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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1973
Page
1
A year long Memphis Shelby County study of 150 eateries found dollar bills carry fewer bacteria than knives and forks. Director Don Caffron noted money appeared relatively clean, with $1 bills averaging 8,686 organisms per half side versus contaminated utensils in inspections.
The Associated Press reports Grand Union Co, the nation's 10th largest chain, cut beef pork lamb and veal prices by at least ten cents per pound below Nixon era ceiling. A Liberal Kansas beef packing plant closed and retailers anticipate the boycott's full impact after weekend buying.
The Mississipp i River flood peak nears 40.3 feet in St Louis as waters north of the city begin to stabilize. The crest remains two feet below the initial forecast but does not alter the Corps damage estimate of 41 million dollars for the Hannibal Missouri to Cairo Illinois region.
The Labor Department reports a sharp rise in Americans employed in March and a slight decline in the unemployment rate. The economy continues to expand with higher payrolls and sustained hiring.
The South Vietnamese government said attacks continued around Hue and an artillery strike hit the Mekong Delta while a ranger base 50 miles north of Saigon endured renewed shelling. A military source noted no significant change from the prior day as Communists probe ahead of a possible new offensive.
Militant Indian leader Russell Means travels to Washington under arrest to discuss a peace accord ending the 37 day siege at Wounded Knee. The six point agreement calls for a presidential treaty commission to re examine the 1868 treaty and an audit of tribal funds. Means and three other AIM reps will meet in the capital with Leonard Garment and discuss Indian affairs on Pine Ridge and further actions.
The Kansas Senate backed a conference committee version of the school finance bill 36-3 and sent it to Governor Docking. The plan increases local school aid by 89.3 million, includes 66.9 million from the general fund, a two mill property levy, and allocates 10 percent of income tax receipts to schools. The House approved 110-13, with other actions tied to welfare regionalization and a corporate disallowance measure.
The FDA will prohibit Violet No. 1 in foods drugs cosmetics and meat marking. Industry may replace it with Red No. 40 as a substitute for Red No. 2 whose links to reproductive problems in Russian studies prompted caution.
The House plans a next week vote on rolling back prices interest rates and rents as the Nixon administration resists such steps. Treasury Secretary Shultz defended meat price ceilings but ruled out a broad freeze in other areas.
Neosho County Commissioners completed the official vote canvass with no shift in winners. Lawrence Smith gained 100 votes to reach 2076 for the Community Junior College Board of Trustees. Chanute questions had minor total changes and an Earlton city council tie of six votes for each candidate, to be broken by the county commission. Dog tag sales in Chanute reached 91 so far this year, with 2 male and spayed female tags at 2 dollars and unspayed female at 3.50, plus a 50 cent late filing penalty.
Intercepted note jokes that eating money is cheaper and safer, concluding with a playful closing Yours. The fragment hints at a lighthearted communication without producing further context.
A Justice Department official and former Illinois governor are among names floated as possible FBI director successors after L Patrick Gray withdraws. Nixon cited Senate rejection risk and Gray’s belief the FBI needs permanent leadership promptly.
Kansas City AP report shows midwestern cattlemen denouncing the national housewives meat boycott as unfair and dangerous. They cite severe winter costs, disrupted markets, and uncertain price effects while predicting farmer refusals to sell to packers and potential widespread layoffs.
Kansas lawmakers cleared a major hurdle and began sprinting toward adjournment with Senate President Robert Bennett signaling a Saturday windup around 5 or 6 p m. He noted any lingering conference reports could be left to return and that lawmakers may reconvene Monday April 23 for a one day session to review Gov Dockings vetoes.
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