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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
2
Editorial argues Nixon presidency shows inward turn under pressure. It cites Chamber of Commerce reception and promises a controls-free economy while noting Kansas testimony of 60,000 unemployed. Claims administration policies reduced job creation and worsened conditions.
The piece argues for higher interest rates and fewer welfare benefits for those who pay interest. It contends there are no employable able bodied people on welfare and criticizes calls for uncontrolled economies. The author urges the President to create jobs for workers and prevent inflation and higher rates.
A Kansas Fish and Game Department piece repeats a Malaya incident to show how ecosystems depend on each other. DDT sprayed to kill malaria mosquitoes harmed cockroaches lizards cats rats and pests. The piece highlights how human actions disrupt natural relationships and echo the thigh bone connected to the knee bone morality.
Minutiae column questions Morris Kay's paradoxical stance as Kansas Republicans visit Chanute to explain the 1971 session. It contrasts Kay's attacks on aid to the aged with calls to restore KU funds, arguing that reactionaries oppose welfare and higher education alike and urging Kay to explain the contradiction.
A reader argues the Tribune underreports news by chasing sensational images such as a dead dog in a ditch. The letter defends oil industry safety and rejects water pollution alarms as unnecessary and alarmist.
AP Television critic Cynthia Lowry notes CBS 60 Minutes split between Formosa coverage with Chiangs and a segment on heart attack risk among American men. Mike Wallace interviews doctors while discussing lifestyle, diet, and smoking as factors, with mixed evidence and calls for change.
Washington notes Nixon tells Republican leaders the economy is improving with rising stock market, higher retail and auto sales, and a larger gross national product in Q1. He cites a 1.5 percent March retail gain and 32 percent higher auto sales year over year, while unemployment is expected to decline over time.
The piece surveys rising economic optimism with 1 918 000 homes in January and March annualized, notes Nixon era postal reform debates and stamp redesigns, highlights a Suez conflict warning, recounts a White House aide drunken driving incident, and comments on tax rebellion, Vietnamese map revisions, and Pfizer education disputes.
Frank Sommers long criticized a hazardous railroad crossing in Dayton. Ted Bingham, named the area’s first ombudsman, asked county engineers to assess safety upgrades. Sommers, who served as Dayton mayor during the complaints, helped push the inquiry.
Tribune Files recalls 1946 plans for Humboldt First Baptist Church to construct a dark red brick Tudor chapel at about 15000 dollars on the site of the old building. Also notes Mirza Temple mounted patrol banquet in Kay Hotel with 40 members and guests and Cedar Temple dance with 150 nobles and ladies in attendance. Chanute delegates named for Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs meeting at Parsons.
Prime time guide lists several shows including Men at Law, McCloud, Medical Center and Hawaii Five-O. Late night movies include Band of Angels and Incident at Phantom Hill with talk shows on Merv Griffin Cavett and Carson.
Prime time listings show KUHI TV and WDAF TV with dramas comedies and talk shows including Alias Smith and Jones The Flip Wilson Show Family Affair Jim Nabors Playhouse Bewitched Danny Thomas and Tonight Show plus news weather and late movie features across channels 5 6 9 12 and 13 in Chanute on Thursday April 29.
USD 443 must finance Ford area schools after the Ford district moved from USD 545 to USD 443, with $110,000 in teacher salaries and $20,000 in operating costs. Tax money totaling about $45,000 for Ford will not be available until the next tax year, forcing Dodge City to consider busing or a possible legal action to secure funds.
Chanute Tribune lists multiple subscription options for readers in and outside trade territory with annual, semi annual, quarterly, and monthly prices plus sales tax. Rates vary for area towns with carrier delivery and Chanute PO boxholders. The paper notes AP content rights and Audit Bureau membership.
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