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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1963
Page
4
Editorial argues Kansas must create a separate state wide junior college system to serve as two year entry path for students, reduce costs, and free senior colleges for upper level studies. It urges funding under state control, regional access, and coordination with universities. It warns current vested interests oppose change and delays risk inequity.
A quirky mix of observations about domestic life and history. Mentions a husband calling his wife Justice and references five miscarriages. Notes on December price drop of two tenths of a percent and a playful line about private transport and re entry after coffee.
Tribune Files notes a program at North Valley school six miles east and two south of Chanute with Dad Ketcham performing songs and Virginia Stanfield tapping dance Maribeth Old acrobatic dance Charlotte Gurwell Myrtle Gurwell yodlers and Ruth Elmore on piano. Mrs H W Insley to Topeka with Majory Spalding Celeste Villepique for Capitol tour Miss Spalding Villepique sophomore class member. Mary Alice Berthot KU student named to 1938 Women's Rifle team. Bob Miller family welcomes daughter Sandra Sue. Drizzle increases soil moisture adding a quarter inch of rain to yearly total.
A religious verse from Matthew 10 28 urges readers to fear God who can judge both soul and body. It contrasts earthly threats with eternal accountability, emphasizing spiritual over physical peril and offering consolation amid dangers.
In a reader letter the doctor advises that emotional disturbance can be severe enough to impair work and life and urges seeing a psychiatrist. Other notes discuss thalidomide, shingles, and eye health with practical guidance for finding care and understanding conditions.
Stark-Curley Lee underwent an operation at University Medical Center in Relie Kansas City. Elder fell and injured her leg last week with bruising and sprain but no bones broken. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Eggen remodeled and moved into the home near Neodesha. Flora Roush entered Erie Rest Home. A reception celebrated Rev Patten and wife on Christmas Eve with a money tree and cake refreshments. A polio benefit at the high school drew a crowd as girls basketball and volleyball games were played plus a Lutheran men’s basketball game against Mission Covenant.
Clark Clifford, long linked to the Kennedy circle, represents FMC in a high profile deal to buy Avisco for 116 million dollars. DOJ actions against Stauffer on a similar merger are cited as leverage, with Clifford denying insider influence while FMC faces scrutiny for size and past merger activity.
Published evenings except Sunday the paper notes second class matter status and postage paid at Chanute Kansas. It lists staff including John Haverka advertising Dwight Wallingford Mrs Leland Lowe city circulation Ben 8 B Nicholas mechanical and Dorsey Osborn press. Also mentions Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press affiliation with miscellaneous subscription rates by mail for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and area outside four counties.
Clips & Quips Lebanon reports a ban on belly dancing stirring debate as residents face restrictions. The column notes the clash of cultural norms with entertainment options, hinting at broader social tensions.
A dense 1960s era grid lists programs across channels KOTV KODE WDAF KOAM with time slots from early morning to late night including news Western Theatre Cartoon Theatre and classic series. It shows alternating broadcast blocks and multiple time entries with a wide range of daytime and prime time offerings.
Disconnected quotes from Emporia Gazette and Journal-Tribune reflect on the idea that reclaiming capital is laborious. The Augusta Gazette comments on the difficulty of getting a person to listen while presenting a plaque, using a black veil or scroll as a metaphor.
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