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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1971
Page
2
Editorial questions President Nixon's revenue sharing plan that would send about five billion to city and state governments for local use. Rep. Wilbur Mills opposes a single body and favors congressional guidelines, raising questions about bureaucratic control and local political wisdom.
The author argues against shifting funding and blame to higher levels of government. Local and state officials deny issues while failing to address them. A candid public diagnosis is needed to solve problems rather than reapportioning funds.
Secretary Earl Butz unveils the 1971 Yearbook of Agriculture at a two hour Rayburn Office Building reception attended by farm lawmakers. The event followed a history of press gatherings with ministers and free refreshments, funded by timber and home-building lobbyists amid rural development debates.
The White House weighs tying Nixon’s Moscow visit to Soviet restraint in the India Pakistan war. Kissinger briefing suggested a possible reassessment of the Moscow trip and overall U S Soviet relations if the conflict persists. Ziegler denied plans to cancel the summit.
NBC pre empted its schedule for a Christmas night of repeats and holiday specials. Bing Crosby and Andy Williams anchored the lineup with family centered performances featuring the Crosby clan and the Williams brothers, while guest artists and decorative staging provided traditional festive atmosphere.
Dr. Robert Bohannon of Kansas State University told the Kansas Fertilizer and Agricultural Chemicals conference in Topeka agriculture remains the state’s largest industry with 1970 cash receipts of 2 billion dollars and 6.5 billion dollars in other activity. He noted more than a third of Kansans work in ag related fields, with higher percentages when related transport and retail are counted. Sen. Robert Dole planned to address the conference at a noon luncheon.
The text highlights AA’s Christmas party and the program’s core idea that alcoholics cannot control their drinking. Members acknowledge the inability to handle alcohol and commit to living one day at a time while helping others as part of the program.
The passage compares AA's simple approach to addiction to daily self discipline. It argues success comes from not drinking or smoking for one day at a time and building honesty and reality based progress. The speaker cites the annual AA Christmas party as an example of shared communal strength.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Jimmy the Greek Snyder now places Nixon as a 7 to 5 favorite to win reelection over Senator Ed Muskie reversing August’s Muskie edge. The oddsmaker also suggests Kennedy would perform worse against Nixon than Muskie Humphrey or Jackson based on a private poll of 700 women aged 30 to 50 who were asked if they would trust Kennedy.
Odds set by Jimmy the Greek list Muskie and Humphrey as top Democrats with Nixon favored for the presidential nomination. Separate notes warn of a Nassau secret report alleging racketeers may influence the Bahamas government, with leaders pressed to seek criminal funds.
Kansas City AP reports Michael Dana of the Federal Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration says teens labeled delinquents increasingly identify with Attica prisoners and the Soledad brothers. He notes they follow current events, feel the system imprisons them, and that repeat offenses lower chances of rehabilitation.
Cable schedule lists 7:00 French Chef Juicy Child with sponge cake ideas and 8:00 Medical Center about an orphan facing illness. Evening features Great American Dream Machine and Satchel Paige recollections, Mannix mystery, Adam 12 Bewitched and more with late movies Copper Canyon and All About Eve.
Tribune lists Thursday evening programs across stations KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW KTEW WDAF Chanute Channel 3. Featured shows include Hogan's Heroes I Dream of Jeannie The Beverly Hillbillies The Flintstones Alias Smith and Jones The Andy Griffith Show I Love Lucy Dean Martin Hollywood and News segments with Tomorrow.
On December 15 dates span Bill of Rights ratification in 1791, a flying umbrella kite in 1875, Sitting Bull’s death in 1890, Verdun victory in 1916, the Prohibition Act ruling in 1919, Alger Hiss indictment in 1948, Eichmann death sentence in 1961, JFK Puerto Rico tour in 1961, Walt Disney’s death in 1966, and a Soviet Venus mission in the prior year.
Tribune notes a 25 year ago price drop with muskrat skins up to 1.75 and averages from 50 cents to 1. Skunks raccoons around 1, opossum 25 to 50 cents civets about 1. About 200 furs are bought weekly by an outside buyer, with many trappers likely to quit the season early, blamed on cheaper Russian imports. Fifty years prior in 1921 electric force crew cut Main Street poles between Evergreen and Forest as wiring was removed to shift lines to nearby alleys.
A short daily biblical verse cites Galatians 6 8 warning that sowing to the flesh yields corruption. reflects on spiritual consequences and moral guidance.
A brief notice instructs readers to contact their Tribune carrier and provides a phone number 431 3400 for late delivery at 5 30 p m.
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