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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1973
Page
2
Six people were arrested on charges of selling game fish without a commercial license following a two year probe by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and local authorities. Two arrestees have interests near Grand Lake. The operation is alleged to generate $250000 to $1000000 annually.
A Texas sheriff closes a 129-year-old brothel operation amid pressure from state officials. The case highlights long standing tensions over prostitution as a social issue and local law enforcement faces county wide scrutiny. Sheriff T J Flourney defends the madam Edna, praising her steadiness and safety.
Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield will drop Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Dallas and start internal processing of Medicare and private claims. Jim Brungardt says the move is for management and cost reasons, not dissatisfaction, with initial cost about 750000 dollars and projected annual savings of 700000 after year one. Rep Rosenthal has claimed EDS controlled about 9 percent of Part B processing amid antitrust questions.
The National Farmers Organization will hold a stocker and feeder cattle ratification meeting at 8 p.m. today in the Erie Courthouse and weigh-in on Monday at the Altoona Buying Station. Meat chairman Phil Lewis urges members to submit cattle numbers for the next two months to block bargain and counter the forecast decline.
Kansas Humane Society reports a pig and motorcycle contest at Pratt County Fair where pigs were harmed and one piglet died. Spectators describe the event as sickening as cyclists attempted to pin pigs on a dirt track. Contestors face scrutiny amid welfare and animal treatment concerns.
S D Flora of Topeka, federal meteorologist, said the average peak summer heat has passed and no hot spell is in sight for Kansas. Local hobbyists cheered as cooler days are ahead and fall football atmosphere is expected. Chanute beat Fredonia 9 3 at the Wilson county old settlers reunion in Benedict with Langley on the mound.
Funeral services for Wilmer L. Potter of Fort Scott set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of God Independent Holiness in Fort Scott, changing from the previously announced Saturday schedule. A death notice reports Mrs. Ethel Gottlieb, 90, of Colonial Acres, passed Friday afternoon at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
TV listings show a 5 Doctor in the House with Michael a shaken defendant in medical negligence claims. A Western tale and a crime drama air at 8 and 9, with classic stars and a courtroom theme. A long obituary notes a woman born February 10, 1883 in Independence, union with Leo Gottlieb, survivors across multiple states, and a church funeral at Webb Chapel.
The page lists elaborate TV lineups for Saturday August 4 including channels KTEW TV2 WDAF TV3 KCMO TV4 KUHI TV16 KOAM TV7 KBMA TV41 KMBC TV KTWU TV11 KODE TV12 WIBW TV13 with morning to late night programs like Bugs Bunny The Osmonds Sesame Street Mister Rogers Neighborhood The Beverly Hillbillies The Brady Bunch Star Trek and Packers sports notes and a Sunday line up also outlined.
The Kansas City grand jury inquiry into vice irks Gov. Docking aides who call the probe a witch hunt. Richard Malloy cites political overtones while U.S. Attorney Roth defends the investigation noting three indictments and resignations of Kansas officials. Democratic reaction remains heated.
The Chanute Tribune lists mail and carrier subscription pricing for local and out of town readers. Rates show yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options with tax details for trade territory Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and Chanute delivery.
A roundup of upcoming books spans genres and authors. Douglas Reeman, Brian Callison, and George W. Higgins headline rough master tales with three titles each. Mary Stewart and Clare Darcy lead dames fiction with two titles apiece. Erle Stanley Gardner and Richard Falkirk provide mystery picks, plus two westerns from Dwight Bennett and John Prebble. The list includes Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon and The Autograph Hound by John Lahr, plus Forever Island by Patrick D. Smith about an elderly Seminole, and non fiction selections All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot and The Eternal Bliss Machine by Marcia Seligsohn.
The snippet presents a religious quotation from Hebrews 4 16 urging believers to approach grace boldly to obtain mercy and help in time of need. No identifying persons or organizations are listed.
A fragment notes a piece by Brickman about a small society that charges anyone. The readable text hints at critique of exclusive access and possible social friction within a closed circle.
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