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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
4
Commentary notes Gemini 5's eight day orbital run with both flaws and feats. It contrasts NASA praise with public doubt about practical value versus advancing toward a Moon landing and potential Soviet responses. The piece questions whether the space feat justifies the investment compared to earthly benefits.
The author recalls Kansas shifting from dry to wet after 1933, noting higher quality alcohol at lower prices and easier access. The repeal ended open saloon bans, but did not trigger widespread drunkenness. per capita liquor consumption remained below the national average. The piece reflects on political shifts, postwar changes, and evolving beliefs.
Paul Husted and Arden Booth plan to form a Kansas stock company to stage Broadway revivals in southeast Kansas this season. The group will visit Chanute every two weeks with experienced actors, presenting plays from the last 10 to 15 years. Charlene Marie Galt, Charlene’s birth announced at Johnson Hospital. Thayer hosts a Republican rally with 2000 expected. eight tons of watermelons delivered from Thayer truck gardens for the event. Fifty years ago a child welfare play festival drew thousands at Central Park with multiple child performers and pageant roles. Psalm 23:4 cited in closing.
Washington report notes the Defense Department plans to sell the most costly holes in the ground ever dug. The piece highlights the large expense and potential implications of this military project.
An optimist visits the courthouse asking when his marriage license would expire. The Coffeyville Journal notes taxpayers face bids of 10 to 12 million dollars per hole as 60 underground missile sites become obsolete.
Dr. Molner explains dieting plateaus occur as body fat decreases and water loss shifts. crash diets fail once fluids balance, while slow, steady reductions yield better results. A reader asks about stapedectomy risk from blood clots. author says modern, low blood loss procedure carries little clot risk. Guidance on lowering cholesterol includes reducing saturated fats and carbs, plus exercise and medical help if needed.
Tokyo's population stood at 10,851,633 as of July 1 per the metropolitan government with 5,569,910 males and 5,281,723 females. In Rhode Island researchers at the University of Rhode Island use cobalt irradiated seed to breed Elm seedlings resistant to elm disease. The Lake Carriers Association reports Great Lakes shipments of iron ore coal and grain totaling 19,982,018 net tons in July 1965, up from July 1964. The Federal Power Commission lists 1964 interstate natural gas net income at 424,240,000 with 5,359,216,000 in operating revenues and 14.1 trillion cubic feet sold. A Vienna report notes an unidentified source with seemingly inexhaustible supply of World War II era materials.
An auction in the Wall Street Journal drew 186 bids from 54 bidders offering from 100 to 26110 dollars for Atlas E F and Titan-1 silos. Bidders envisaged underground storage shelters homes or salvage. Officials worry holes may waste taxpayer money as debates over land use continue.
A TV guide style list presents Saturday prime time across channels 2 4 5 7 9 12 13 with programs like Gilligan's Island Gunsmoke Peyton Place Hollywood Palace and Jeopardy plus late night shows Tonight Show and Late News. It notes Sunday listings in Friday’s paper and includes morning and afternoon blocks with soap operas cartoons and game shows.
Tonight CBS features Top TV Shows at 6 30 with Sally Ann Howes Marty Allen Steve Rossi Mary Wells Leroy Van Dyke and Lee Evans. CBS 4 Secret Agent 7 30 outlines 1965 66 NBC WDAF schedule. Hollywood Palace 8 30 with Liberace Edward G Robinson Rowan Martin Henrys. Sunday Ed Sullivan guests include Gerry and the Pacemakers Jerry Vale the Kesslers Morecambe and Wise Rich Little Womenfolk Carroli and Company and the Three Hermanis CBS 7 ABC movie The Young Doctors stars March Gazzara Clark.
World War II grenades, rusty but deadly, have been located in Vienna telephone booths over the past four days. Police recovered about a dozen devices and experts defused them as the force stays on alert.
In Frankfort Kentucky two women remain recipients of Confederate veteran widows pensions. They are the last of 1184 beneficiaries approved by the legislature in 1914 and continue to receive 50 dollars each month.
In New Delhi AP reports India's pro-Chinese Communists have secured the hammer and sickle plus star as their ballot symbol after the Election Commission rejected a pro-Russian Reds request.
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