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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
2
Editorial argues that small rural districts resist unified schools fearing loss of control and higher costs. It notes community identity erosion, home values, and the challenge of equalizing education through unification and state aid. It warns methods to raise education levels may face strong resistance.
The entertainer Frank Sinatra sells his Bel Air and Beverly Hills homes and moves to a Palm Springs ranch due to severe smog. He criticizes Los Angeles for pollution, traffic, and lack of planning, noting his health concerns and departure to safeguard his remaining singing years.
Twenty five years ago the Neosho County Farm Bureau began with C D Ressler of Erie as president and the first county agent C D Thompson serving until 1926. The group plans its annual meeting next Wednesday at Federated church in Erie.
Cynthia Lowry reports on Nielsen ratings showing several network programs in decline including The Guns of Will Sonnett and The Avengers. The piece notes rising production costs and shifting times improve some shows like High Chaparral, while Dick Cavett ends his morning run and NBC signs Andy Williams for a weekly hour.
Washington highlights U.S. intelligence findings that the National Liberation Front operates as a front for Hanoi. It details ghost names, the COSVN control from North Vietnam, and the real leadership centering on Tran Nam Trung and Nguyen Chi Thanh with Phan Hung succeeding. The piece argues the NLF lacks independent command and the Saigon leadership opposes shared talks.
Philadelphia dealer Joseph Reese is donating a 24 year old World War II M20 armored personnel carrier to the Smithsonian Institution. The veteran vehicle sat on his auto lot for two years under a placard reading One Owner Driven by a Little Old Lady.
Terry Murphy compares Chanute Kayettes volunteer effort to Lawrence youths who brightened living quarters through painting and care. The Chanute group offered daily telephone check-ins for isolated seniors but faced zero responses, raising questions about need and youth service impact.
The verse declares the Lord as strength and shield. It expresses confidence in God and praise, highlighting trust in Him, heart joy, and a vow to sing in gratitude.
NBC airs Peter Lawford and Jo Anne Worley on the Jerry Lewis Show at 6 30 p m. CBS presents a National Geographic Special Reptiles and Amphibians at 6 30 p m. Red Skelton and Jane Powell perform five characters in Love Is a Funny Thing on CBS at 7 30 p m. Julia romance on NBC at 7 30 p m It Takes a Thief on ABC at 7 30 p m. Elvis Presley stars in a one hour NBC special at 8 p m featuring 1950s hits. Doris Day coaches Leroy in a CBS comedy sketch at 8 30 p m Bardot sings dances and clowns on NBC at 9 p m. CBS News Special Justice Bleck and The Bill of Rights features Hugo L Black at an unprecedented interview.
Evening listings show Jerry Lewis at 6:30 on channels 2 4 7 and Nat's Geographic Special at 7:30 on 2 4 7. Elvis, Doris Day, and Kay Dennis appear across 8:00 to 9:00 slots, with N Y P D at 9 and a Bardot special and news hour later.
LUCRECE BEALE recaps a fiction short where Ding Dong is pressured by redheaded hippies in Hippieville to capture Santa Claus. After a chaotic stay, Ding Dong writes to Santa and is later urged by Edgar the elf to visit Santa Land to free children from being forced to be good. Ding Dong agrees to go.
Historical records show counterfeit disguises appearing in worship, ceremonial dances, theater, tribal warfare and bank robbery, reflecting how masks and fakes span rituals and modern crime across eras.
Listing of editorial staff and advertisement managers alongside subscription pricing for in territory and Chanute post office boxholders. Includes carrier and mail rates, durations, and AP republication rights.
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