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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1975
Page
2
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell pushes for plain language in auto policies with a simplified vehicle policy. Features include about six thousand fewer words without reducing coverage, short sentences, an index, booklet format, and larger print. May spur other insurers to follow.
Spokesmen claim a victory for President Ford but Congress loses as it passes tax legislation vetoed by Ford. The public pays for a temporary extension with no guarantee of permanent relief, while spending pledges prove meaningless and a rerun looms.
In a Hong Kong Mariners Club dining room on Christmas Eve nine thirty, fifteen people enter including Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon members. The scene shows a somber mood as a lone man in a dark suit sits apart, head down, while staff arrange a communal table for the group.
A reflective Midtown Musings piece contrasts a joyous Christmas Eve gathering with a lonely sleeper labeled L in the next room. The account notes L's collapse, social scorn, and the contrast between communal warmth and isolation. It ends with Whit Laming's Los Angeles card pledge to feed the needy instead of sending cards.
Rates for area towns with carrier delivery include tax. One year 19.57, six months 10.30, three months 6.16. Chanute Post Office Boxholders pay 27.81 for a year, 13.90 for six months, 6.95 for three months. Chanute carrier 2.25 monthly plus tax, prepaid.
The United Press International holds exclusive rights to republication of all local news printed in the newspaper as well as all UP news dispatches. This notice confirms UPI's exclusive use of local content for distribution.
Twenty five years ago Tribune news carriers held a Christmas dinner for 30 carriers and six staff members. Afterward many newsboys enjoyed a movie at a local theater, according to a local retrospective. Fifty Years Ago (1925) Model Laundry on East Main changed hands from J. E. Powell and W. H. Powell to W. M. O'Hare of Yates Center who plans a water softener and plant updates.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports doctors blame NIH grant bias for slow new approaches in cancer and nutrition research. Notable figures include Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron, with vitamin C studies blocked by funding decisions. The piece also covers cancer screening debates, a campaign-finance complaint, and Clinton Prison audits.
The Federal Election Commission, after a court injunction was denied, prepares to issue about 1.5 million to nine or ten presidential contenders and 700 thousand to the Republican and Democratic national committees to finance conventions. Payments come from tax return checkoffs as the Supreme Court weighs the 1974 campaign reform act.
A New York Times survey finds car repair shops often overcharge or misdiagnose minor problems, with costs from zero to 275 dollars. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission backs large centralized nuclear energy centers, noting environmental and water needs but potential 15 percent cost savings. Texaco and Gulf Oil face pollution critiques from a private study, while Atlantic Richfield is praised for overall controls.
A Hutchinson Kansas newspaper received a large brown envelope from the White House with a copy of the federal register and a 50 cent postage due stamp. The White House spokesman apologized saying it was not deliberate and not policy to send short-rated items. The paper reported four phone transfers before a spokesman explained how the mix-up occurred.
A proverb-like line cites Job 4 8 about plowing iniquity and sowing trouble reaping the same, warning that harmful deeds return to the doer in kind.
Federal judge orders the Justice Department to disclose the evidence used against Spiro Agnew. Judge June Green will review materials privately to decide on public release amid a six month resistance by DOJ. The case ties to Maryland corruption and Gov Mandel’s later indictment.
San Jose men Louis Ernest Reyes and Arthur Cavallero Ramos were arraigned in federal court after authorities seized two and three-fourths pounds of heroin, the largest in state history. Two other arrested men were released by the U S district attorney's office without comment.
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