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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
2
An editorial notes Neosho County will dedicate a new campus facility for its Community Junior College. The project cost about 2.1 million dollars, reflecting taxpayer commitment to education as a path for youth to find productive roles in society.
The passage discusses junior colleges and the importance of facilities and programs for diverse student paths. It notes multiple programs from college preparatory studies to two year tracks and invites further tours to view new facilities. It emphasizes value for tax dollars and community impact.
Terry Murphy argues KU should keep Western Civilization in core requirements. He defends the course as essential to understand democratic roots, critiques anti intellectualism, and urges continuing studies for “departed dummies.” He links the issue to leadership, constitutional knowledge, and social progress.
Twenty five years ago Chanute voters approved a work school plan under the board of education. High school students will study in morning classes and learn office practice in the afternoon, then work in local offices or stores. The program aims to provide classroom instruction alongside paid employment beginning second semester. Fifty years ago influenza spreads in Neosho County with closures in Erie Thayer and rural schools. Health officer reports fresh outbreaks at St Paul and Shaw neighborhood as National Guard unit meets at the armory.
The piece argues identity is a universal pursuit and offers a self quiz to reveal human nature. It contrasts being animal or human and frames a light tests on honesty and conscience to judge if one is “too normal to be inhuman.” The author invites readers to answer who they are beyond mere labels.
Washington reports reveal friction between President elect Nixon and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller over post Miami convention strategy and cabinet offers. Rockefeller, a liberal wing leader, left unhappy as Nixon allies pressed conservative priorities and downgraded Rockefeller influence.
A Kansas City datelined opinion recalls a 1910 bankers’ boycott on auto loans. It argues cash purchase would have reduced debt, smog, traffic deaths, and urban sprawl, and hypothetically prevented widespread mortgage risk and government deficits.
Tonight on ABC Lawrence Welk at 7 30 features Champagne Music Makers and a babysitting escapade. CBS airs My Three Sons at 7 30 with Hogan’s Heroes aiding an undercover op in Berlin. Petticoat Junction follows at 8 30 with a guest from Dr Janet Craig provoking a proposal dilemma.
TV Tonight lists 6:30 Jackie Gleason and Dating Game with Adam 12 at 7, followed by Newlywed Game Get Smart and Sportsman's Friend. At 7:30 Lawrence Welk Ghost & Mrs Muir My 3 Sons, 8:00 Hogan's Heroes Petticoat Junction Hollywood Palace, 9:00 Mannix Slim Wilson Grand Ole Opry, and 10: News recap. Friday’s paper carries Sunday listings.
The TV log lists daytime programs for Monday to Friday with time slots and channel numbers. Notable entries include The Avengers Gunemoke Jeannie Peyton Place Here's Lucy Carole Burnett Tonight Show Joey Bishop Burke's Law Sunrise Semester Favorite Martian and other hourly listings across 7 9 and 10 am blocks.
Chanute Public Librarian Jean Gray notes surplus student applicants from local high schools, praising their reliability and skills. Despite growth, the library cannot hire all. November circulation rose by 500 items to 4,882 with notable gains in non fiction and 168 books added to the collection.
I know that whatsoever God doeth shall be forever nothing can be added or taken away and God doeth it that men should fear before him Ecclesiastes 3 14.
Crushed marble is put to diverse uses including terrazzo floors stucco roofing road stone and even chicken grit highlighting practical reuse of waste marble in construction and agrarian products.
Troop 118 Brownies and Pack 235 Den 3 meet at Lincoln and First Baptist Church with leaders to discuss holiday themes and Christmas projects. Girl Scout Troop 79 hosts family night at Zion Lutheran with candlelight ceremony, awards, and cookie sale plans. girls prepare trays for needy families and plan to wrap 150 toys for Parsons Children's Home.
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