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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
3
Tribune notes Rep. Les Aspin details about 50 thousand dollars per year spent for each of 1140 civilian technicians via defense contractors. Actual take home around 15 thousand, with contractors pocketing the rest. Navy spends for missile maintenance while training gaps persist.
Ed Manherz of Buffalo criticizes Chanute schools for stopping bus service to basketball games to save fuel. He argues two or three fewer buses would force 30 to 40 private cars, increasing overall fuel use, and suggests passenger contributions or buying fuel locally as alternatives.
Private column reflects on drug attitudes from 1930s to 1970s and the changing morality around alcohol and marijuana. It contrasts eras, notes social acceptance of booze, and examines generation gaps, law, and public respect amid cultural shifts.
The notice lists delivery options and rates: Newnes Delivery one year 15.45 six months 8.24 three months 4.38 one month 1.55 plus tax. By Mail Chanute Boxholders one year 17.51 six months 9.79 three months 6.18. By Carrier in Chanute 2.00 monthly plus tax. Also states AP exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Phillip W. Martin, 25, appointed by the Democratic Central Committee to be Crawford County treasurer after Gene Masterson resigned following a $59,500 county funds shortage audit. Governor must confirm. Harold McMurray chosen to replace Frankie Dunnick as party treasurer who resigned when moving to Moran.
An opinion survey conducted here today shows residents favor package liquor stores, heavy license fees for retail outlets, and harsh penalties for drunk driving or bootlegging. Col. C. Nation appears set to succeed John W Lapham as Chanute postmaster, though no appointment has been officially received yet.
Washington reports the United States still provides more than 20 000 barrels daily to South Vietnam while civilian oil needs and war fuel drive consumption. Pentagon figures show shipments fluctuated from 995 000 barrels in January to about 600 000 in September, with civilian use routed via Aid for Vietnam. A separate Watergate note recounts Franklin DeBoer’s secretive banking ties and ongoing scrutiny.
Channel listings for Chanute and nearby stations present a Tuesday evening schedule with multiple networks and programs. Notable entries include Hollywood Squares Truth or Consequences and Maude on various channels, along with dramas, comedies, and news slots threaded through 6:30 to midnight periods.
A verse from Deuteronomy exhorts readers not to harden their hearts nor close their hands to the poor within their gates. It emphasizes sharing resources with needy neighbors as part of divine instruction.
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