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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1973
Page
2
An editorial reflects on spring as renewal and mood driven meaning. It quotes an AP item describing spring scenes from children’s play to farmers plowing and lovers’ ideas, noting optimism and renewal despite recent climatic excesses.
Dr. Russell W. Taylor, a chiropractor, won Goodland Kansas mayor with 1 001 votes to 318. He threw the town’s first Mayor’s Ball at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall with about 350 to 450 attendees, costing around 300 dollars.
Keith Wright recollects a lighter snow event than the famed 1938 April blizzard. He recalls mule weather in 1988 around Chanute and Altoona, noting gas industry impact and transport obstacles. He also shares KU campus memories of snow driving in 1948 and a near wreck on a highway between Chanute and Lawrence.
Washington report recalls the June 17 1972 break-in at Democratic party headquarters during Memorial Day week. James McCord testifies before a federal grand jury about bugging Spencer Oliver's phone and photographs taken, with eight men involved and at least one Cuban participant.
In testimony McCord outlines roles: Barker selected material, Sturgis and lookouts supervised entry, others supported the photographic setup. He recalls entering via back door after a call from Hunt and estimates the time inside at about an hour and a half. He explains later disposal of equipment and removal of serial numbers.
Chanute Tribune details subscription options for in and out of trade areas with annual and monthly prices plus sales tax. It notes carrier delivery options in Chanute and mentions Associated Press membership and circulation audit.
Paul McCartney appears with Linda and Wings in a made in England ABC-TV special James Paul McCartney. The one hour program mixes unpretentious music with humor and a Liverpool pub segment. He performs Blackbird and Michelle with Linda as photographer and occasional harmonist.
The Fort Scott city commission approves a 33 acre quarry site north of Gunn Park for donation to the motorcycle club. The site will fund an off the road course while park access remains restricted to roadways and paved areas. The decision follows club member approval and commission statements from Joel Short.
Channel listings show 7 00 prime time with James Paul McCartney and Linda in a musical special. Red Line 7000 stars James Caan as stockcar racer drama. Zita follows a girl’s transition after her aunt’s death and romance with a bass player. Doris Day leaves to help a congressional candidate. Other programs include Petticoat Junction Laugh In Gunsmoke and The Tonight Show with various guests.
The page lists a week of daytime TV listings across Kansas City Topeka and nearby stations with start times and show titles including morning programs News and agriculture segments and afternoon game shows and soap operas featuring The Guiding Light Love of Life and The Young and the Restless among others.
Twenty five years ago the Neosho county UNESCO council voted on adopting a town in Holland after a covered dish dinner at Mrs T H Cronemeyer's home. The town name would be announced within days. Fifty years ago 1923 Wanaka Camp Fire Girls met at Neta Thornburg's home with a list of attendees. Proverbs 17:28 ends the note.
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