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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1968
Page
2
Clifford criticizes South Vietnamese delegates in Paris for grandstanding over seating and urges them to focus on real issues. He warns that every delay in talks costs more lives in South Vietnam and argues Hanoi may seek a troop withdrawal with a negotiated settlement.
A critic argues that the United States plays a major role in Vietnam while South Vietnamese leaders cling to corruption and fear withdrawal. The piece questions the purpose of defending freedom abroad when it sustains corruption, greed, and mistaken aims at home.
John P Harris argues that Laugh In lost freshness as weekly TV churn erodes novelty. He compares the rapid production pace to stage satire Hellzapoppin and laments overexposure killing stars like Benny Berle Silvers Burns and Godfrey while noting Shakespeare would have suffered under TV deadlines.
Twenty five years ago Tribune Files notes Chanute shoppers face wartime shortages yet holiday meals remain similar to pre war. Stores offer planned purchases while 3 A fathers in Neosho County shift to 1 A for induction. London RAF bombs Frankfurt in a heavy attack as Bougainville forces reposition. Bruce H Burris transfers from Monroe Louisiana to Dallas Texas. Edith DeMoss visits Thayer for the weekend.
A nostalgic slice recalls 20th century life in memory and everyday items. It notes 10 cent cigarettes 1 dollar beef, straw cuffs for butchers, love for mail via tree hollows, and a world of dogs and boys. It paints Christmas trees real not plastic and scenes of icemen, Sundays naps, old movie serials, and simple pleasures like candy bars and ice cream.
Philadelphia AP Haverford College biology Prof Ariel G Loewy warns humans may have only about 30 years to solve food population pollution and war problems or face destruction. He calls for social revolutions to change motivations and notes technology could eliminate poverty but ecological deterioration and nuclear poisoning threaten the world.
Washington column reveals a page proof of an oil shale expose by Chris Wells, suppressed by Life magazine amid industry pressure. The piece alleged oil companies used political access to obtain shale rights, delay development, and push favorable leases, with bids opened in Denver and figures on profits and influence cited.
In Lakewood Colorado Hu Cha Sparks a Korean-born mother and her 5 month old son Blair Lee Sparks share a first reunion after medical clearance. National Jewish Hospital granted a three hour pass allowing the meeting. Sparks plans to get a political science degree from the University of Colorado in January.
In dense fog a motorist turned left onto a railroad crossing near London and drove half a mile before realizing he was on tracks as a passenger train approached. The engineer saw the car’s rear lights in time. Police quoted the unnamed driver calling it a bit bumpy.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff including Dwight McCreight publisher Terry Murphy editor Keith Wright managing editor and Dwight Wallingford farm editor. Advertising manager is Mrs R D Markham and Wayne J Smith serves as advertising staff.
TV listings show Jackie Gleason on CBS at 6 30 p m with The Poor Soul dream sequence. Lawrence Welk on ABC at 6 30 p m features his Champagne Music Makers. My Three Sons on CBS at 7 30 p m followed by Hogan's Heroes at 8 p m with a train sabotage plot before a firing squad.
Friday night guide lists color broadcast times for Jackie Gleason Dating Game Adam 12 Newlywed Game Get Smart and more across channels 4 5 6 9 12 13 with classics like White Christmas Hogan's Heroes Petticoat Junction and Mannix plus Grand Ole Opry and Hollywood Palace highlighted.
The log lists the night’s lineup from 7:00 to 12:05 with channel icons and show titles including Rowan & Martin, Peyton Place, Here's Lucy, The Outcasts, The Mayberry Family Affair, The Big Valley, Carol Burnett, News, Joey Bishop, an anthology program and Apollo Lunar Orbit, ending with Prince of Peace.
Chanute public library reports slow new book arrivals as year end funds and outstanding orders constrain purchases. Dec 31 may bring shipments of overdue titles including The Crime of Punishment while additions like A World of Profit and the fourth edition of Scientific Encyclopedia arrive. The library will close at noon Tuesday for Christmas.
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