02 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1971
Page
1
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob and, after seeing his shadow, retreated to predict six more weeks of winter. A second groundhog appeared on stage to mixed reaction as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, now in its 87th year, ignored the distraction.
MISHWAK A Ind Charles H Kuhl a World War II soldier who slapped Gen George S Patton in a Sicilian hospital died Sunday in Mishawaka age 55 He had hidden from fame for 27 years and his death was only made public today He said he tried to forget it after the 1970 film Patton renewed attention.
A taped Eldridge Cleaver message broadcast on KPFA says Black Panthers placed Dr. Timothy Leary and his wife in protective custody in Algeria, alleging LSD destroyed their judgments. The tape also says the Panthers withdrew support from the psychedelic movement, once led by Leary.
A Harris survey of 1,341 likely voters from January shows Sen. Ed Muskie leading President Nixon 43 percent to 40 percent if the 1972 election were held now. George Wallace attains 11 percent with 6 percent undecided, trend since the midterms shows Muskie up from 46 to 40.
About 10,000 white collar workers walk out at Chrysler Corp after an all night session ends without a new labor contract. A United Auto Workers spokesman declares no settlement and confirms the strike is on.
The FDA reported tests on frozen dinners, fish sticks, and fish cakes show mercury averaging 0.06 parts per million across more than 80 samples. FDA guidelines withdraw fish above 0.5 ppm, and NMFS of NOAA conducted the sampling with results aligning to Canadian tests.
Kyodo News from Saigon says 4 000 to 5 000 South Vietnamese paratroopers jumped into southern Laos on Monday aided by U S planes and helicopters to disrupt North Vietnamese supply routes, but no corroboration appeared from other sources.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp will take a 200 million fixed loss on its C5A jet transport contract with the Pentagon. The firm said it cannot afford a prolonged court fight after Defense Department threats to halt funding for the world’s largest airplane if Lockheed sues the government.
The District 413 board appointed a 16 member parent advisory committee for federal Title I funds. The panel will advise on applications and budget emphasis, with Title I support for remedial reading, summer math and library aid. The board noted 227 district students benefit and posted a recent funding shortfall from $82,297 requested to $69,518 received.
The Humboldt school district will pay for the Title 3 Motivation by Typewriter program for grades three through six after federal funding ends. Principal Gene Schulze started it, with 30 typewriters, a film by Centron, and a planned kindergarten expansion.
Temperature at 1 p.m. 34 high 34 low 24 yesterday 25 20 year ago 39 10 Highest on this date 69 lowest 2. Humidity 53 percent barometer 29.14 inches and falling. Sunrise 7 25 sunset 5 47. Precipitation yesterday trace. Area forecast Mostly cloudy with slowly rising temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight mid-20s high Wednesday low 40s.
City officials and union negotiators report progress toward a tentative contract. Don Manning states wage terms are nearly settled while work hours and other implementation details remain under discussion ahead of ratification.
Mrs Rex Smith of 1420 S Central received a birthday card reply signed by Richard Nixon president. Both parties share January 9 as birth dates and the exchange is noted by Mrs Smith.
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard and Mitchell continue toward the moon aboard Antares coupled with Roosa in command module Kitty Hawk. After a tense launch and docking, mission control confirms they will proceed with the planned lunar descent to Fra Mauro despite earlier linkage delays.
Dr. Edwin Stene of the University of Kansas spoke to over 50 at Central Park Building about city government forms. Chanute voters face a special election next Tuesday on switching from commission-manager to mayor commission, the other major model being mayor council.
The sentence reflects a reminiscence that some individuals only learned the touch system later in life, but it did not relate to typing. It comments on the misalignment between educational timing and practical use.
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