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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1968
Page
4
Editorial blasts the U S House for approving 375000 for the Committee on Un American Activities while denying other panels. It notes two decades with only three pieces of legislation from HUAC and zero progress on urban riots and the Ku Klux Klan hearings.
In an opinion piece the writer lauds Washburn University for quitting football citing a lone season winless record, $50,000 annual costs, and low attendance. He argues colleges exploit amateurism while paying players and calls the sport incompatible with university ideals.
Tribune Files notes twenty five years ago that Chanute faced the smallest eligible voter pool since 1927 with 3174 registered, compared to 3082 in 1927 and a peak of 6622 in 1936. Engagements births visits and local events follow, including Lucy Ellen Burris to Fred H Glades Jr and a church verse from Psalm 7.
Washington reports 6000 sheep die near Dugway Proving Grounds as officials probe nerve gas exposure and secret germ warfare work. Veterinarians fall ill with similar symptoms. Army leaders face questions on safeguards at Pine Bluff, Fort Detrick, Edgewood and other labs.
In his To Your Good Health column Dr Molner discusses how heartbeats arise from nervous impulses, the AV node, and pacemakers, noting electricity and chemistry underpin the process. He answers reader questions on frost consumption and emphysema management, and invites submissions for future columns.
Reader asks if her husband’s remarks about a star’s measurements justify punishment. Ann urges laughter over jealousy and cautions against locking him out, noting Hollywood shows such traits don’t guarantee marriage strength.
On April 1, 1939 Franco announced the end of the Spanish Civil War and U S recognition of his government. In 1789 the U S House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City. In 1578 William Harvey, discoverer of blood circulation, was born. In 1918 the Royal Air Force formed in Britain. In 1937 Britain made Burma a crown colony. In 1945 U S forces began the Okinawa invasion. In 1946 the United States told Cuba it would give up bases.
The statement notes that there are over two million carbon compounds and that carbon forms about 1.2 times the count of compounds formed by all other elements combined, highlighting carbon's unique bonding versatility.
The Chanute Tribune reports brief local items for Monday April 1 1968 including civic notices and community updates.
A dense Tuesday morning to late night line up lists programs across channels including Sunrise Semester, The Fugitive, Bewitched, General Hospital and Merv Griffin shows. Notable entries include Days of Our Lives, The Doctors, Perry Mason, and The Tonight Show with lineup shifts across time slots.
Prime time listings show Gunsmoke, The Monkees, Rowan and Martin, Lucy Shaw, Rat Patrol, Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Felony Squad, Family Affair, Peyton Place, I Spy, Big Valley, Mike Douglas and Carol Burnett. News wraps at 10 with regional updates.
Prime time listings include Cowboy in Africa on ABC at 6 30 PM with a plot about poachers and poison. Gunsmoke on CBS at 6 30 PM features a Dodge City cattle drive and feuding lords. Felony Squad on ABC at 8 PM and Family Affair on CBS at 8 30 PM sit alongside Carol Burnett Show guests Sid Caesar and Barbara McNair. Reptile facts and a Tribune contact note follow.
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