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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues for a strengthened push to curb lobbyist influence with stricter registration detailing clients and bills, outlawing contingency fees, and require detailed expense reporting. It notes lobbying year round, not just during sessions, and urges public demand for greater transparency in law making.
Since the ice storm began, the City Street Department reports 620 hours of man and machine work and 78 tons of sand and salt used to keep streets drivable. As thawing causes holes and damage, repairs will follow with available black topping material. John Duff.
A festive verse from Fred Harris lists friends, officials, and locals in Chanute praising Christmas. The poem thanks Governor Docking, Morris Kay, the Board of Education, and community groups while spelling out names across town and wishing a merry season.
Wilkes-Barre report by Jack Anderson details Frank Carlucci as Nixon's flood relief head using PR drive and private agents to monitor reporters. Investigations by Fisher, Dawson, Cloherty uncover mismanagement and possible malfeasance as FBI probes the Agnes disaster, estimated at 4 billion dollars.
A report alleges windstorm aftermath under Frank Carlucci featured a tight circle of special assistants wielding authority over all departments. It cites delays, uneven relief, and press-driven actions such as lifting mobile homes with a crane, plus harsh internal memos urging safety versus partisan publicity.
AP reports a White House draft bill would require affiliates to show balanced coverage during license renewals and hold stations responsible for network program balance. Critics warn of a chilling effect on investigative reporting and presses to avoid controversy.
A brief scripture note citing Luke 2 17 states that after viewing the events the shepherds and observers proclaimed the message about the child to others, emphasizing the disclosure of what had been told them.
Virgil Huseman of the Kansas Livestock Association derides EPA interpretations of new legislation as ridiculous. He warns Kansas farmers would face a $10 federal license fee and forms, despite current state cattle feedlot rules and no runoff. He notes natural drainage on most farmland and urges a longer comment period, though Congress sped the rule into force by year end.
A Chanute Public Library display promotes In the Name of Profit an expose by six authors and economist Robert Heilbroner. It catalogs cases against major firms and executives with dates places court rulings and documents. The work analyzes corporate power and safeguards while outlining industry misuses.
M Sgt Dan M Stroup local recruiter announced Chanute has been named as the headquarters for the 20th Infantry Regiment or Red Star division to recruit. Thayer over 100 attended a meeting Thursday evening to discuss a new canning factory. Fifty years ago 1922 readers are urged to use candles with extreme care to prevent fires especially near curtains and inflammable materials.
Channels publish advance listings with shifts and substitutions. Programs include New England Christmas specials, Sonny and Cher, Medical Center with Bill Bixby, The Weekend Nun with Joanna Pettet, Partridge Family, Truth or Consequences, Hollywood Squares, Emergency and more.
Television grid lists KTEW Chanute WDAF KCMO KUHI KOAM KBMA KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW and others. Evening lineup features The Waltons Truth or Consequences The Mod Squad Flip Wilson Ironside and Tonight Show among programs. daytime includes news weather and special features with Adventurer and Mystery Submarine entries.
A New York AP column notes that sales boost when candy displays are balanced with quantity. It contrasts two shops in a shopping center, one winning customers by avoiding overloading the scale and the other by understocking and then adding. Also includes brief items on nose prints for gorillas, iceberg desalting, deodorants, sweat glands, live Christmas trees, and Goethe.
The statement declares that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all local news printed in the newspaper and all AP news dispatches, reaffirming membership in the Associated Press.
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