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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1972
Page
2
Editorial comments on cannibalism in disaster survival, noting survivors fed on the dead during an ice bound two month ordeal. Discusses moral judgment, rationalizations comparing cannibalism to a heart transplant, and the possibility of inner peace amid doubt and hunger.
Dwight McCreight ends a 13 year tenure as publisher of The Tribune Jan, closing a 38 year career in newspapering. He managed printing, reporting, advertising, accounting and personnel, shaping the paper’s future as colleagues carry on his legacy.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Patient census lists 58 adults and pediatrics and one baby. Friday admissions include Mrs. Charles Dear of Humboldt and Mrs. Ocie Beck 714 N Steuben. Discharges Friday include Dennis Flores of Humboldt and Clifford McNaught 1902 S Central. A NZAP dispatch reports a Christchurch clothing company exporting 60000 worth of rugby jerseys to the US west coast with strong market potential.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports the city commission ordered police to enforce the spitting ordinance with nominal fines noted as cheaper to spit in the gutter. The obituary records the death of Christel Marie Kauffman, 9 months old, in Quincy Illinois, daughter of Robert and Florence Welch Kauffman, with survivors including two sisters and grandparents. Funeral services were held in Quincy and burial at Greenmount Cemetery.
Justice Department quietly explores guilty pleas with most defendants in the Watergate case. The White House seeks to avoid trial embarrassment as Nixon enters a new term. Six of seven defendants likely to plead if charges are narrowed. Gordon Liddy may hold out. Defense sources acknowledge informal talks and tentative offers, with no firm negotiations yet.
The article reviews defense teams for Watergate defendants with Henry Rothblatt and others, notes secrecy over who pays legal fees, and mentions W. Clement Stone’s ambassador bid, Walter Annenberg, and cost concerns. It also covers holiday card costs at public expense and Armed Forces journalists pressed into security roles.
The column humorist Keith Wright chuckles at New Year vows and lists comically strict resolutions for 1973. He jests about temper, weight, driving habits, social rules, and even political advice, ending with a vow not to make more resolutions. The piece is from The Chanute Tribune.
A dense listing of weekday and weekend TV slots across stations KTEW Channel 2 through KMBC Channel 9, detailing daily programs from morning Farm Reporter to late night Tonight Show and New Year's Day specials, including soap operas, cartoons, westerns, sports bowls, and religious broadcasts.
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