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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
4
The editorial notes Stop the Draft Week protests target Vietnam conscription. Demonstrations occur from New York to New Haven and Iowa City with tear gas used to quell campus recruiting. Despite nationwide response the turnout in major cities remains small relative to population.
The Department of Justice targets the National Association of Funeral Directors for pressuring undertakers to curb funeral price advertising. The essay urges consumer choice, early shopping, and self financing of funerals to secure price comparisons and avoid burden on families. It compares coffin shopping to car buying and stresses advertising to aid decisions.
Twenty five years ago junior high students collected five to six hundred pounds of used grease and nylon hose for a drive. Women checked and weighed the items at the school while volunteers Mmes Wickstrom Broderson and Sohosky organized the effort. Various locals traveled or returned from visits, with notes of military assignments and weather outlooks amid a holiday season.
After nine months of suspense the antipoverty bill nears a final House vote today. Republicans threaten a no and Democrats may miss the session, while supporters tout a political revival driven by editorials and citizen pressure as the bill stabilizes and negotiators seek compromise.
A doctor describes fertility after age 50, noting rare possible pregnancies but generally negligible chances once menstruation ceases for a year. The piece covers age as a factor, with advice to consider cessation of periods and mentions cases of pregnancy at 50 to 52, plus the possibility of younger ages misreported on birth records.
Readers share mocks of dating myths and misreads. A letter-bag of humorous miscommunications highlights how phrases like “tremendous sense of humor” mask flaws and how advice columns frame dating etiquette. Tone recalls 1967 syndicated humor and household issues.
Mrs. Robert Claus reported to Indianapolis police that more than 10 Christmas lights were stolen from trees in front of her home. The incident occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was recorded by AP.
Senators and conferees clash over Edith Green's amendment transferring OEO control to local officials. Kennedy Perkins Goodell and others spar over centralization vs local leadership as final House vote on the measure looms.
Evening schedule lists 6:30 to 10:00 with multiple channels and shows. Programs include The Monkees Lucy Show Movin with Nancy Cowboy in Africa and Alfred Hitchcock Presents among others. Local spots feature news at 10:00 and a variety of classic series and specials.
A dense listing of KUHI TV channel 6 programs for December with a mix of children's, talk, soap, game shows, movies, and news. Includes scheduling blocks from sunrise serenade through late night repeats, featuring Today Show Captain Kangaroo Patty Duke Jeopardy and The Tonight Show among others.
National Geographic presents Winged World at 6 30 p m a vast sky domain with 100 billion creatures. ABC offers Cowboy in Africa at 6 30 p m Jim Sinclair is lost after a veldt plane crash. NBC features Movin With Nancy at 7 p m a musical California tour with stars Sinatra Davis Jr Winters and Hazlewood. I Spy at 9 p m follows Alexander Scott searching the Greek Islands for Kelly Robinson whose disappearance leads to a partner quitting the service.
On December 11 dates span 191, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States after Pearl Harbor. Other events include Indiana’s statehood in 1816, Louis Napoleon’s 1848 election, Edward VIII’s abdication in 1937, Mussolini’s 1944 withdrawal threat, and Rockefeller’s 1946 UN site donation offer.
CARMICHAELS Pa AP Albert Hathaway volunteered to serve as secretary of the Town Council in 1920 just to help out He is a retired school teacher and quit as council secretary this week after 47 years.
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