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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
2
The Detroit Tiger star McLain, who has 25 victories, faces questions about Dizzy Dean's last 30 win season and his own inconsistent form. A rough stretch saw him surrender 10 runs in a loss, and a single poor pitch cost another game against a New York Yankee, reflecting his volatile temperament and current status.
The text argues about Dizzy Dean possibly winning 30 games by talk and notes that percentages challenge that goal. It compares Dizzy to Sandy Koufax and suggests Koufax did not win 30 games, while a Dizzy record for longest single sentence by a major league announcer remains intact.
A Chanute public message pleads for a community with a large heart and zero tolerance for bigotry. It warns that ridicule of any group harms democracy, poisons public wells, and undermines law, order, and prosperity in the town.
John Charris argues against an equal employment rule that bans age discrimination for flight attendants. He contends airlines prefer young, unattached stewardesses and fear older workers would slow service and misalign public image. He laments potential changes to travel niceties and imagines broader societal implications.
A Chanute editor writes to Bernard Feuer of the Interstate Commerce Commission arguing against closing 17.2 miles of the Katy line from Chanute to Piqua. He warns multiple small communities risk economic harm and urges rulings that support regional growth and avoid hindering local industry.
Twenty five years ago in Tribune Files engineers like Frank Wilson described a trainload of German and Italian POWs captured in Tunisia and bound for cotton picking. Guards said the prisoners earned 80 cents daily as they were moved south toward jobs.
Analysts cite LBJ firmly in control of the Democratic Party and a warm line to Nixon as factors. Despite Prague tensions, Daley’s Chicago plan and internal Cabinet neutrality favor a nonrun. The piece argues Johnson will not seek a second term.
TV listings show Garrison's Gorillas on ABC at 6 50 p m with a mission to free an American officer in a POW camp where inmates plot a prison break. NBC CBS cover the Democratic National Convention starting at 6 30 p m. It Takes a Thief airs at 7 30 p m featuring Alexander Mundy seeking a parole for a thief to aid a fur coat theft. ABC at 8 30 p m runs Democratic Convention coverage with a roundtable including William F Buckley Jr.
A devotional excerpt highlights self examination and divine chastening to avoid condemnation. The text cites I Corinthians 11 31 32 and urges readers to judge themselves to prevent judgment from the Lord.
The notice lists ad time slots including 6:30 9 Movie 12 Garrison s Gorillas and 7:30 9 12 It Takes a Thief. It also states News FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ads accepted until 10 am on publication day and earlier deadlines for display ads.
The August 2 television guide lists daytime and evening lineups across multiple stations Chanute KUHI KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW and others with programs including Today Show The Beverly Hillbillies Dark Shadows The Addams Family The Nanny and Love of Life among entries. It covers morning to late night slots with news, talk shows and dramas.
Democrats hold a slim chance at a Senate seat and multiple House seats with no opposition this fall while Republicans hold stronger but not absolute advantages. The piece notes historic patterns, current candidate tallies, and past shifts in party strength across the Kansas Senate and House.
Medras member S Kandappan told Parliament Delhi has become a symbol of arrogance of power. He said people from the south who do not know Hindi are treated as aliens in the capital.
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