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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1973
Page
1
Nairobi AP: Radio Uganda quoted a government spokesman stating that Ugandan women who file false complaints about their menfolk with security forces will be punished. The move follows an uptick in reports tied to love affairs that have gone stale and are deemed deceitful.
The group formed on Capitol Hill with 150 women leaders urging Americans to skip meat on Tuesdays and Thursdays and to plan a national protest against food prices on May 5. They demand Earl Butz's resignation and a major rollback of food prices.
House Democrats huddle to avoid near defeat on a price rollback plan. A tentative 60 day extension of the president's discretionary control powers was agreed, after a Banking Committee measure for stiff controls faced opposition in the House Rules Committee.
EPA officials say its quiet change on 1976 nitrogen oxide limits in car exhausts could force little extra control beyond current levels. If Congress agrees, automakers may avoid significant NOx reductions, easing compliance with postponed carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon standards until 1976.
The Picasso family announced today that France will receive Picasso’s immense collection of paintings by his contemporaries. The gift excludes the large body of Picasso works that he never sold.
Daniel Ellsberg testifies in his defense that he copied secret government documents to end the Vietnam War after seeing U S policies as futile. He portrays himself as a war believer who grew sick at the evidence of failed Southeast Asia policy. The Watergate grand jury probes alleged Republican spying and disruptions beyond the break in. Dwight Chapin Gordon Strachan and Donald Segretti were questioned over espionage and sabotage ties.
Reports from Beirut say Palestinian guerrilla command hunts for an American they believe helped execute the Israeli raid on the Lebanese capital. A hunt for those who aided the attack was launched Wednesday, with informants reporting a Frenchman captured.
The Chanute Tribune's recipe contest offers a $50 grand prize with $20 in groceries for winners in six categories. Some 212 entries from Chanute and nearby towns have been received, no men yet, many women entering multiple categories, with eight disqualified for two recipes in one category and 16 for detailed recipe sheets.
Stark farmer Louis Beggs predicts meat price ceilings will fail to curb costs. He farms 1,200 acres with 500 hogs and 80 cows, grows milo and soybeans, and argues profits must rise for farmers to avoid cutting production and worsening prices. He links farmer profits to debt repayment, equipment buys, and broader economic health. He warns only wealth from ground, oil, minerals, or agriculture creates new value.
Golden City Mo AP Farmers should ease production and time vacations as they hold acreage steady and reduce sales to force fair pay. The letter by Farmers for a Fair Deal urges a 40 hour week, less herd selling, and not producing excess grain until prices improve, urging restraint without organizing.
County Commissioner James Guffey says the board asked Neosho Memorial Hospital to take over the county ambulance service to secure better service at lower cost for taxpayers. He cites wage laws and hospital ER needs as reasons and notes Reddick Ambulance had no complaints but faced untenable finances.
Neosho County saw 44 percent turnout with 4 230 votes cast from 9 672 registered. Chanute city turnout reached about 49 percent with 2 877 voting from 5 799 registered. Absentee ballots totaled 41. Only five precincts exceeded half turnout: East Erie Mission 2nd of 3rd 3rd of 3rd and 1st of 4th.
The 1973 Chanute Safari Jaycees Spring Festival runs through Sunday with a downtown Chanute parade featuring seven bands and area groups, a National Guard Armory fair, a tractor pull at Bit and Spur Saddle Club, a rodeo, and a carnival at 1st and Evergreen.
A playful deciphered note centers on garden antics with lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes, and yams. The intercepted message features a humorous exchange implying a light domestic dispute or inside joke about produce. No names or places are given.
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