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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
4
A Kansas study predicting rising state wealth and higher taxes over the next decade argues the extra revenue will fund better highways schools and hospitals. Per capita state government costs may rise about 48 and wealth could grow from 1000 to 1450, enabling greater take home pay despite higher taxes.
The FCC gave a small New Jersey radio station 60 days to wind up operations citing repeated horse race broadcasts aiding bookmakers. The decision prompts debate on regulation versus censorship of airwaves and potential clashes with First Amendment rights.
A witty jumble notes a Cadillac driver addressed as Hi Stupid at a filling station. It mocks gondolas, editors, a gift bottle of repellent, a plain black car, marching bands, Gen Custer pants, and final war payments, in a curdled historical column.
A 16 year old Cecil Webb was seriously wounded when a companion tossed a dagger during a game. The blade pierced his back and lung. City commissioners warn residents to clear sidewalks or hire help this year and will discontinue the use of the city snow plow on sidewalks.
E Lawson May reflects on the approaching holidays and New Year as she ponders the idea of vacations. She notes the rising costs of travel and accommodation, the lure of home-based leisure, and the question of whether people truly need vacations or simply want time off.
A diner jokes with a waiter about steak price two options a dollar or a dollar and a half the waiter quips the higher price includes a sharp knife with the steak.
Washington column notes Dr. Leonard Scheele may lose his post as surgeon general when his term ends in March. Sherman Adams seeks his replacement Dr. Jack Masur while Scheele tries to curry favor with Republicans. The piece also covers tax cut expectations and misuse of senatorial frank in mail campaigns.
Dr George Crane presents Beth G a 20 year old college student who feared women and wore masculine clothes to avoid comparisons. A grandmother’s taunt in second grade spurred inferiority, but Beth later embraces femininity with beauty aids and returns to her sex. Her boyfriend approves.
Short, damaged text listing Freest W Johnson editor and publisher roles, advertising manager, publication schedule, postal matter, and associated press membership. Includes subscription rates and mailing details for Neosho Allen Nilson and Woodson counties with outside county rates.
A set of five language questions with suggested answers. Includes grammar, pronunciation, misspelling, word meaning, and a cur prefix word for reduction. One item notes a statistic about heart attacks per day in the United States.
A reader asks how to clean mother of pearl items and potatoes. The guidance advises not to use soap on mother of pearl and suggests testing potato quality by cutting a potato in half and pressing it against the pearl to check for moisture content.
A dense list of TV times and programs across channels KOAM and KSWM. It lists game shows, dramas, news, variety acts, westerns, and kids blocks with numerous titles like Truth or Consequences, I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Maude, and The Big Surprise, plus sports and movie slots.
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