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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1967
Page
4
Stokely Carmichael returns home after five months abroad during which he attacked the white establishment. He urged violence against whites in England and advocated urban guerrilla warfare in Cuba, while expressing warm support for North Vietnam.
The text debates Stokely Carmichael remarks as near treason and a gross abuse of free speech. It questions Carmichael’s citizenship status and suggests deportation as an undesirable alien, noting he was brought to the United States at age 11 from Trinidad.
An unnamed columnist expresses limited enthusiasm for the 1968 race. He critiques Johnson, Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Wayne, Martin, Romney, Percy, McCarthy, Wallace, and Rockefeller, preferring dark horse options and questioning current candidates' grasp of policy and leadership.
Tribune Files notes the wartime overtime pay extension and 10 percent raise approved by both chambers would impact Chanute post office employees most. Also mentions draft prospects, farewell for Warren Sperry, and local Army Reserve air corps enlistment details. A scrap metal drive banner waves outside the municipal building.
Washington column notes Sen. Chuck Percy’s $100,000 private office fund as a breach of public service ideals. It contrasts Percy with ex Senator Paul Douglas, who published yearly financial disclosures and relied on a modest income from royalties, lectures, and books to supplement his Senate pay. Douglas reports a 1966 stake home pay around $8,896.42 after expenses.
Dr. Mother outlines how tetanus toxoid vaccines prevent infection by stimulating antibody formation and how boosters every two to five years are prudent. Tetanus anti-toxin fights the toxin after infection begins, can be lifesaving but may cause allergic reactions, while newer immune globulin reduces such risks. Boosters remain essential to protection.
A reader questions if being unmarried makes her a freak and cites friends who divorce. Ann Landers replies that marriage is not for everyone, adds that many misgivings about a partner arise from misplaced expectations, and urges confronting personal past with a doctor’s guidance. The column ends with encouragement to marry if desired.
Oklahoma City report notes a midnigh t correction from dire warnings to a cloudy with light freezing rain forecast. In Florida Broward County schools vote to allow more paddle discipline with safeguards. In Oregon a 20 year old nursing student saved a gas station owner from burning death by smothering flames with her coat.
Local Chanute news brief highlights from December 16 1967 cover community events, city developments, and notable activities in Chanute Kansas with focus on residents and public notices.
Schedule lists Jackie Gleason Mr. Magoo Christmas Care Dating Game Newlywed Game Lawrence Welk Lorne Greene My Three Sons Movie Hogan s Heroes Petticoat Junction Iron Horse Mannix Outer Limits Grand Ole Opry with Sunday listings noted as moved to Friday paper
The Chanute WDAF KOAM KMBC KUHI and other stations present a dense Dec 16 Monday lineup. morning shows include Sunrise Semester Today and Farm Facts. afternoon features Captain Kangaroo Jack LaLanne and Merv Griffin. evening includes Jeopardy and Match Game with dramatic blocks and soap operas Such as As The World Turns Another World and The Edge of Night.
NBC presents Magoo's Christmas Carol at 6 30 p m marking television's first animated Dickens tale with Jim Backus voice. NBC airs Christmas with Lorne Greene at 7 30 p m featuring Loren Greene and the UNICEF choir. White Christmas stars Crosby Kaye Clooney. Disney's Wonderful World of Color Sunday 6 30 p m NBC features scenes from Cinderella Pinocchio Bambi Snow White. Ed Sullivan guests include Joel Grey Spanky and Our Gang Pa t i Page Stiller and Meara The Kim Sisters Richard Pryor and others CBS 7 p m
In Climax Minnesota a truck crashed through a brick lobby wall at Climax Public Schools after brakes failed. No injuries were reported as pupils received an unexpected holiday due to the visitor and event.
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