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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1976
Page
2
The budget office predicts a balanced or surplus budget by 1980 or 1981 driven by faster revenue growth despite a 30 percent rise in federal spending. The editorial questions if higher taxes or inflation are the route and asks why spending cuts aren’t considered as an alternative.
Richard Sprague urges full funding of the House Assassinations Committee budget of 6.5 million for the first year to ensure a complete independent inquiry. He argues the truth requires full financing to overcome past rumors and to reveal why agencies withhold vital information.
A Chanute reader describes daily holdups on Main Street between Lincoln and Grant, noting they injure time and mental effort but not people or money. The letter hints at a punch line and closes with the author’s address.
The writer recalls a Monday City Commission meeting, then tunes into Channel 11 to hear the New Orleans Preservation Hall band perform A Closer Walk with Thee at Wolf Trap park near Washington. The writer notes the sea as a second love and praises the haunting solo choruses.
A septuagenarian ensemble performs authentic New Orleans jazz in Washington D C at National Park Service theater. The crowd stamps and dances as the band switches from mellow gospel roots to upbeat rhythms with When the Saints Go Marching In. A sharp contrast follows with Victory at Entebbe, a TV drama about the Israeli raid rescuing hostages, starring Helen Hayes. The film is praised for restraint and emotional impact.
The Dianate Tribune lists staff names and address details with subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery in Chanute plus tax information. It notes United Press International affiliation and circulation bureau membership.
Treasury Secretary William Simon recalls efforts to keep oil prices down during the 1974 crisis, urging Nixon to press the Shah of Iran. The Shah pushed higher prices, Faisal warned, and U.S. influence was deemed strong enough to curb him. Nixon briefly pledged action before resigning, while Ford faced a shifting foreign policy. Also covered are Bo Hi Pak’s dual passports and potential immigration fraud scrutinized by Rep. Joshua Eilberg’s inquiry, with Kak Pak facing possible deportation if fraud is proven.
In Kansas a Wichita firm Forbes Inc Advertising received about 50 thousand dollars from the Shriver for Congress Committee for late campaign ads while Dan Glickman’s committee spent around 38 thousand during the final two weeks. Shriver led in contributions and spending overall, with Republicans Sebelius Shubitz and Winn winning reelection. Separate reports show Missouri and Kansas vote-financed races and a Jackson County profit distribution with a federal ruling.
President-elect Carter nominates Brock Adams, longtime Washington congressman and former Budget Committee chair, to head Transportation. He supported Concorde landings and U S SST funding, sparking environmental criticism, while backing rail and surface transportation acts that shaped Conrail. Adams, born in Atlanta, lived in Washington state, earned UW economics degree, Harvard law, and served as U S attorney before 1964 election.
James L. Ohmes of Humboldt received an American Red Cross award for saving neighbor Alwin Woods in a garage incident on July 4. Woods was found unconscious from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Ohmes performed artificial respiration.
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