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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1968
Page
4
Lawrence OBrien proposes a non profit government corporation to run the Post Office. The plan would remove politics and patronage, make revenues self sustaining, and allow rate setting with Congressional veto. Questions arise about rural subsidies staffing and operational changes under new management.
FBI data show 1730 robberies 660 burglaries and 161 larcenies last year up 680 from 1966. The piece argues bankers failed to provide imaginative leadership and suggests security measures and better crime prevention by authorities.
Sunday schedule fragment shows a mix of game shows comedies dramas and variety programs including Wizard of Oz Dating Game Newlywed Game My Three Sons Lawrence Welk Hogan's Heroes Hollywood Palace Petticoat Junction Mannix Slim Wilson and Grand Ole Opry with times mixed and weekday notes indicating Sunday listings were printed on Friday's page
Dear Dr Molner outlines sarcoidosis features including chest X-ray detection, Kreim testing, and varied organ involvement. Most cases resolve without treatment, while about one third require steroids for six to nine months. The piece notes noncontagious status, racial prevalence, and ongoing research into causes.
A reader asks about a dating situation with a divorced mother of two who limits contact, raising concerns she may have a husband. Ann Landers calls the arrangement spooky, suggests the man should move on, and warns against bus stop pickups.
Tribune Files notes budget trial for Chanute schools shows two fewer supervisors and eight fewer teachers would yield about seven thousand dollars for possible salary increases next term. The budget predicts an eight thousand dollar revenue shortfall under maximum levy and available resources. The item also reports an air medal for Lt. Donald A. Young and local church and social notes from Chanute.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues Nixon pledges to end Vietnam war via Russian mediation but Soviet leaders recall past Nixon missteps. He cites Khrushchev recollections on the 1960 election and the Captive Nations controversy to suggest Nixon lacks Russian leverage and earned distrust.
Vienna AP reports Austria ranks after Poland and Germany with 53 females per 100 persons, giving the country the third highest female percentage in Europe based on recent statistical reports.
Local Chanute Tribune issue dated Saturday April 20 1968 highlights community news, upcoming events, and brief notices. Details include civic updates, school items, and society briefs reflecting a mid spring diary of public life.
TV schedule lists morning to late night lineups with Sunrise Semester Today Show Captain Kangaroo Jack LaLanne Bugs Bunny The Birds Dream House Ed Allen and more. Evening blocks include Bonanza Daniel Boone The Dick Cavett Show Harper programs and hosting guests. Merv Griffin Tonight Show Joey Bishop top late night lineups.
NBC airs The Wizard of Oz at 6 30 p m with Judy Garland and co stars. CBS features The Ed Norton show and Jackie Gleason at 6 30 p m. My Three Sons at 7 30 p m. Hogan's Heroes at 8 p m with a German plot. Winchester 73 stars Tom Tyron and Dan Duryea at 8 p m on NBC. ABC Sunday special Romp at 6 p m. Ed Sullivan Show guest list includes Jack Benny Gwen Verdon and Diahann Carroll on CBS at 7 p m. Tom and Dick Smothers host at 8 p m with Nancy Sinatra and Dom DeLuise.
The item lists notable events tied to dates on April 20 across history. Highlights include the siege of Boston beginning in 1775, Connecticut charter in 1662, Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, Adolf Hitler's birth in 1889, Nuremberg capture in 1945, Shirley Temple’s film debut in 1934, and Walter Reuther wounded in 1948.
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