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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
2
The piece argues that the Constitution protects free press and speech from government control. It notes Congress probes CBS reports on Indochina, debates over broadcast frequency, and warns that political control risks stifling critical journalism. Jeffersonian ideals stress limiting government powers to preserve liberty.
A famous editor, teaching a writing course, assigns students to read certain novels five times. On the fifth reading, he discusses evolving interpretations and deeper narrative insights. The piece by Cynthia Lowry reflects on reading habits and authorial craft.
Notable items include John Smith landing at Cape Henry in 1607, 7 000 Tories sailing to Nova Scotia in 1783, Audubon born in 1785, Booth captured in 1865, Hindenburg elected in 1925, and Salk vaccine tests in 1954. Miscellaneous TV notes and reflections on Bonanza and The Bold Ones appear.
Washington AP George D Aiken a veteran Senate Republican and Foreign Relations critic calls the genocide treaty misleading and nearly a fraud arguing it fails to guarantee minority protection or address civil wars persecution and other core issues. He notes the treaty does not alter warfare rules nor apply to past actions.
Scout News Pack 235 merges dens 4 and 5 at the First Baptist church with Den Chief Scott Allen supervising games. Mrs. Floyd A Reynolds and Mrs. James Hutchinson lead duties as the group makes tin can tambourines and sings, closing with Do your best.
A column contrasts Harry S Truman with later presidents noting Truman spoke his mind despite backlash. It criticizes Richard Nixon for covering actions with PR, cites Calley My Lai comments, and laments Truman’s candor and loyalties. It comments on Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Johnson in public stance.
Rep. William Ford seeks Library of Congress analysis after a Vietnam veteran death counted as non combat. Study shows non combat deaths per thousand rising from 2.7 in 1966 to five in 1970, suggesting higher non combat fatalities than Nixon portrayed. Ford asks Defense Secretary Mel Laird for explanation of figures.
A Pentagon spokesman disputes rising non combat death rates from 1966 to 1970 despite arithmetic showing a jump, while critics accuse politics of manipulating war death figures. The piece also details tax investigation actions linked to the Wallace family, and concerns over Endrin pesticide use and possible agricultural lobbying.
The Agriculture Department reports a U S assisted poultry program in South Vietnam boosted production from small flocks to large scale, lifting gross national product by at least 300 million dollars annually. The program relied on U S AID funds and technicians and spurred local manufacturers of poultry equipment.
Television guide highlights a mix of Westerns, talk and variety shows. Don Murray and Ed Mund O’Brien star in The Intruders while Tom Jones performs with guests. Midnight features Perry Mason and Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
Television guide shows aligned channels and daily daytime schedule, listing programs from Sunrise to News and soap operas, with time slots and channel numbers for KUHI KMBC KOAM WDAF KODE WIBW KTEW. The page also includes an evening slate for Tuesday April 27 featuring drama, variety, and sports shows across several stations.
Farm Credit Administration announces E. L. Hatcher of Lamar Colorado a wheat grower has been named director at large for the Ninth District based in Wichita Kansas. Hatcher also runs cattle and other farming interests and is a past president of the National Association of Wheat Growers.
Tribune notes the 1946-47 budget review where the board of education approved a $200 annual raise for women teachers on par with men, after about 40 women protested a prior plan to raise women $100 and men $200, totaling around $6,200. Two Chanute senior FFA members, Wyr Burghart and Bill Kepley, earned State Farmer degrees in Manhattan. Langston & McSweeney hold the sewer installation contract for the south part of the fourth ward.
A verse from Matthew 22 21 is cited and a plan to lay 4000 feet of pipe by week end is noted contingent on favorable weather.
Published daily except Sunday and six holidays. Rates vary by region: in trade territory $12.36 yearly, $6.70 six months, $3.61 three months, $1.55 one month. Outside trade area $18.54 yearly, $9.79 six months, $5.15 three months, $2.06 one month. Chanute area prices and carrier options listed. AP news and local coverage reserved.
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