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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
2
Parents educators and the Civil Liberties Union challenge a program to query students about school opinions race relations and personal habits. Proponents defend aims of quality education while noting privacy concerns and the need to balance self reports with teacher observation.
At the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia the grand champion ham weighing 22 pounds sold for $1,550, about $70 a pound. The top bacon entry brought $475, illustrating premium prices for winning fair entries and hinting at rising meat costs. Dogpatch, where are you.
In Topeka the Senate Republicans nominated Ross Doyen of Concordia as president after a court-influenced caucus marked by open meeting concerns and secret balloting. Doyen won on the second ballot over Bob Storey as law and politics collided over open vs closed proceedings.
The Pentagon quietly weighs converting mothballed ships into covert intelligence outposts in international waters to monitor the Soviet Union if Turkey halts access to bases. Officials hope Ankara will allow continued use, but assess alternatives including a flotilla of floating bases.
Chanute Tribune lists subscription prices for different regions including Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and area towns with carrier and post office delivery. Rates show one year six months three months and monthly options with applicable sales tax and Kan. tax.
United Press International holds exclusive rights to republication of all local news printed in the newspaper and all UP News Dispatches. The note also references membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
25 years ago Everett Earl Grady, age 6, owned a small tractor crafted by his father E. E. Grady. Three months of work blended a lawnmower, implement tires, and a Briggs Stratton engine. Kiwanis Club pilots an emergency home-front service squad for older Boy Scouts under a local director. Fifty years ago plans began for the state Anti Horse Thief Association convention in Chanute on Oct 27–29 led by W. S. Michener with aides.
Postmasters in Hutchinson Salina Lawrence and Pratt used false subscriber names to gather evidence for federal indictments in Wichita against New York publisher Milky Way Productions. The 13 counts accuse editors Al Goldstein and James Buckley of distributing obscene tabloids via the mails.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned against declaring peace at hand in the Middle East while in Vail. He described an interim Egypt Israel accord as a step toward broader talks and stressed remaining issues with other Arab states, Palestinian concerns, and detailed guarantees for final peace arrangements.
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