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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1976
Page
2
Tribune Peoples Forum argues local shopping supports Chanute economy. Opinion favors buying from area dealers to keep sales local, noting big city auto deals lack service and warranty support, and urging residents to keep cash at home for long term benefit.
A press release lauds reservoirs for recreation while admitting overcrowding and the aim to reduce human impact. It reveals plans to add trails for motorcycles at dam sites, a move critics say would ruin lake beauty, raise noise and dust, and worsen crowding. The piece urges canceling the project.
The piece reflects on public attitudes toward alcoholics and notes Kansas in 1972 became the first state to adopt treatment rather than punishment for public intoxication, highlighting federal funds driving expansion of treatment facilities in 38 other states.
Professionals gathered at a seminar on alcohol abuse treatment to assess four years of operation under HB1961. With 89 treatment centers today and 45,968 alcoholics plus 91,937 abusers, the discussions covered community centers versus state hospitals, AA oriented versus psychiatry, and funding. Simmering disagreements persist about the best path forward in Kansas.
Advertising text outlines subscription prices by mail and carrier delivery. One year totals are presented for town area and Chanute post office boxholders with sales tax and postage noted. The note credits United Press International for exclusive republication rights of local and UPI dispatches.
A fragmented newspaper item advertises a sale at 694 Woerwigiar Wa Syndaate and notes phone contacts for a taxi service. It urges readers to call 431-4100 before 6 p.m. or 431-1180 between 6 and 7 p.m. for People’s Taxi.
Cecil Tilton, Tuesday night lecturer, is surprised by a former neighbor, Mrs. Dale Buchanan of 419 S Highland, who once lived near his family in Tokyo during 1947 and 1948. The brief encounter highlights a cross‑country reminiscence in the Washington Merry-Go-Round feature.
Declassified cables show former CIA chief Richard Helms pressed Washington to help Iran shut down the Iran Free Press. Officials noted no legal basis for action. Other messages reveal Helms informing Tehran of Afshar citizenship and seeking more background checks. Port Pacific plan seeks Palau oil hub amid island environmental and labor concerns.
In Fink Texas population 12, Mayor Patricia Albright sells the Fink General Store to Robert and Pam Lattimore of Denton. City hall sits in the store and the mayoral job transfers with the bill of sale. The town hosts National Fink Week and Fink Olympics drawing wide attention locally.
Foreign Minister Chiao Kuanhua was dismissed and Huang Hua, former UN ambassador, named as new foreign minister. The Standing Committee of the 4th National People’s Congress approved the changes during its third session in Peking, reaffirming constitutional processes after years of drift.
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