Editorial expresses irony over Eagleton withdrawal as vice president candidate
The Chanute Tribune comments on Tom Eagleton's withdrawal after party pressure. It argues the decision was best for the party though Eagleton's fitness remains argued, faulting media for unverified accusations and calling for honesty and verified facts. The piece warns against unreliability and quotes a proverb on trust.
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Tom Eagleton
Thomas Eagleton
Jack Anderson
Kansas GOP Eyes Miami Beach Convention Unity Effort
The Kansas Republican Party aims to unite its forces at the Miami Beach convention led by Sen. Bob Dole as Morris Kay faces Gov. Bob Docking in November. The Kansas delegation will travel from Kansas City on Aug 20 to attend receptions, a Gala fundraiser, and social events before nomination night.
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Kansas
Miami Beach
Kansas City
Tribune
Associated Kansas Newsapers
Jane Blades
Sam Barnhart
Grand Bahamas
Holiday Inn On
87Th Street
Senator Dole
Richard Nixon
Hospital charges surge in 1971 and rising concern over health costs
The American Hospital Association reports a 13.9 percent rise in daily patient charges to 92.31 dollars across 7,097 hospitals. 1970 average was 81.01 dollars, up 15.7 percent from 1969, with total expenses and payroll also climbing, prompting talk of possible national health insurance and higher private premiums.
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American Hospital Association
New City Engineer Tackles Airport Grading and City Projects
George K. Faust, newly appointed city engineer, faces grading plan changes at the municipal airport to meet revised CAA specs. He will also handle sewer and paving projects, foundation repairs, and interior work as directed by city commissioners. The article recalls past debates on water system bonds and Osa Johnson’s foundation plans.
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CAA
George K. Faust
Osa Leighty
Johnson Foundation
A Day with Old Weirdies
Johnny, a ten year old, spends a rainy Saturday with the aging television set while friends are away on vacation. He seeks activities but finds himself stuck indoors with comic books and a string of chores that fail to amuse him.
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New York
Johnny
Saturday TV Guide Teases Back-to-Back Sci Fi and Adventure
A father and son discuss their weekend viewing plans as they scan the television guide. Johnny anticipates The Mummy's Hand from 1940 about archaeologists seeking a royal princess tomb, followed by Terror Beneath the Sea from 1968 featuring an underwater lab and a mad scientist.
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Johnny
Ananka
Blue Cross executives critiqued for lavish spending on hotels and meals
Investigative report by Jack Anderson details Blue Cross and Blue Shield leaders funding lavish travel for 53 meetings last year. It notes a June 1971 actuarial conference in Washington at the Hay-Adams Hotel and mentions officials including Joseph Harvey and associates Lorraine Carpenter and James Hook engaging in costly hospitality.
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Washington
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Washington, D.C
Hay- Adams
Lafayette Park
White House
Joseph Harvey
Virginia
Harvey
Lorraine Carpenter
James Hook
Resi
Continental Plaza Hotel
Chicago
Blue Cross Executives Run Up Bills in Hotels and Booze
The article details Blue Cross executives spending lavishly on travel and entertainment from 1968 to 1970, including stays at the Hay-Adams and Statler Hilton, large liquor tabs, and extra gratuities. It notes calls for higher federal subsidies while critics cite inflated perks and benefit cuts.
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Statler Hilton
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Chiefs
Harvey
Blue Cross Blue Shield
TV Tonight Schedule Highlights And Late Night Gaps
Channels release advance schedules making last minute changes hard. Prime time features James Caan and Bernadette Peters with David Steinberg. other programs include Mary Tyler Moore Partridge Family Gilligan's Island Dragnet and The Tonight Show with various guests and times across networks.
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James Caan
Bernadette Peters
David Steinberg
Joe
Evening TV Log for Monday August 6
Local television listings show daytime to late night programs across channels KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW and others. Highlights include Westerns Hee Haw Mannix IronSide Bob Daria and Tonight Show with guests Dick Cavett and Paul Harvey at various slots.
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KCMO
KUHI
KOAM
KMBC
KTWU
KODE
WIBW
Ktew.tv
Chanute
Adventure Theater
My Three Sons
Mannix
Longstreet
Ironside
Bobby Daria
Owen Marshall
ll—World Press
I—News
Dick Cavett
Paul Harvey
Six Explorers to Trek Wyoming With Leader and Church Support
Six Chanute youths plus adult leader depart Thursday for over a week of backpacking in Wyoming at 10 000 foot elevations on the continental divide near Dubois. Explorer Post 100 members John Lea Edwin Aday Rich Cornish and Steve McMeckin join Bob Dalton sponsor from Otterbein United Methodist Church. return August 11.
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Chanute
Wyoming
Explorer Post 100
Bob Dalton
The
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Dalton
Dubois
Wyo
John Lea
Edwin Aday
Rich Cornish
Steve McMeckin
Scott Allen
John Brotten
Mariachis To Perform At Fiesta In Chanute
The Mexican Fiesta Committee plans a Mariachis from Old Mexico appearance in Chanute. They will play downtown on Sept 7 and Sept 9 and on fiesta grounds. Import costs total 2500 dollars. Donations seek on Aug 5. Next meeting Aug 6 at La Rosa de Oro. Public invited.
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Chanute
Smport
la Rosa de Oro
Classified ad deadlines and contact number
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