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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
2
The new accident report forms in Kansas require one to two hours of a policeman’s time. The forms are argued to aid determining accident causes, but critics suspect insurance firms promote them to ease lawsuits. The piece cites Parkinson’s law as causing more paperwork with more staff, urging forms be recycled.
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee will study extra personal tax relief when considering Nixon’s economic plan. Mills says the current proposal is insufficient and favors expanding the existing minimum standard deduction beyond 1000 dollars for 1972. Critics note relief for individuals lags behind business benefits like the automobile tax repeal and depreciation changes.
Ten year old Patrick Trainer asked if Nixon era wage price controls applied to his weekly allowance. Region 3 ruled increases must reflect greater productivity or bigger duties, leading Patrick to negotiate with his father a 50 cent raise after offering extra chores including car washing and cleaning.
Federal housing officials warn that subsidized Section 236 projects risk financial collapse as many run deficits and require rent increases. The HUD assessment shows tenants pay about 34 percent of income, with rents near unsubsidized levels. Defaults may rise, raising costs to taxpayers as projects stretch over decades.
An aging outlaw and his brutal partner terrorize townspeople including Victoria, while the 7:00 Nanny episode features kids staging a benefit to restore a park fountain with Eddie Foy Jr. as custodian. A 12 o'clock That Girl episode shows a Russian comic seeking asylum.
AP's Cynthia Lowry reports that sit coms test audiences on larger families as a plot refresh amid concerns about population and pollution. The Brady Bunch faces a possible baby twist while other shows tilt away from big broods to freshen storylines.
The digest recalls Vitus Bering discovering Alaska in 1791 and Washington’s fogbound 1776 maneuver across the East River to Manhattan. It notes births, wars, dam destruction, anti-French riots, Johnson's Great Society act, the Berlin Wall era, earthquakes in Turkey, and Israel’s Mideast peace talks push.
Local Chanute edition lists TV programming for channels 6 and 7 including High Chaparral Mister Rogers Brady Bunch and The Interns. Evening lineup features Firing Line That Girl Odd Couple Washington Report and Love American Style with late night films and talk shows plus FBI Ministry of Fear guidance.
Readers get a dense list of channels and Saturday and Sunday lineups including KUHI KODE and KMBC schedules with morning blocks Farm Hour Leg shows and cartoons plus primetime titles like The Monkees and The Jetsons. The Saturday slate features sport and classic shows and highlights Chiefs football pregame.
A Amtrak intercom greets passengers aboard the Santa Fe line with a nurse-courier voice giving safety tips and time updates. The piece notes improving passenger comfort, music in cars, and a new bargain dinner for $3, while acknowledging lingering travel delays such as long overnight waits between connections.
President Nixon contemplates extending the wage price rent freeze beyond 90 days while reviewing economic indicators and enforcement issues. He warns productivity must rise to prevent the United States from becoming a second class economic power as Japan and Germany gain ground.
Insiders say President Nixon crafted a new economic program without Vice President Agnew while he led Camp David discussions. Treasury officials note Volcker's role and interest rates exempt from the freeze. Meany opposes the moves, and Pentagon spendings rise with eight pay raises since 1964. Vietnam savings vanish into higher wages and costs, leaving little for peacetime needs. Dr. Voss urges stricter welfare act regulation after mistreatment reports, citing several major zoos as models.
Kansas State Commission of Revenue and Taxation approves Chanute school board request to raise the local general fund levy above 16 mills to cover higher teacher salaries and expenses due to growing enrollment. The note appears in Tribune Files 1946.
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