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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
2
Kansas House Speaker Pete McGill has used secret legislative surveys for three years to set session priorities. Democrats protest the practice, fearing it stifles ideas and skews debate. McGill plans to open results to the public after pledging secrecy. Hutchinson News
Parsons Sun critiques President Ford as facing weak guidance and political strain from China travel and tax disputes. It argues Congress will press spending cuts, warns of house Republicans turning against him, and notes Ronald Reagan gains strength while Ford must improve counsel and decisions soon.
A holiday column urges calm amid Christmas frenzy and offers a practical to do list with a December 23 cut off. It shares a simple coffee cake wreath recipe using boxed mix, brown sugar, cinnamon, and candied fruit with a translucent glaze and cherry decorations.
A humorous emailed recipe describes elephant stew meant to feed 3,800 people, with steps to cut the elephant into bite-size pieces, cover with brown gravy, and cook for weeks over a kerosene fire. Rabbits can be added if more guests arrive, though many dislike hare in the stew.
The notice lists staff titles Fred M Harris president F M Mike Harris general manager Keith Wright managing editor and states mail and carrier subscription rates for area towns Chanute post office boxholders and Chanute carriers. It notes United Press International ownership of local news and UP news dispatches and mentions Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Roy Kirby, the Coffeyville city attorney, resigns in protest after the city commission votes to appoint another attorney as special counsel to represent the city in a court test concerning a proposed golf course on park ground. Kirby leaves the meeting immediately following the vote.
The article portrays House Democratic leader Thomas Tip O Neill as using donor events to secure influence for a possible bid to be speaker. It claims about 150000 dollars raised over two years went to favored incumbents and marginal districts, with several recipients holding strong re election margins. It notes a Northrop goose-hunt expense log suggesting defense contracts tied to guest entertaining.
Henry Kissinger, now 53 and U.S. secretary of state, visits Fuerth in Bavaria where he was born. A grand ceremony honors him with a gold medal as dignitaries greet the former refugee who fled Germany in 1938 with his family.
Kansas correspondent recounts Frank Carlson's decision to run for Congress in 1934, his cross-district campaign, and ties to Alf Landon. He wins by 2,700 votes amid Dust Bowl hardship, describing the move from farmer to freshman congressman and a stint on the Flood Control Committee.
Senate Finance Committee drafts a modest tax relief measure that President Ford plans to veto unless spending is capped for FY 1976. Four senators met Ford at the White House amid talks of an override strategy as the 1976 election looms.
Workers begin dismantling the coal chute built in 1908 in the Santa Fe railway yards. The demolition is expected to take about 30 days and nothing will replace the chute as locomotives now run on oil. Fifty years ago 1925 the Christian church will mark the first anniversary of its dedication tomorrow.
A devotional note cites Hebrews 10 24 25 urging believers to consider one another to spur love and good works and not forsake assembling together in worship and fellowship.
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