Polls Show Conflicting Confidence in Media and Leaders
A Louis Harris survey finds media and labor leaders at low confidence levels with television at 17 percent and Congress 21 percent, while medicine leads at 48 percent. A Bruskin poll funded by the Television Information Office shows television trusted at high rates, followed by newspapers 69 percent, magazines 59 percent, and radio 71 percent.
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Louis Harris
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Congress
Medicine
R. H. Bruskin
Bruskin
Television Information Office
Radio
Reader urges consolidation of Tri City airport plan
A letter to Ray Arvin of the Aviation Division argues that several southeast Kansas towns should consolidate to share one regional airfield. The writer recalls past attempts, questions the benefit of multiple airports, and urges centralization over expansion.
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Ray Arvin
Department of Economic Development
Chanute
Parsons
Coffeyville
Independence
Cherryvale
Tri City
Kansas
Dangling Conversations as a Column Theme
Essayist ponders naming a column and settles on Dangling Conversations inspired by Simon and Garfunkel. The piece muses on communication, whether talk helps or hides real understanding, and urges readers to listen beyond surface chatter toward meaningful connection.
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Simon and Garfunkel
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes Agnes profiteers and red tape
In Wilkes Barre Jack Anderson reports profiteers looting disaster victims post Agnes and bureaucrats bogged in red tape hire Boeing as consultants. Figures differ but total under a million. Officials overbuilt mobile home parks wasting over two million on unused sites including Moon Lake 50 percent finished. Penalty clauses and contract issues raised.
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Wilkes-Barre
Boeing
HUD Chaos in Agnes Wake Highlights Waste and Delays
The disaster relief program faces costly missteps as hundreds of trailer homes go unused yet contractors are paid. HUD officials describe chaotic, overlapping rules and shoddy repairs, with funds misdirected to legal aid and private attorneys while applicants wait.
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HUD
Munich
McGraw
Wyoming Valley
Coal Brook Trailer Park
Miner's Hill Park
Borman Reflects On Apollo Moon Flight Career And Mars Dream
In New York ABC studio coverage of Apollo 17 ends as Frank Borman leaves on-air duties. He recalls Apollo 8 and Gemini 7 milestones, says he is not eager to return to space, and jokes about Mars orbiting with age and a new career at Eastern Air Lines.
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ABC
Frank Borman
Frank Reynolds
Jules Bergman
Moon
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Borman
Eastern Air Lines
Arkansas police report difficulty hiring Black officers
Arkansas law enforcement officials say it is nearly impossible to hire qualified Black applicants. Texarkana Chief John Butler notes only one Black among 38 commissioned officers, despite efforts to recruit. statewide, starting pay averages under 400 dollars monthly and few Black officers exist in many departments.
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Arkansas
Texarkana
John Butler
Couple Wins Car Judgment in Erie Trial
Danny Joe Frye and Wilma L. Frye won damages of 2208 and 3885.93 in a jury verdict over an auto collision June 1970 on US 59 north of Erie. They sought 10000 for Frye injuries 1200 for car damage and 50000 for Mrs Frye. Jury empaneled Tuesday and returned verdict Wednesday.
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Erie
Danny Joe Frye
Wilma L. Frye
Randall L. Weast
US 59
Frye’s
Frye
Early Birds Find Easy Parking In Indianapolis
Owen H. Meharg director of the Indianapolis department reshuffles City County Building garage spaces to form 150 pool spots for 200 workers on a first come basis. He fears an early rush but hopes it will move employees to arrive earlier.
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Indianapolis
Department of Administration
Owen H. Meharg
Meharg
Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Notable Guests
A snapshot of prime time listings shows 7:00 to 12:35 blocks featuring The Waltons Mod Squad Flip Wilson Beverly Hills entries and classic films. Notable guests include Kris Kristofferson Tim Conway Slappy White Rita Coolidge while programming notes caution last minute changes.
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Tim Conway
Slappy White
Rita Coolidge
Flip Wilson
The
Waltons
Mary Ellen
Television Log Friday Evening Schedule Fr Common Dec 22
Friday evening listings show station by channel from 2 to 16 with programs including The Parent Game Hollywood Squares High Chaparral Missouri Outdoors Wall Street Week Buck Owens Truth Consequences Big Valley NFL Game of the Week Sanford and Son A Christmas Story The Brady Bunch Mission Impossible Partridge Family Good Bye Mr Chips Masterpiece Theatre Eureka Topeka Banyon Love American Style Who Do You Think You Are News Weather Mancini Generation Dick Cavett Tonight Show Going My Way Arctic Manhunt Felony Squad Sign of the Cross Story of Jesus and more on various channels.
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Chips
Dick Cavett
Peel Harvey
Christ Unlimited
Felony Squad
Jesus
Postoffice rush eases as staff added for Christmas
Twenty five years ago a steady postoffice stream and crowded parking marked the day. Postmaster Leif Nelson said we’re over the hump now and eleven extra men were added Saturday to handle the Christmas rush. Allen county truckers voted to raise rates five cents per hundred pounds to cover higher tire and gas costs, boosting cattle transport by 30 to 35 cents per hundred and adding 25 cents for feed. Fifty years ago a 1922 fire in D B Hickey’s drug store was stopped by the city department before it spread.
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Leif Nelson
Iola
Allen County
D. B. Hickey
Shepherds and Mary React to Jesus Birth
Verse from Luke 2 18 19 notes the shepherds astonished by the gospel message and Mary keeping and pondering these events in her heart as they spoke of the newborn.
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Mary
County Lags In Receipts
Erie county treasurer Don Harding said office delays stem from a flood of tax payments due December 20. He expects to be caught up in two weeks. Taxpayers mailing checks around December 26 may experience receipt delays.
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Erie
Don Harding
Call your Tribune carrier if he should miss you
A brief public service notice advising readers to contact their Tribune carrier if deliveries are missed or undelivered. If unavailable, callers should dial 431-4100 before 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Subscription Rates Across Regions for Local Paper
Rates show by mail in trade territory Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson and tax details. One year 12.36. six months 6.70. three months 3.61. one month 1.55. Outside trade area one year 18.54. six months 9.79. three months 5.15. one month 2.08. Chanute post boxholders one year 17.51. six months 9.79. three months 6.18. Chanute carrier 2.00 monthly plus tax.
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Kansas
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