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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1964
Page
4
Editorial notes telephone charges in Kansas swung up and down over four years. Southwestern Bell sought higher rates, the Kansas Corporation Commission blocked them, courts allowed a temporary refund, and last spring refunds were ordered. Last month SWB began refunds amid new cost-based increase requests.
The Tribune reports the death of Marjorie Whitworth, a long time behind the scenes employee who helped with daily newspaper production and distribution. Colleagues recall her dedication to family and employer and extend sympathy to her loved ones.
I describe reaching Paris from Normandy with three companions and choosing the Ritz for officers. The hotel Ritz was full for colonels, so I found room at Hotel France et Choiseul, commandeering it with a cheeky US Army line. The manager agreed, and thus I began managing a hotel in wartime Paris.
Tribune Files recalls a 25 year old Chanute ordinance setting a $5 yearly license for marble and record machines with $2.50 due semi annually. Nickelodeons banned after midnight until morning. Police investigate theft of brass journals from Santa Fe freight cars near the brick plant, 31 journals valued near $200 missing. Other notes cover residents’ trips, births, and a Bible verse.
Four years ago at a quiet White House meeting Lyndon Johnson urged Hubert Humphrey to join a Johnson Humphrey ticket to block Kennedy. Humphrey refused and urged McCarthy as the running mate. Johnson described his dire campaign finances in West Virginia and Wisconsin and recalled Humprey’s defeat and tears. Today the pendulum has swung again.
A health column clarifies epilepsy is not mental illness and offers guidance for handling seizures. Advice includes keeping the patient safe, protecting the head, avoiding tongue injuries with safe objects, staying calm, and reassuring onlookers. Also discusses peptic ulcers causes and care, birthmarks, and possible dairy allergies, with reader letters to Dr. Molner.
The piece contrasts Hubert Humphrey and Barry Goldwater, noting Humphrey's optimistic comeback after opposing Gene McCarthy and accepting LBJ’s nod for vice president. It highlights their sharply different records on nuclear test ban, arms control, and civil rights, with Humphrey’s push for human rights and state rights in decline versus Goldwater’s defense of states rights.
Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates for various durations and regions. The notice references Chanute Kansas postal handling and affiliations with the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
TV guide style page lists Monday and Tuesday schedules across KOAM Channel 7 and TO Tell The Truth through Tonight and Bat Masterson. Includes daytime programs like Today and Captain Kangaroo and prime time entries such as The Fugitive and The Greatest Show on Earth with Weather Vane and News segments.
Advice column notes medical guidance and recommends visiting MD or DO for health issues. Promotes Dr Joseph G Motner's new book Stay Well Every Year Of Your Life priced at 5.95 and How to Take Care of Your Heart booklet, available via newspaper request.
A compact collection of wry remarks from Parsons Sun Wall Street Journal and Atchison Globe. The notes joke about monotony providing groceries, dizziness after the wheel, and chin up keeping mouths shut.
A stamp for an envelope and 20 cents in coin are provided to cover the cost of printing and handling. The fragment notes payment details tied to mailing or distribution charges. No further context or names are given in the readable text.
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