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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1971
Page
2
The piece critiques Nixon's 90 day wage and price freeze as pro business and asks AFL CIO leader George Meany to support or oppose the policy. It notes Meany threatens a challenge and potential strikes, while supporters see the plan as aligning with Republican economic philosophy.
The discussion centers on a presidential order to cap profits and rates, criticizing lack of authority for profit limits, deferring rate curbs, and a 19 percent import surcharge. The piece warns of protectionism, possible global trade retaliation, and contrasts with Coolidge or Hoover era actions while urging action that does not harm workers.
The Chanute article notes many underage riders operate mini bikes, legally requiring licenses from the Kansas Motor Vehicle Department. It suggests creating a safe track to prevent lawbreaking and urges parents to keep children off bikes until they are of legal age, framing it as a matter of public order.
Jerry and Colleen Mills, a white couple from Clearfield Utah, adopt 22 year old Charles Cox a black Job Corps member to shield him from deportation to British Honduras. A stay is granted until 1973 and Senator Moss has introduced a bill for immediate citizenship as an alien-born son. Charles who left British Honduras five years ago on a student visa later joined the Job Corps in Los Angeles and now studies at Westminster College while finishing high school.
Saturday nights feature The Unsinkable Molly Brown with Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell at 7:30. Teen-age Rebel follows at 8:30 and The Other Woman at 10:20. Sunday offers Weekend at Dunkirk, The Rookie, Fallen Angel and more. Monday to Friday screenings include Touch of Evil, Darby's Rangers, City of Fear, The Furies, and other double bills with stars like Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, James Stewart, and Charlton Heston.
Public librarian Jean Gray notes a diverse arrival of new books across social sciences history science and technology and practical guides. Titles include Polemics and Prophecies by I F Stone and Reducing Social Tension and Conflict by DuBois along with works by Coles Ahlstrom Havighurst Morison Tunis O'Connor Trattner Greenblatt Sacks George Noether King and Pugh.
This Aug 28 overview lists events from 1609 Henry Hudson discovering Delaware Bay to 1970s diplomacy and Truman warnings. It notes 1913 Hague Peace Palace dedication, 1916 Germany declaring war on Romania, and a 1970s Berlin talks hint plus a Truman remark on rates.
The writer recalls a prior Upper Peninsula vacation noting a five dollar license to fish and a week with no bites due to dormant mosquitoes. Their eldest contracted mumps and was isolated from friends at the beach while still seeking play, slipping from the sanctioned area near their cabin.
A reflective column praising Iowa farmers for building vast barns and outbuildings while comparing regional farming pride with Wisconsin. The author recalls time in Iowa and notes tranquil western Michigan forests near the Upper Peninsula, extolling the natural beauty and man made structures amid abandoned iron mines.
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton remains owner of a Nevada bordello rented from the Interior Department at Lida Junction Esmeralda County. Madam Beverly Harrell operates Cottontail Ranch on 3.75 acres with trailers and a bar patronized by cowboys and visiting judges. Esmeralda County District Attorney Mario Ventura and county commissioners supported her location on federal land and urged action in 1970.
An Interior official in Nevada reviews a $100 annual lease for a Cottontail Ranch brothel on federal land amid accusations of impropriety and delays. Bureau of Land Management faces cancellation action while Beverly Harrell defends compliance. Eugene McCarthy contemplates a leftist bid, courting internal Democratic tensions and a London reunion with Hubert Humphrey.
A scripture line from Proverbs 25 21 appears followed by a notice of same day service for classified ads. Deadlines state ads must be placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays or 3 a m Saturday with display ads due by noon the day before. Dial 431 4100 for submissions.
Prime time shows include Deadlock with Lee Grant at 6 30 and a Tom Jones special at 7 30 with Juliet Prowse and Bruce Forsyth. The schedule features Comedy Playhouse Shepherds Flock and Mission Impossible 2 among others with Mannix and This Is Your Life later.
A daytime schedule listing TV channels and shows for Monday August 30 across KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KtwU KODE WIBW KTEW WDAF Chanute including Lets Make a Deal Mister Rogers Here s Lucy Gunsmoke The Andy Griffith Show Dated listings show episodes and times for afternoon and evening blocks across multiple stations.
Mildred Flottman and Gerald Schoenhofer were named 4-H champions and will represent their clubs at the state fair in Hutchinson. The community plans a large drive to raise 2500 for Erie's Soldier Memorial swimming pool, with a parade on Main Street to usher it in.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription prices for various regions including trade territory and outside areas with tax details. It notes carrier delivery in Chanute and boxholder rates, plus statements about AP content rights and local news republication.
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