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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1968
Page
2
The piece questions who should voices a stance on a local issue beyond ministers. It argues ministers are not sole agents of conscience and notes public outrage when facts reveal lasting bias. It asks whether outraged individuals should speak publicly and if doing so would incur costs.
The piece argues for speaking up against bigotry in the community. It questions whether silence implies consent and urges readers to oppose prejudice by speaking out when they believe bigotry is wrong. It emphasizes moral responsibility to challenge hate.
The Neosho County Taxpayers Association urges scrutiny of the 1968-69 budget for the Community Junior College totaling 532129.39. The piece questions why members missed the official hearing while inviting the college president to a night meeting, and asks if the group can offer constructive input or merely act as vigilantes.
The notice outlines ad submission times for classified and display ads. Regular classified ads are accepted until 10 a.m. or 9 a.m. Saturday, with display ads due by noon the day before publication. It references conventions and times in a dated schedule context.
John C Harris notes the dog days bring listlessness and irritation across society. Heat, dusty air, and waning productivity strain households, television, and radio. Many seek divorce as tempers flare and vacations end.
Twenty five years ago the Tribune notes anticipated electric dept losses from daylight saving time will be offset next year by gas dept gains due to fuel oil rationing. Chanute remains a tax free municipality for the fifteenth consecutive year. Humboldt joins blood donor service aiming for 200 donors for servicemen at the front.
A columnist examines youth influence on culture, noting miniskirts in India and the United States, and contemplates the rising share of people 25 or younger by 1970. He cites A D Weber of Kansas State and remarks on global trends in fashion and attitudes.
A brief verse from Galatians 5 25 26 urges living and walking in the Spirit and avoiding vain glory provoking envy and strife among one another. The message emphasizes spiritual harmony and restraint from fleshly desires.
American actress Sandy Dennis Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1965 will star in The Millstone filmed in London this summer. She plays a young student in the new movie.
Details emerge on a miscommunication between the White House and State Department as Soviet troops move into Czechoslovakia. Ambassador Dobrynin met Johnson at 8 p.m. with notes urging continued U S Soviet cooperation on disarmament and Vietnam talks.
A Thursday August 2 television log lists Channel 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 lineups with shows such as News Hour Jeopardy Batman Dark Shadows and The Tonight Show. Stations include KCCO KODE WIBW and KMBC among others detailing daylong programming.
ABC presents Bombardier at 6:30 with Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott, a tense wartime flying drama. Elvis in Blue Hawaii airs on CBS another channel at 6:30, while CBS and NBC cover the Democratic National Convention from 6:30 p.m. ABC News at 8:30 wraps the night.
Kay Francis, a leading Hollywood star of the 1930s known for her glamour, died after a long illness at 63. A cancer patient at New York Hospital she returned home days before, and she requested no funeral service. Her career spanned Broadway beginnings to over 50 films including Raffles Mandalay I Found Stella Parish and Give Me Your Heart.
The speaker warns that ideals alone, fostered by security in numbers, can mislead if they replace mature thinking. The Youth Movement’s vigor and critique of stale social norms are not the danger. it is the mindless belief that motion equals progress.
A young white man was arrested in connection with the shooting of a Negro youth that sparked riots in Wichita. Police chief Eugene Pond said the name would be released once a state charge is filed. The unrest began after Lawrence Hythe, 19, was critically wounded by a shot from a passing car, prompting National Guardsmen to enforce a curfew.
Twenty four men from 24 Kansas counties including Woodson and Allen represent the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation agency in South Dakota. They will report results from wheat and feed grain checks as part of a national level experiment studying five percent of farms across ten eastern counties from August 12 to August 31. Crops include corn soybeans oats alfalfa with flax noted near Watertown.
Instruction to reach Tribune by phone or carrier. If unavailable after 5 PM, call HE 1-3400 for contact.
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