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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
2
The Kansas public accepts the return of daylight time as winter mornings bring dark bus waits. If needed, school schedules can shift to daylight hours to avoid hardship. Exemption from DST is deemed worse than the ailment, as national alignment supports business. With longer days ahead, the change invites a relaxed, even favorable view.
Cattle feeders face heavy losses as price controls and market gimmicks inflame costs. Since September profits reversed after earlier strength, losses mount and some feeders push for Washington action as a Senate committee schedules hearings on cattle prices next month.
Barbara Kihm reflects on two types of people the list makers and the non list makers and explores subgroups within each. The piece shares how making and crossing off lists gives a sense of accomplishment and happiness even when tasks are small.
Rates listed for subscriptions by mail and carrier across Kansas addresses including tax details for one year six months and three months. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news printed in the newspaper and AP dispatches.
AP Television Writer notes that ABC Sports head Roone Arledge says televised championship tennis at night is unlikely due to limited core audience and network scheduling conflicts. He recalls Monday Night Football success but cites scarce time slots and weak demand from non-winter tennis and golf fans. The piece contrasts fans’ desire with practical network constraints.
Washington scenes show President Nixon under strain after Watergate, insisting he will not quit while fearing loss of presidential protection. He reshuffles legal defense with John Sullivan aiding, and private counsel weighs in as Congress debates a potential White House backlash and financial exposure.
Evening listings show multiple channels with prime time program choices for Wednesday December 19 and Thursday December 20, including game shows, dramas, comedies, specials, and news segments across WDAF KCMO KUHI KOAM KBMA KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW. Highlights include Truth or Consequences Dragnet Cannon Kojak Perry Mason and Tonight Show, with later late night forecasts and entertainment blocks.
In Chanute the post office reports processing over 27 000 pieces of mail during the busy season, topping the previous single day record by about 4000 as holiday mail volume surges. The day also marks the 1925 showing of The Birth of a Nation at Mainstreet theater, newly admitted by the state board of censors.
An unoccupied brick home in Neodesha owned by Fred Fulton burned Sunday afternoon and was a total loss. Fire Chief Leland Reedy said the fire likely smoldered for some time before the alarm. Cause is undetermined and investigators continue.
New York columnist WAL Boyle urges mental discipline with a playful home test. A Santa Fe train collision injures deputy Dale McKinney as readers answer 13 questions about honesty and self control. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek box score: yes to all means you likely need a screwdriver.
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