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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1961
Page
4
Editorial notes that four missile sites in Kingman County push work on secondary roads with five ton bridges. Government assurances allowed overweight defense and private trucks to roll, while concerns grow over broader overweight traffic and a mass exodus from East Germany amid questions of freedom versus food.
Rumors swirl about Chester Bowles and state policy as baseball depopulates smaller cities leaving writers fewer outlets. Jokes about golf clubs with boomerang shafts and disgruntled players abound. A Hollywood writer notes a European star with five maids and a tub ring. Truth versus reputation proves judges prefer truth from individuals.
Tribune files recount a First Christian church Pack No. 8 at the Municipal pool with Cub Master Ernest A. Ham and leaders presiding. A hot breakfast followed in City park under supervision of Mrs. Ernest A. Ham. Fe Grigg and family returned from Manhattan with Mrs. Durham traveling to Georgia for Warm Springs treatment. Fifty Years Ago Four County Fair incorporation discussed with stock plan and officers listed. Chanute Zinc Company smelter fire reported with potential expansion anticipated.
A devotional note cites Revelation 21 1 with a vision of a new heaven and new earth where the sea is no longer present. The verse emphasizes renewal and divine rest beyond mortal skies.
President Kennedy pressed a school aid bill, meeting resistance from the House Rules Committee. Ribicoff and Delaney debated Catholic stake and public school funding as Gallup-style polls show broad support for public schools, while parochial aid remains contested. A poolside pact to press the bill was noted amid bribery speculation tied to oil lobbying in 1959.
A collection of light quotes and local puns from Dodge City Globe Emporia Gazette El Dorado Times and St John News. The items mix advice about attitude during illness, domestic humor and farmer anecdotes.
Dr Molner notes letters from fatigue sufferers who are healthy yet exhausted and irritable. Readers describe personal strain, marital tension, and a call for self understanding rather than simple pills. He hints at a forthcoming remedy emphasizing self insight and emotional factors.
James Marlow notes in Washington that Berlin talk drags on with no new proposals from either side. He recalls Khrushchev's 1958 demand to withdraw the West and compares it to Stalin's earlier push, concluding officials just refuse to budge.
A 1960 Paris summit plan collapses under Western indecision and Khrushchev’s pullback. Western ministers meet to discuss Berlin but offer little beyond a firm yet cautious communique. If a later summit occurs it may feature Kennedy De Gaulle Macmillan Adenauer and Khrushchev.
AP analyzes that Kennedy proposes a sharp rise in defense spending and a larger armed forces. The stock market hits new highs as Congress acts, with traders betting on continued business momentum and rising government demand.
HAL ROYLE notes a nostalgic piece on calmer morals and easier bills of earlier decades. It contrasts today with memories of cheap housing, high pay, simple purchases, and slower social life, urging readers to remember those days.
A Thursday lineup lists time blocks for KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM with evening programs including news weather sports cartoons soap operas and syndicated features such as The Millionaire Edge of Night and Rin Tin Tin plus various entertainment and movie slots reflecting the local TV schedule.
An article notes growth in the European economy boosting demand for American industrial materials and consumer goods. It discusses Wall Street sentiment, shifting consumer moods, and the uncertain future for the stock market with few ironclad certainties.
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