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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
2
Reader criticizes TV and press for excessive Democratic Convention coverage while underreporting riots in Miami where six people were killed. Notes 400 papers endorsed Nixon and questions media priorities. Signature R Mitchell of 1126 S Highland.
The piece applauds S I Hayakawa at San Francisco State College for decisive leadership during student unrest while warning against aggressive police actions. It urges reopening the campus with courage but cautions the president should lead from the office rather than from police lines.
John P. Karris argues against capital punishment noting long delays between conviction and execution, criticized as cruel and vicious. The article contends the gas chamber is not cruel per the court ruling, while urging abolition and noting shifts in public opinion toward humane penalties.
Twenty five years ago Mr and Mrs Morgan Murrah of 1719 Edith named their son born December 1 Robert Meldon The birth noted in Tribune Files. Cairo The Tehran conference atmosphere was described as extremely cordial by an official observer who said Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill got along well. Humboldt was appointed Kansas delegate to the National Farm Congress in Jacksonville Florida and was slated to speak on Nature Study.
In the CBS Playhouse episode Saturday Adoption writer Ron Cowen explores the idea that giving money time and affection may not yield repayment. The 9 minute drama centers on Rich Meridan a 20 year old prelaw tutor who helps Macy a slum child revealing class tensions and failed promises. Performances by Rick Gates and Eric Laneuville are noted as uneven with Delbert Mann directing.
A Florida medical group warns that modern society clings to delusions of miracles and immortality. The writer sides with doctors while noting vested interests and personal risk from overeating drinking and poor habits despite medical cautions.
Drew Pearson journeys by train from Minneapolis to the Northwest, noting the nation’s vast diversity and the shared stakes of cities and farms. He cites North Dakota and South Dakota lawmakers, party shifts, and the 1960s Great Society debates, urging cooperation to unite urban and rural interests under Nixon-era politics.
NBC and CBS offer 6 30 p m to 9 p m programs featuring Hawaii Five O Bewitched Iron Side and The Dean Martin Show with Cate Blanchett no wait Cate rina Valente James Stewart and Dom DeLuise The Secret of Michelangelo airs with a hydraulically operated camera on the Sistine Chapel sculpture related piece and Peter and the Wolf with the Kansas City Youth Symphony airs earlier in the evening.
Evening programming lists Blondie Hawaii Five O Bewitched Ironside That Girl Secret of Michelangelo Dragnet Dean Martin college show Go To The Races and News. Highlights include Flying Nun at 7 30 and Secret of Michelangelo along with Dragnet and Dean Martin later.
The page lists a late 1960s style TV lineup with 9 00 to 12 30 time slots including 7 Run For Your Life 4 Star Trek Judd 10 00 12 1 News Tonight Show Joey Bishop Sunrise Semester Favorite Martian and a Showcase and Movie A in the mix.
The Pentagon bars eight Southern hospitals in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina from the Champus program for alleged discriminatory policies. HEW data underpins the findings as the two agencies collaborate to prevent black families from losing access to subsidized care.
A religious snippet quotes Psalm 22 28 declaring the kingdom belongs to the Lord and he governs the nations. The verse emphasizes divine authority and global sovereignty.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff including Dwight McCreight publisher Terry Murphy editor Keith Wright managing editor and Dwight Wallingford farm and district editor. It prints subscription rates for various regions and indicates AP affiliation and circulation audit membership.
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