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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1971
Page
2
The Hutchinson News notes Kansas faces its worst drain on the employment security fund in 33 years as a deepening recession reduces revenue by 30.5 million dollars. In a 12 month period the fund paid out 24 million more than it took in, leaving about 69 million dollars.
The piece links welfare rolls rising with a slow tax reform response. Economists fear inflation and unemployment stain the grass roots while Phalen notes Kansas firms escape major impact until 1973. Dole praises Nixon’s stance against wage and price controls amid the era’s economic shifts.
AP analysis notes postwar shifts from Bretton Woods to new trade rules as nations cooperate. Job gains from import surcharges and tax credits, possible price rises after a 90 day freeze, uncertain long term rate trends, stock market buoyed by relief, and consumer confidence rising with the president’s move.
Information on same day service for classifieds placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays and Saturdays. Display ads must be placed by 12 noon the day before. For availability and rates dial 31 4100.
Fort Scott Community College Trustees grant full approval for a dorm student center cafeteria complex after HUD indicates it will underwrite bond interest for the project.
About 50 soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division will pilot a town image program in Lyons Kansas. They will fly from Fort Riley by helicopter to clear Salt Creek and improve Workman Park as Rice County marks its centennial. The team includes singers and a parade appearance led by Sgt. Robert Collins.
The notice directs readers to contact their Tribune carrier if undelivered and provides a phone number 431 3400 and a 5 30 p m time window for assistance.
Tonight on 6 30 The View from Here presents The Sojourner with Efrem Zimbalist Jr as a foreign correspondent unraveling factors behind his broken marriage. Ida Lupino returns on Family Affair as French s former lover. At 7 30 9 Jose Feliciano Claudine Longet and Nancy Wilson join the Mancini music special.
An outlandish note claims Nixon will resign Hoover and install White and Agnew on a dramatic, televised realignment. The spoof envisions a Miami Beach convention panic, a MillsBoggs ticket, and a wide array of TV schedules and party maneuvering through the night.
The Tribune lists daytime and evening TV schedules by channel for KCMO KUHI Chanute and FBI. Highlights include High Chaparral King Family The Brady Bunch The Interns Mister Rogers Neighborhood Nanny French Chef Andy Griffith Partridge Family Pre Season Football and Evening News Tonight Show Merv Griffin Dick Cavett and late films The Projected Man Evil of Frankenstein Tender Scoundrel Ministry of Fear.
Dinah Shore hosts a seven day a week TV show in Hollywood where tennis links guests from Spiro Agnew to Ed Muskie and Frank Sinatra. The program blends cooking fitness and entertainment drawing high profile stars and boost for NBC. Dinah recalls a vibrant shift from radio to a dynamic daytime format and the challenges of busy production days.
The AP reports Navy enlistments rose to 102.2 percent of its 1971 goal with 75 113 signups in Zumwalt first year as CNO while the Marines reached 101.2 percent with 54 828 recruits. Re-enlistment also climbed with Navy at 17percent in 1971 and a 90 percent career re-enlistment rate, boosting retention after 20 years.
Washington turmoil over economic policy pits Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns against adviser George Shultz. Burns pressed firm wage and price controls, while Shultz urged a cautious steady-as-you-go approach. Nixon ultimately rejected harsh words and endorsed Burns’s approach.
The piece traces a public spat between Burn s and President Nixon over economic policy. Burns advocates government intervention while Nixon seeks a unified stance against spending and wage controls. advisers warn of an image problem, prompting a partial reversal toward Burns supported measures.
On this date in 1934 the German people voted for Adolf Hitler as successor to President Hindenburg. Other years note Salem witchcraft executions in 1692, Constitution defeats a British frigate in 1812, and major WWII and disaster events through 1970s.
Topeka Kansas residents are warned by Lance W Burr chief of the consumer protection division to beware of Hong Kong custom tailors who measure men for suits take payment and then vanish. The division has received complaints from people who contacted tailors at fictitious addresses. The attorney general’s office urges obtaining a permanent address and checking with the Better Business Bureau before dealing with the firm.
Topeka lawyer Charles Rooney Jr. is named Kansas Securities Commissioner succeeding Michael G. Quinn who resigned to return to private business. Rooney, 45, is a Topeka native and former assistant U.S. attorney. The post oversees registration of securities sold in Kansas and licenses for brokers and investment salesmen.
Businessmen surveyed expect parking meters to win broad approval after a six month trial in Chanute and nearby trade area. Harold Neptune and family depart for a Ozarks vacation. Kiwanis Club to post warning at the death hole east of the north bridge and trim the hedge at 7th Street road intersections near the Country Club grounds.
A brief proverb emphasizes humility about the future, warning against boasting of tomorrow since a day’s fate is uncertain. The verse from Proverbs 27 1 cautions readers to avoid self praise for what may come.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription and carrier rates for local, trade area, and out of area mail options, with tax details and durations. Also notes AP content rights and Audit Bureau membership for circulation verification.
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