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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
2
The Kansas welfare department faces a 10.3 percent error rate versus a 9.5 percent national level, risking $469000 in federal aid. The piece blasts welfare abuses while tying Nixon officials to federal efforts and praises the administration.
Barbara Kihm recalls a Dickens Christmas Fair in a San Francisco warehouse, where stalls sold handmade goods and foods. The tasting of stout disappointed, but the writer enjoyed pork pie and roasted corn while watching carolers, rope performers, and Father Christmas amid a lively, costume laden crowd.
Alfred Hodder of the Medic Alert Foundation promotes registered medical problem information on necklaces or bracelets. For $7 lifetime membership, wearers list up to five lines of ailments or allergies with 24 hour emergency access, aiding doctors and passers by in crises.
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson photographed a partial solar eclipse from space and prepared Christmas Eve festivities. They will beam a TV show to Mission Control featuring decorations and a space tree with presents hidden aboard the command ship.
Local desk sergeant reports a short wave sighting of Santa Claus speeding south above Winnipeg as Chanute churches hold Christmas programs. Also noted are 50 years ago events including W E Bodle resigning as Chamber of Commerce secretary and a solar eclipse path visible across several regions.
A Washington report recalls three near nuclear confrontations from 1962 to 1973 involving the United States Soviet Union and allies. It details Cuba crisis red alert, the 1971 Bay of Bengal standoff and the October Arab Israeli war where forces moved to high readiness.
TV listings detail Christmas Eve and Christmas Day programming across Chanute stations including KCMO ABC and KMBC NBC. Prime time features holiday specials such as A Christmas Carol A Dream for Christmas and Twilight Zone style lineups with Love Story Kojak and Cannon among others.
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Associated Press reports that the TV movie My Sweet Charlie returns to NBC for a Christmas Eve airing. The 1970 film helped elevate television movies to prestige and inspired later titles such as Brian's Song and The Marcus Nelson Murders.主演 Patty Duke leads with Al Freeman Jr. The script was by Levinson and Link from David Westheimer’s novel, directed by Lamont Johnson.
Dist. Atty Jim Garrison plans to contest his defeat by Harry Connick in the Democratic primary runoff. An attorney for Garrison says a lawsuit will allege widespread voting irregularities and fraud based on studies showing machines in some precincts recorded more votes than actual ballots cast.
A daily scripture note highlights Proverbs 31 verses urging to give wine to those in bitter distress so they may drink and forget poverty. The devotional emphasizes relief and consolation through compassionate action.
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