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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
2
Editorial notes Morris Kay easily outdistanced three opponents to win the Republican nomination for governor. Kay ran a late but smooth campaign, projecting a positive program and a strong TV image. He claims a lower budget than rivals and faces Bob Docking in a likely general election battle.
Governor David Hall urges investors to purchase 1 million dollars in bonds for the 340 mile Keyes to Alva track to be bought by the Oklahoma Railway Maintenance Authority. The plan relies on future funds to overhaul the line as lawmakers seek federal backing from Senator Henry Bellmon to guarantee half the restoration cost.
Vacation planning shows the hassles of scheduling time packing and boarding pets. The piece ends with the relief of returning home to rest before work resumes.
Jack Anderson reports secret transcript from a Panama Canal subcommittee hearing showing U S mercy toward Panamanian heroin traffickers. The article names Omar Torrijos's brother Moises and Panamas Foreign Minister Juan Tack as involved, with agents reportedly confiding sanctions to the committee chair.
A 1972 Associated Press history piece recounts a Panama Canal Zone narcotics controversy. Ambassadors and U S narcotics agents clashed over a letter exonerating Foreign Minister Tack and aliaswide figures, with the State Department accused of pressuring arrests and easing actions to protect Panama relations.
Readers are offered Psalm 8 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands a devotional verse for daily reflection and inspiration.
New York activists from NOW critique 1950s style programming and ads as reinforcing inferior female roles. They target The Dating Game The Newlywed Game and Love Lucy for degrading women while praising Barbara Walters Not For Women Only as a positive model.
Twenty five years ago July shows seven marriage licenses issued and seven divorce suits filed at Probate Judge J. L. Naff office while the new license law with a three day wait slows the marriage business. Last year July issued 21 licenses. Fifty years ago in 1922 Kiwanians met in Vilas for a grand biweekly gathering with 115 members and wives attending and Vilas residents making a total crowd between 400 and 500 people.
Channel listings reveal a packed Explo ’72 gospel festival with Billy Graham as speaker, plus My World and Welcome to It with William Windom. Other mains include Echoes of Evil, Interlude, and Johnny Cash at a concert segment among diverse evening programs and late-night features.
A Friday evening TV grid listing shows across multiple stations including High Chaparral The Partners Hollywood Squares Partridge Family Wagon Train Guns At Batasi The Big Valley Eureka Springs Special Love American Style The Picasso Summer Dick Cavett Tonight Show Charlie Chan Mystery and other programs with time slots and channel numbers.
The Altoona Midway School District proposes a 20.40 mill levy for 1972 73, up from 18.24 last year, with a general fund of 349305 and 5277 92 for special education. A hearing is set for August 14 at 8 p m at the Altoona junior high.
Airman Gary D. Holtzman, a 1972 Thayer High School graduate, completed communications training at Keesler AFB and is assigned to a U S Air Force support unit at Karamusel Air Base Turkey. His parents are Mrs Irene M Holtzman and Charles R Holtzman of Thayer. The article also notes U S mines in North Vietnam harbors with fuses triggered by metal sound or pressure.
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