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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1971
Page
2
A Miami federal district court ruled the high school principal violated due process by expelling a student for long hair. The judge ordered $282 in damages, reinstatement, restoration of activities, makeup time, and expunging the expulsion from the student’s record, signaling that dress codes do not grant unchecked authority.
May 1971 welfare rolls show a 0.3 percent decline from April to 14.369 million on public assistance. Family aid fell 3.9 percent led by unemployed father headed households, while female headed families rose slightly. HEW cautions trend not yet clear.
Congress considers a law requiring nonfederal weather modification researchers to report to the secretary of commerce before and after activities. The aim is to build a central, reliable record on cloud seeding and related efforts to improve weather forecasts.
The couple married Sunday afternoon at the groom’s parents' home 401 N Evergreen. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Clemans 1806 S Highland. Howard Jester resigns VA post at Wichita to rejoin teaching staff at Chanute High School and Junior College.
NBC producer George Schlatter, creator of Laugh-In, plans a global humor concept with Wacky World. Filmed across Europe, South America, and the United States over five months, the NBC special debuts Sept 13. Schlatter argues the format revives comedy by speed and new vehicles for talent.
The Agriculture Department notes the retail cost of selective farm products increased 0.9 percent in July and is 2.3 percent higher than last year. The market basket tracks food prices and farmers’ earnings.
A religious Bible verse from Luke 6 31 appears alongside front page pricing for Chanute Tribune subscriptions. The page lists rates for in town and out of town Mail delivery and Chanute carrier options, with tax figures and boxholder rates. It notes AP membership and local news rights.
Prime time listings detail Hugh Downs on the Great Barrier Reef and various shows including Name of the Game, Mister Rogers, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Drums Across the River, Firing Line, That Girl, Odd Couple, Washington Review, Burke's Law, Love, American Style, and Great Barrier Reef. Films include Rio Grande and It Terror from Beyond Space. Late slots show Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, and The Bride Wore Boots with 12:05 a.m. Golden Hands of Kurigal.
Daytime to late afternoon schedules list KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW and WDAF channels with cartoons, dramas, sports and public affairs. The guide covers Monday through Sunday with titles like Gilligan's Island The Adventures of Gumbo The Hardy Boys and Johnny Quest plus sports events and religious programs.
The piece urges stricter trash transport rules and considers police cited penalties for uncovered loads at the landfill. It also suggests a supervised program where underage riders can safely use mini bikes, noting adults should not let youths ride on streets or alleys. The column ends reflecting on Earl Beeler Jr.’s death in a plane crash and his philosophy of embracing life’s risks.
Washington notes report Mayor John Lindsay may back George McGovern for the Democratic nomination if McGovern seems viable while seeking a private pact to support Lindsay if McGovern withdraws. Meanwhile White House pressure targets AFL CIO chief Meany with retirement talk.
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