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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1971
Page
2
Chanute's 1971 election turnout hit 75 percent as residents backed professional city management and supported a growth plan. The piece lauds the community's economic drive and calls for courageous leadership to execute expansion, utilities upgrades, and future-focused projects beyond today.
Editorial urges safer New Year festivities as 1971 ends. Advises using taxis walking or calling a friend to avoid driving under the influence. Notes DWI fines start at 125 dollars and emphasizes safety for others.
A reader columns on Nixon era foreign policy showing presidents usurping treaty and war power, the risk of one man wielding decisive authority, Congress’s constitutional duties, and calls for restraint amid Cold War fears. The piece ends with a local jab about graft in Joplin and a donation to a shoe shop.
University of Michigan archaeologist Edwin Wilmsen reported that 12 of 17 fish samples from three ancient sites contain mercury, suggesting long standing environmental contamination. The sites include the Saginaw Valley in Michigan dated 100 B C to 400 A D, Illinois River with Apple Creek, and Peru's Chilca coast around 1200 A D.
Tribune lists The Great Sioux Uprising as 7 p.m. Saturday with Jeff Chandler. Other Saturday highlights include The Feminist and the Fuzz at 7 30 p.m. Barbara Eden Jo Anne Worley and David Hartman are noted. Sunday brings Up the Down Staircase at 6 30 p.m. and Beaux Geste at 9 30 p.m. The week continues with many classics from Gidget Gets Married to Sink the Bismarck across daily slots.
Review of key past events on this date including World War II ending and Truman proclamation 1945 West Virginia statehood 1862 Edison light demonstration 1879 Ellis Island opening 1890 US Germany relations 1921 and more. Public notices mention Bermuda Lebanon US relations and peace talks.
Washington officials describe a two week India Pakistan war deployment as a show of force aimed at pressuring India and deterring Pakistan while evacuations were a secondary aim. Secret White House papers reveal strategic aims and internal debate among Nixon advisers.
Tribune notes 1946 actions granting 25 beer licenses for 1947 with a $25 fee each, totaling $590 collected by the city commission. A separate item recalls a 1921 theft from Racket dry goods and hardware stores on West Main, with loot valued around $600 to $700, including silk socks and accessories.
TV listings show Colorado vs Houston in the Astro Blue Bonnet Bowl tonight at 6:30 with a parade themed Wonderful World of Music at 7:00 and films like Down to the Sea in Ships at 8:30. Also scheduled are multiple programs across channels including High Chaparral Andy Griffith and The D.A. plus New Year specials from Guy Lombardo and Dick Cavett.
The page displays a Monday schedule for KCMO TV 5 KUHI TV 16 KOAM TV 7 KMBC TV 9 KTWU TV 1 KODE TV 12 WIBW TV 13 KTEW TV 2 WDAF TV 4 and Chanute channel 3 with show titles including Hee Haw Petticoat Junction Gunsmoke Here's Lucy and The Tonight Show variants plus sports and news segments.
A brief verse note cites Galatians 3 6 stating Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
The Chanute Tribune lists publishers editors and staff along with extensive subscription rates for various regions and delivery methods. Rates include annual and short term options with tax notes and regional applicability for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties Chanute delivery areas and post office boxholders.
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