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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
4
Former Gov. John Anderson urged Kansas to reduce counties and merge facilities in a wistful Colorado speech near the end of his tenure. He warned taxpayers must push for study of unit consolidation while lamenting pride and overlapping jurisdictions. He called for stronger leadership and planning, but doubted gains during the 1968 campaigns.
The piece argues Chicago saw widespread rioting after Martin Luther King’s murder with 1800 arrests for looting. It notes $85,000 found among detainees, questions policing, and urges judges to consider the warden’s cash seized when sentencing looters. It frames riots as broader social failures and criticizes jurists for not reflecting the scale of theft.
A 180 foot steel span on the state highway bridge south of town collapsed Wednesday into the Neosho river, 30 feet below. The loaded government truck stayed upright. driver Earle Cooke, 36, of Tulsa, exited with only minor injuries.
Washington column portrays Sen. Ralph Yarborough as a champion of special privileges defending private fund solicitation while collecting labor union money and serving as labor committee chair. It recalls past ethics debates and his own reserve status contrasts with public positions.
Dr Joseph G Molner answers readers on gonorrhea fluoride and cold fingers. He explains transmission mainly through sexual contact with moist surfaces and warns adults to limit contact with children until treatment ends. He notes fluoride is safe for heart patients and suggests warming frostbitten fingers with gloves while offering a booklet on gout.
A reader shares a prideful birth tale of Chevie born in a taxi on the New Orleans Expressway. Another teen describes a hostile home, sister in need of help, and a brother who drains funds, asking Ann Landers for guidance.
On April 29 1945 American troops freed 32,000 Nazi victims at Dachau. The date marks Joan of Arc’s Orleans victory in 1429, Newport Rhode Island’s 1639 settlement, and New Orleans falling to Union forces in 1862.
The report questions market value in ethics cases as Senator Ellender bought four acres of Louisiana land for 10000 amid sugar interests promoting favorable legislation. Witness Wallace Kemper, company president, appears at Ellender hearing while ethics changes promise only confidential listings for real estate above 10000. In the House, wrangling over the Pipeline Safety Bill pits Rep. John Dingell against Rep. Toxver MacDonald over rural gathering facilities and federal inspection.
Evening schedule shows Gunsmoke and Cowboys in Africa followed by The Monkees and Rowan and Martin. Lucy Shaw and Rat Patrol loop into late night with Ten Days That Shook the World and Danny Thomas before Andy Griffith, Felony Squad, Peyton Place and Family Affair headline.
Television schedule notes for KVOO Chanute and WDAF KUHI TV channels listing programs by half hour slots. It includes morning and afternoon lineups with shows such as Jack LaLanne, Dick Cavett, Jeopardy, Guiding Light, Young and the Restless style soaps, game shows, cartoons, and news programs. The page captures TV guide style entries with channel numbers and program names.
Earlton and Waterloo visitors include Mr and Mrs R D Cisna and Rev C H Borchers with Bobby, sister of Mrs Cisna. Sunday dinners feature Mrs Susan McLaren with Tim Taylor Mary Walkley Mabel Fox and Ivan Fail. Brenda Betty Kepley and Mary Raple joined Mrs McLaren Saturday. Local Tracy Bailey reception in Chanute. Birth notice for Jennifer Kay Baker in Coral Gables on April 13 received by Edna Scribner aunt of Marvin Baker. Baker family includes Janet Scribner formerly of Independence Missouri and siblings Todd and Laurie.
Highlights three historical events: 1894 Jacob Coxey leads unemployed protesters into Washington to petition Congress for relief. 1913 Gideon Sundback from Hoboken patents the zipper. 1945 Adolf Hitler in a Berlin bunker drafts his last will and testament.
Bruce Allen of Chanute visited Mr and Mrs Joe Allen over the weekend. Lorna Allen returned from Topeka to spend time with her parents and attend Beauty School in Topeka.
TV listing highlights Gunsmoke on CBS at 6 30 p m featuring a runaway Indian boy and a drifter in a Dodge City fight. Rat Patrol on ABC at 7 30 p m with Pippa Scott as an Irish neutral. Carol Burnett and Lucy guest on later segments with Wings reenactment and Family Affair at 8 30 and 9 p m.
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