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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
2
Black leaders across the nation criticize Griffin Bell as a pariah and vow to fight hisAttorney General nomination. The NAACP signals a battle, while Carter’s South victory is contrasted with concerns over civil rights obstruction and the transition team’s judgment.
The piece argues government action on grain inspection frauds at ports will be muted next January as politics drive changes. It notes ongoing corruption cases and indictments, praises Edward Levi, and urges Carter to appoint judges and prosecutors on merit, removing politics from the judiciary and U.S. attorneys.
Keith Wright recounts Bumblefoot Rungstarter’s post holiday letdown and misadventures. The piece details wasted two weeks, overindulgence and awkward gifts, including oversized shorts and a problematic credit card trap, with reflections on holiday generosity and hidden traps.
Rates shown for mail subscriptions in trade territory Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties with Kansas tax. One year 16.48. six months 9.79. three months 5.67. one month 2.32. Outside trade territory prices 26.78 year. 14.42 six months. 7.73 three months. 2.58 one month. Area towns with carriers 19.57 year. 10.30 six months. 6.18 three months. Chanute Boxholders 27.81 year. 13.90 six months. 6.95 three months. Chanute carrier 2.50 monthly plus tax in advance.
A copyright and republication note states UP I exclusive rights to local news and UP dispatches. It also mentions membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Rep. Moss warns Carter that Douglas Robinson, a front-runner for a key energy post, opposed the Justice Department grand jury probe into Ven-Fuel price hikes in 1974. The report details Robinson's efforts to delay or civilize the investigation, while U.S. Attorney Briggs disputes his interpretation.
The 95th Congress, overwhelmingly Democratic, plans to push domestic programs but faces budget limits amid a sagging economy. Key tests include the B 1 bomber decision, Carter’s budget, and a tougher ethics code, with leadership changes and a long Kennedy King assassination inquiry costing about 6.5 million dollars annually.
US intelligence draft warns the Soviet Union aims for superiority rather than parity, signaling potential hardline pressure to curb Pentagon spending. The New York Times cited top officials, with CIA participants noting questions about feasibility and timing of Soviet gains.
China observed Mao Zedong's birthday with front page tributes in People's Daily and Peking radio reporting. The issue reprinted a 1956 speech calling for killing none and arresting few and noted poems by Chu Teh and Kuo Mo-jo honoring Mao.
25 years ago a box car load of parcel post arrived this morning and postmaster Leif Nelson said the entire load would be distributed today in Chanute and the rural routes. Fifty years ago T F Morrison found a holiday dampener after returning to his office to find a package containing a dressed possum and raccoon. They had been delivered Christmas Day and were too gamy for use. Isaiah 1 18 quotes urge reconciliation.
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