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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
2
An editorial argues in favor of extending football at Inde pendence Community Junior College by at least one year, asserting the project is a worthwhile investment that boosts town image and student entertainment despite district budget concerns. It defends hiring an extra coach and a $5,000 boost as essential advertising and morale.
Advocates push hot lunches for schoolchildren linked to football program in Montgomery County. Start at the high school with potential expansion to younger students, arguing nutritious meals build strong bodies for sports and cheer. The plan suggests inclusive feeding of girls too, framed as practical.
The editorial argues the veto against a 2 billion dollar child care bill ignores changing American families. It contends millions of working mothers need day care, medical and nutritional services, and that the veto does not return mothers to home care despite Nixon's stance. It cites shifts in family structure and the nation’s move away from stay at home parenting.
Veterans memories of Pearl Harbor linger as new generations face adjustment and growth. The piece notes refugees of time, pressures of modern life, and devotion to the Memorial Building amid planned third floor renovations costing about 95 thousand dollars with a federal grant.
AP critic Cynthia Lowry notes two weekend crime features. CBS offers Mongo's back in Town with Joe Don Baker as a killer amid colorful underworld figures. ABC presents See the Man Run about a staged kidnapping and a neat twist ending.
Prime time listings show nanny and professor, Lucy and friends in capers, Doris Day as Santa, with guests Carroll OConor and Allen Funt. Other programs include Gunsmoke, Laugh-In, Here's Lucy, The Big Country Part II, Football, My Three Sons, Annie, and late movie titles Phantom of Rue Morgue and Bride of Vengeance. Evening host mentions Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin as credits.
The Tribune schedule lists KCMO TV Channel 5 KUHI Channel 16 KOAM Channel 7 KMBC Channel 9 KTWU Channel 1 KODE Channel 12 WIBW Channel 13 KTEW Channel 2 WDAF Channel 4 and Chanute Channel 3 with morning programs from Sunrise Semester to News and soap operas, game shows, dramas and specials across channels and time blocks through Friday and into Tuesday evening December 4.
Weekly column from CHS showcases student freedom under The Chanute Plan. It notes curriculum changes, dress code removal, and more personalized teacher student relations. Emphasizes community pride, responsible youth becoming adults, and a call for voluntary growth.
Washington figures and history frame Jack Anderson as a fearless reporter and peace advocate. The piece notes his Quaker pacifism, critique of war, and forward view of the UN amid India-Pakistan and Middle East tensions. It contrasts idealism with real-world UN limits and great-power politics.
The column contrasts U S China positions on a Pakistan India crisis with Kissinger’s hard line and State Department caution. It recalls Drew Pearson’s 1945 birth moment witnessing the founding UN, noting his enduring hope for peace despite diplomatic fatigue and stalled early sessions.
In 1946 Tribune office workrooms buzzed as a glazer installed bottom window sections and a cold wave warning circulated. Memorial Auditorium hosts a Christmas Eve party for underprivileged Chanute children with mothers clubs cooking and barbers offering free haircuts. Used toys are reconditioned at the fire station. Ellis Allison and Babe Clark of the city won a boxing tournament at Kansas State University to select varsity KU teams for intercollegiate athletics.
The Chanute Tribune lists McCreight as publisher and Terry Murphy as editor. Mike Harris serves as advertising director. Subscription rates are detailed for various regions including Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson counties with tax, and Chanute mail and carrier options.
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