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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
4
A Gallup poll shows independents at their highest since 1940 but the two party system faces more pressure from Democratic gains than independent growth. Republicans fell 12 points to 26 while Democrats rose 6 points to 48, leaving independents at 26. The GOP seeks new voters to balance a 48-26 margin.
A columnist argues American women’s emancipation drives the high divorce rate, citing expert opinions on causes from nonsupport to alcohol. The piece notes Arkansas’ low rate and contrasts arranged marriages with modern equal partnership ideals after the word obey was dropped from marriage vows.
From Tribune Files Twenty Five Years Ago intendent at the fair opening Monday include Eric Anderson cattle L P Garrison swine and sheep Floyd Potter poultry Gordon Barker farm products Mrs Guy Truitt horticulture Mrs G L Barham kitchen Mrs J E Showmaker canned fruit H W Chestnut and Mrs L R Fillman pet stock Erie crowd estimates Sheriff Seth Brown put attendance between 3000 and 5000 for Erie's free bean feed.
Jonathan Daniels details Franklin D Roosevelt and Lucy Mercer’s romance while Roosevelt aided Navy buildup under Wilson. Eleanor discovered the affair in Virginia, and Mercer’s interference helped end the relationship as Roosevelt balanced ambition and affection. The piece notes Eleanor’s influence and social circle around the Wilson era.
In hospital coronary care units the heart monitor provides instant real time heart action readings, guiding care in the first critical days after a myocardial infarction. After improvement patients may leave the unit or have the monitor removed. similar monitoring is used after heart and lung surgery.
A compilation of reader letters from across the country about infidelity and divorce. Personal stories from Honolulu to Riverside reveal the pain, consequences, and varied perspectives on marriage and separation. Copyright 1966.
The narrative recalls Elsie Wilson Little who urged her husband Col Little to escape a romance and later influenced Lucy Mercer to leave Franklin Roosevelt. Col Little rose to major general in the Marine Corps though never commanded. Roosevelt reportedly advised on Mercer while showing affection for Winthrop Rutherford.
The clipping notes playful quotes about neighbors and weather from various papers. It mentions residents asking for rain to ease heat and others praying power stays on for air conditioning amid hot weather. The collection highlights contrasts between haves and have nots.
Instructions urge readers to reach Tribune by phone or, if unavailable, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. to contact the carrier.
A fragmented TV guide lists programs and times including Daktari Voices of Watts Jesse James Baseball Shenandoah McHale's Navy Petticoat Junction F Troop The Fugitive Peyton Place CBS Reports News and Pomona. The scattered entries show channel numbers and intake gaps across June listings.
A detailed Wednesday August 17 television guide lists programs across KVOO WDAF KCMO KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW and Chanute channel 3. Daily morning to late night lineups include news, game shows, soaps, cartoons, movies, and specials with station identifiers and times.
Tonight NBC airs The Angry Voices of Watts at 6 30 p m an inquiry into Budd Schulbergs writers workshop for young Negros in Watts California Students read poems essays and short stories since last summer revolt and scenes from Watts illustrate their work Baseball KC A's vs Chicago White Sox on Channel 5 at 6 55 p m F Troop on ABC at 8 p m Cpl Agarn pursues a look alike while bandit El Diablo captures Fort Courage
ARROW ROCK Mo AP a brick building over 100 years old was dedicated as a museum by the Missouri Press Association in its centennial year. The former Saline County Herald home founded 1856 in Marshall moved to Arrow Rock two years later. Col George W Allen founder killed at Wilsons Creek while fighting for the South. The Herald died with him. Rep Paul Jones former Kennett publisher gave the dedicatory address urging truth in news. Nearly 300 association members and officials attended.
Detroit AP reports U S auto sales rose slightly in the first 10 days of August 1966, with August 1 10 totals at 189,895 versus 186,544 a year earlier. Calendar year to date reached 5,059,692, down from 5,259,853 in 1965, as Ford and Chrysler edged up while GM and American Motors dipped.
Costly telephones ATHENS AP The installation fee for a telephone in Greece increased from 3500 to 4500 drachmae. The ministry of finance ordered the hike to cover pay raises for telephone company employees.
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