City High School.

Following Falter Bartholomew's opening remarks, a film was shown on the drug threat in America, followed by a general analysis atad "loosening up" session by Gary Viterise, staiff psychologist at the A a Mental Health Center. Telegram Photo HIGH SCHOOLER Margie Price emphasizes a point during a "rap" session. Then followed an hour and a half of "rapping" on the problem, with this group broken up into 15 smaller sessions, each led by a youith on the planning coonmititeie, and an adult leader for support. Bach rap session group was fairly evenly balanced in youth and adults, and each person was urged to open up and talk, to ask questions, to get to brow each other, to listen, and to care. More such seminars on the Local level are being planned.

There's a Suspect In Death of Scott Youth SCOTT CITY Kiowa County, Sheriff Eugene Kelly said this morning that there is a suspect in the deatih of an 18- year-old Scott City youth. The body, identified as that of Gary T. Seyler, was discovered about 1 p.m. yesterday afternoon beheath a bridge on Highway 96, one half mile west of Brandon in eastern Colorado. Seyler had been a resident of Scott City for the past six moraitihs, and had been employed ait the Derby Truck Stop here since mid-December.

Bramdcn, a small unincorpor- Weather increasing cloudiness tonight with a slight chance for showers. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Thursday, cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Sunrise 7:30 Max. 58 G'AHIDtEN CITY 68 Goodhuul 57 Hill City CO Rusaell 67 Sallna 5-1 Topeka BO IWidUta 63 Oily Sunset 6:20 Min.

Free. 38 31 28 26 212 as 30 27 sa ated village, is about 30 miles west of Tribune. Sheriff Kelly said that it appeared that Seyler had been shot at close range with a small caliber weapon sometime in the past few days. He said the youth had either been shot in a car or on the highway, as it was apparent thait two individuals had dragged the body beneath tine bridge. An autopsy is being performed to determine the exact time of death, he said.

Positive identification was made by Seyler's brother, Dennis, also a resident of Scott City. Gary Seylor reportedly had been missing 1 for several days. Tentative identification was made by a checkbook fcnind on the body. A railroad crew working in the area discovered the body. "We do have a suspect, and we have been picking up people for interrogation.

The investigation is actually just beginning to get going," the sheriff said this morning. Any possibility of suicide has- ruled out, Kelly said, and feels that it was definitely homicide. No weapon had been found, he said. State Jobless Rate Increases WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Unemployment in Kansas reached a 10-year high in January with more than 6 per cent of the state's work force out of work.

The Kansas Employment Security Division reported Tuesday 6.5 per cent, or 55,700 Kansans, were unemployed out of a civilian work force of 863,300. The last time the joless rate was that high was during the 1961 business recession when the unemployment rate also reached 6.5 per cent in April. The jump was more than a full percentage point over December unemployment when 5.4 per cent were jobless. In January 1970 the rate was 3.9 per cent Carnally asked for the big increase on the ground that deficits already are exceeding predictions and also that it would be wise to provide a debt limit that would hold up through fiscal year 1972, which ends June 30, 1972. While Congress never fails to provide enough borrowing authority to keep the government operating normally, it appeared unlikely that the committee would grant the administration enough of a rise over the present $395 billion to take care of a 16-monith period.

Instead, Congress is likely to require the administration to come in for another fiscal accounting within six months to a year. Connally said that when the present limit was set last June the deficit prediction was only $1.3 billion. "In addition to estimating error, the business slowdown has contributed to a sharp fall in revenues of some $10 billion from the projections of last spring," he said. "A combination of increases in such uncontrollable items as Social Security and interest payments and higher appropriations by the Congress account for a $7 billion increase in estimated expenditures." The deficit for the present year ending June 30, has been estimated at figures ranging above $18 billion. Connally told the committee apparently "the debt will rise to within $1 billion of the present $395 billion limit late this month, before temporarily dropping again." In 'another month he continued, the debt would be bumping against the limit persistently and the Treasury would have to draw down its cash balances to an inconveniently low level.

He submitted figures indicating that by June the debt would actually exceed the present limit. The ceiling of 4Vi per cent. Connally said, has made it impossible to sell any such bonds for six years. Accordingly, he said, the government must do its open-market borrowing with short term securities, up to seven-year maturity, and a constantly rising part of the public debt is shifting into short term forms that put the Treasury at a disadvantage in seeking favorable interest rates. Two members of the House Banking Committee in prepared testimony urged the Ways and Means Committee not to grant the request for an increase ia the 4V4 per cent interest ceiling.

Chairman Wright Patman, D- said the ceiling "has tradi- tionially applied pressure on whatever administration was in power to hold down interest rates." Rep. Henry S. Reuss, said, "Today is the worst possible time to repeal the 4V4 per cent ceiling because the short term end of the money market is relatively easy, while the long term end is still at its highest levels in many years." Reuss called instead for a study in depth of what he called "all governmental interferences with interest rates." For most of the past 30 years, raising the debt limit has been an annual ritual. Critics say the ceiling is meaningless, since Congress has no choice but to allow the government to borrow to pay its bills when revenues are short of expenditures. But defenders in- sdst the ceiling does provide some discipline.

The hearings give Congress another look over the shoulders of the administration's fiscal chiefs and the opposition party a chance to ask unfriendly questions about White House handling of economic matters. Repxiblioans enjoyed these opportunities to the fullest during the Democratic White House tenure, and now the Democrats are reciprocating with candidate Erhart Seeks Trustee Board Veteran Southwest Kansas agriculturalist Andrew B. Erhart filed Tuesday as a candidate for the Board of Trustees of Garden City Community Junior College. Erhart has been superintendent of the Garden City Experiment Station northeast of Garden City since May, 1943. Bom in Missouri, the 69-year- old candidate was reared in Leavenworth County and on an irrigated farm in Ness County.

He is a Kansas-State University graduate with a B.S. degreo and has done graduate study at the school. He served two terms on the old Garden City Board of Edu- catios (now Unified School District 457) at the time the college was stall a part of the district, from 1956 to 1963. Erhart presently is chairman of the board of trustees of the First United Methodist Church. Among his many other activities are membership and past president of the Garden City Rotary Club and member and past director of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce.

The candidate and his wife, Bessie, have three sons: Ronald, an engineer and helicopter pilot with Bell Helicopter Burlison, Dennis, an em- ploye of the Federal Bureau of Land Mamagement, Yuma, and Dana, a freshman at Garden City Community Junior College. "My decision to run for position on the board of trustees was a difflicult one to make," Erhart said of his candidacy. "I served two terms on the Garden City school board perhaps this should have fulfilled my obligation to our local schools. "I was directly concerned with some of the early planning for our new Junior College and am vitally interested in its ability to serve the educational needs of this area. "I suppose I would be considered a conservative in my attitude toward local government, but I believe in progressive change.

I believe in functional facilities without fancy frills. I believe education should enhance an individual's capacity to enjoy life but it also should involve that individual's re- sponsdbility to serve his fellowman. "I know how much effort is required to serve on such boards and I know something of my own limitations. With full knowledge of these things, I have offered my services as a Junior College Trustee," Kansas Traffic Log TOPEKA highway death log: For 24 hows until 9 a.m. For.