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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
2
Editorial argues Washington lawmakers chose to burden workers while protecting doctor tax havens. It claims senators backed preserving tax-free pension funding for doctors and resisted raising the personal income tax exemption as a curb on inflation.
The piece argues that inflation fighting in the Senate harms others and bargains with special interests, while Congress benefits from U.S. Southeast Asia involvement. It questions whether focusing on Asia prevents tackling Middle East issues and suggests concentration on global troubles is impractical.
The Salina Journal argues foreign aid acts as a selective subsidy for U S enterprise and labor unions. It notes aid funds buy American goods, raise profits, and can fuel inflation while not fully returning to the same pockets, with humanitari an and strategic aims also cited.
Secretary Finch targets a sweeping HEW guided restructure of the Food and Drug Administration. Charles C. Edwards will lead as new chief, replacing Herbert Ley Jr. and top aides, with autonomy restored and a three bureau structure for foods pesticides drugs and veterinary medicine. Edwards pledges hard nosed management and decisive action.
NBC aired a Music Hall preview featuring Johnny Cash with Peggy Lee, tracing country and western influence from 1870 to 1969. The program highlighted Cash's own songs and Sandburg readings, while Eddie Arnold and Alan King topped the format. Bronson struggles in ratings. Diana Ross and the Supremes announce farewell TV appearances on Ed Sullivan with Jean Terrell joining.
In this column Terry Murphy notes mothers doubt cough syrup stops coughing and turn to astrology when science seems insufficient. He jokes about Spock and scientific authority, then admits his wife’s belief in star signs as an explanation for children’s coughs and floor messes.
Washington column reveals a federally funded three man P squad has traced prostitution centers since 1912. They report decline of old bordellos, rise of street walkers, and Mafia shifting to other profits. Cities named include New York San Francisco Seattle Louisville and Washington DC.
The Nixon administration faces its first congressional civil rights test with a proposed nationwide voting rights bill. Rep. Emanuel Celler calls the plan a sham while urging to extend the 1965 Voting Rights Act for five more years, and Republicans split on supporting or opposing the administration proposal.
A $250 000 demolition contract was awarded to Bob Madget Inc of St. Joseph Missouri by the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency. The project covers the demolition of 234 buildings in an $8.4 million 138 acre urban renewal effort in the central business district.
NBC opens with Daniel Boone at 6 30 where an old man and sons rob Boone’s party for army gold. CBS offers Family Affair set in Boston. 8 00 CBS screens Libel about a British newspaper accusing Sir Mark Loddon. Dean Martin Show airs 9 00 on NBC with Van Johnson Felton and Irene Ryan.
An evening listing of channel programming including Let's Make a Deal Misterogers Neighborhood The Brady Bunch Hogan's Heroes Here Come the Brides and Bracken's World among others with news and late night shows and movies throughout the Dec 12 schedule featuring local stations KOAM KMBC KCMO WIBW WDAF and more.
Twenty five years after the lease was signed, the formal deed to Camp Cauble is presented at the annual meeting in the Masonic Temple, fulfilling a long held Scout dream. Land offers ideal camping and astronomy study sites, with construction delayed only by material shortages.
Henry Ford II announces Ford Motor Co will devote 11 000 workers and 31 million dollars in 1970 to curb automobile exhaust pollution. He says the auto industry must share the burden and notes ongoing testing of alternative propulsion as best now. He also forecasts 1969 U S car sales near 9.6 million with imports over one million and predicts 1970 sales of 9 to 9.5 million. Ford will also pursue an integrated Dearborn urban complex on 2300 acres and cut racing expenditures by 75 percent in 1970.
Jack Van Sickle 53 of Carson City was arrested in Reno on a fugitive conspiracy to murder charge. Two California undercover agents traced a $5,000 murder-for-hire plan against Beth Van Sickle and reported Van Sickle paid $2,500 to an apparent gunman, with further killings desired.
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