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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1973
Page
2
A federal panel rules Kansas House districts are unconstitutionally unequal under the one man one vote standard. It calls the 1972 map a crazy quilt designed to protect incumbents, gives the legislature until 1974 to redraw, and warns the interim process will be as entertaining as it is dubious.
Kansas Municipal Utilities cautions that rising fuel costs and gas curtailments threaten municipally owned power plants like Chanute. The report notes gas shortages, switching to costly fuel oils, unregulated industrial fuel prices, and potential closures if rates rise, with KMU survey covering about 400 000 customers across 60 members.
Fred Harris reports on voter apathy ahead of city elections with filing due Feb 13 and vacancies on city commission and junior college board. The piece notes strong activity at state level, including Rev. Richard Taylor's anti liquor and bingo drive and a column on local political engagement.
NBC's First Tuesday interviews Mrs. Eileen, wife of an American prisoner of war, as reports of POW returns brighten morale amid renewed U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. The segment aired in New York with AP coverage highlighting the emotional update.
Cormier of suburban Bayshore near New York City voiced deep fears and doubts about her husband Air Force M. Sgt. Arthur Cormier who had been a prisoner of war since 1965, captured during a mission involving the Jolly Green Giant helicopter.
By Jack Anderson sources close to the White House say President Nixon called for action against Jack Anderson and the Washington Post. Haldeman reportedly spoke of sharp attacks on the press as part of the inner circle’s strategy. The remarks were described as bitter and belligerent in private.
A Washington Post hostile stance is blamed on Haldeman and Nixon aides who allegedly tried to “nail” the paper after it exposed key government misdeeds. The piece notes Nixon’s rising anger since Watergate coverage and recounts the arrest of Les Whitten amid ongoing press rights battles.
Ron Poor, son of Walter and Mrs. Poor, moves from Missouri to Garden City to serve as president of the new Western State Bank. He chairs the bank’s board and plans facilities while the bank opens later this year in temporary quarters. He previously worked at the Bank of Commerce in Chanute and the First National Bank in Neosho, with degrees from Kansas State University and studies from the University of Wisconsin.
TV listings show evening blocks featuring Divorce His Divorce Hers Pt. 2 with Rich ard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Medical Center with Celeste Holm, and Cannon about a father seeking truth. Also listed are The Feminist and The Fuzz, Tonight Show, and various late night programs concluding with Felony Squad and To Hell and Back.
Monday through Friday Tribune listings show KTEW Chanute WDAF KCMO KUHI KOAM KBMA KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW and local channels airing dramas news features and specials. Notable entries include The Waltons Kung Fu NBC Follies Jack Paar Tonight Show and Weather updates with multiple time slots.
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE notes veterinarians hear many jokes about the veterinary trade. He sketches jokes about pets, house calls, high costs, boarding purebreds, and pet owners seeking care for cats and dogs.
A state supervisor told more than 40 representatives from 12 southeast Kansas counties that substantial gains have been made in the statewide program to control noxious weeds. The ten year old program shows excellent results and benefits from cooperation among county and city officials landowners. Also noted are plans for a volunteer juvenile probation officer force of 10 to 15 people in Montgomery County, as Judge Kenneth David proposes a one to one system but will not accept applications now.
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