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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
4
The city will collect junk from Chanute homes Friday and Saturday near the curb for free hauling. Junk cars and heavy items are excluded. Place small items in boxes or sacks. Last year Topeka hauled 80 to 100 tons. Chanute families could supply five to ten tons. Is your accumulation ready.
A reader letter from Mrs. Robert Lassman at 101 N Forest reports a nonfatal accident at Main and Forest and urges installing a traffic light to assist pedestrians and drivers crossing the busy four lane downtown corridor. The writer notes the 20 mph zone ends at Main and Grant and asks why action is delayed.
A reader recalls Miss Clark's School of Ballroom Dancing and Etiquette above the Boston Store where Friday afternoon classes taught the two-step and waltz. He recalls social pressures to attend, the etiquette, and the bashful start for boys, naming some students and noting the lively graduation dances with a two-piece orchestra.
Tribune Files reports that the local selective service board received orders to mail draft questionnaires to 1,665 Neosho county men between 21 and 26 who have not yet received their forms. Also noted are local events from the era including a Mexican dinner for Spanish class students at 1024 S. Steuben and amateur hour prize winners.
A devotional uses Genesis 2 7 to reflect on creation where God forms man from dust and breathes life into him making him a living soul. The verse underscores the origin of humanity and divine breath as essential to life.
Lyndon Johnson reverses Franklin D Roosevelt by appointing judges who may overturn the New Deal order. Drew Pearson notes Roosevelt grouped two early appointees Hugo Black and William O Douglas to protect reforms long after his death.
An advice column explains osteoporosis as age related, with calcium loss and brittle bones. Hormones may help, diet should be high in protein and vitamins, and activity aids bone strength. Long car rides are fine with back support, but avoid falls and slippery floors.
NBC presents a Dean Martin Show guest lineup featuring Nanette Fabray Guy Marks and the Dunhills. CBS airs The World of Cousteau a NatGeo documentary narrated by Orson Welles. ABC offers Bewitched with Samantha hosting a panhandler and a quirky family scene at 8 p.m.
A Kansan proverb roundup notes men judged by companions and a woman by her company. The quip cites a man who leaves a party and a bachelor who does not need to depart when joy begins, reflecting social commentary from city papers.
The text outlines LBJ’s looming U S Court of Appeals picks including J Roger Robb and Edward Curran, amid opposition from Sen Eastland and support from Meany. It notes motives like friendship, regional balance, and religious/ethnic considerations shaping appointments.
TV listings show channel by channel highlights for Thursday with a mix of westerns, dramas, and children’s programs. Friday’s schedule details morning to late afternoon programming across stations KVOO WDAF KCMO KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW Chanute and more, including news, game shows, soaps, and films.
John Marra, business agent for Detroit Bartenders Union Local 562, was elected to the Sobriety House board. Sobriety House provides shelter and care for the homeless alcoholic, with 15 beds, meals, clothing, medical treatment, and AA encouragement, serving about 400 helped in two years.
London AP reports Captain William Waters, master of the Invicta, concluded a 50 year sea career with a final cross channel voyage on February 28. Waters began as a cabin boy on February 26 1916 on an Invicta service, making him the only person to cross the Channel 40000 times.
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