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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1972
Page
2
The piece notes school start reminders target drivers but calls broadening to include all ages. It references Coffeyville and Iola crackdowns on bicycle riders, and stresses safe play areas with parental supervision to prevent accidents and injuries among children in yards and streets.
A constitutional amendment would remove the auditor and treasurer as elected officers, leaving four elected posts governor lieutenant governor attorney general and secretary of state. It would let the legislature decide whether to keep or abolish auditor and treasurer and whether to make them elective or appointive. The measure would set four year terms for the remaining four offices and pair governor and lieutenant governor candidates as a team. The proposal faces court challenges after a prior similar amendment was struck for legal overreach. Auditor Clay Hedrick and Treasurer Walter Peery, still opposing, say voters should decide each part on the ballot.
A veteran recounts Hawaii during the late Vietnam era emphasizing growing military activity in Oahu and its housing traffic and noise. He recalls rough quarters near Ft Shafter, jeep duties, and humorous notes about officers including a lieutenant named Angus.
Washington faces a clash between Nixon's bid for Jewish votes and a new Mideast policy from the State Department. Cairo reports a significant Soviet Egyptian split as advisers depart and reconnaissance planes leave Egypt. The State Department urges restoring better relations with President Sadat and pressing Israel to soften terms.
The article reports Nixon weighing outreach to Jewish voters as part of a broader strategy while defending not pressuring Israel. It notes his 1971 letter-driven push to broaden Republican support, despite White House advisers' doubts and Haldeman’s warnings.
The piece recalls Ken Curtis later famous as Festus in Gunsmoke. It outlines his boxing roots at Colorado College, early stage work and name change, WWII service, musical roots, NBC staff, and rise to film and TV roles including Gunsmoke. It also notes Army Project Homecoming costs at Ft. Campbell for Nixon era visits.
Twenty five years ago buyers and stock raisers gathered at the Chanute sales pavilion for the Hampshire Breeders association show and sale. Thayer area farmers explore a cooperative cannery while Thayer truck farmers benefit from sandy soil. City officials plan systematic garbage disposal with a 15 cent weekly household fee and 25 cent weekly rate for boarding houses restaurants and hotels. The city scavenger will collect garbage at least every two days in warm seasons.
Buffalo will host a free immunization clinic at the city hall on Tuesday from 1 30 to 4 30 p m for children and adults. County health officer Dr E A Rindt noted the event organized by the Wilson County Health Department.
Humboldt calls for Biblesta Parade entries due by September 25. Leonard S. Ford administers the float contest with five prize categories from 100 to 200 dollars. Organizer contact Box 86 Humboldt 68748 or 473-3274. Ray Hilderbrand of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes serves as this year's speaker.
A brief chorus from Acts explains the disciples were filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. This devotional note echoes Pentecost language and spiritual renewal.
John R. Linn will accept a transfer to a new Farmers Home Administration position effective Sunday. He joins the state office staff in the Community Services Loan Division as a field specialist. Linn has served with the FHA since January 1961 and has been based in Fredonia since September 1957.
A dense listing previews upcoming channels and shows including The Mexican Connection and Medical Center, with time slots across 6:00 to 12:35. Notable items reference investigative reporting by Jay McMullen, drama Till Death Do Us Part, and varied programs such as The Partridge Family, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Tonight Show.
TV log lists stations and programs for KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW KTEW Chanute WDAF. Evening line up includes Stand Up and Cheer Dr Simon Locke Hee Haw Beaver Lake Olympics My World and Welcome To it Adventure Theater Hears A Whe Miss Mississippi Gambier Ironside Hollywood Television Theater Motive film Intruder in the Dust The Monitors Sole Survivor Tonight Show Dick Cavett Paul Harvey Love Lucy Song of Surrender Story of Jesus and more across multiple channels.
August 30 1972 date line notes 1945 MacArthur landing in Japan to establish occupation headquarters after World War II. Also mentions Cleopatra 30 B C death, Anne Hutchinson ban 1637, West Point surrender pledge 1780, Dawes Plan 1924, Goering 1932 election as Reichstag president, de Gaulle referendum move, Thurgood Marshall appointing, Vietnamese election shifts, birthdays of Anne Marie Shirley Booth Fred MacMurray, and a charitable thought.
Published daily except Sunday and six holidays. Names Dwight McCreight and Keith Wright listed as publisher and editor. Subscription rates shown for various regions including trade territory Kansas towns, outside trade territory, area towns with carrier delivery, Chanute post boxholders, and Chanute carrier. AP and audit bureau affiliations noted.
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