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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1970
Page
1
Opinion pieces warn pollution could render Earth uninhabitable in 35 years. Call for strong action includes legal definitions, 25 percent reductions from major polluters within five years, and firm shut downs if unmet, with concerns about economic disruption.
Roberta D. Thuston asserts the Neosho-Allen County NAACP branch was not involved in the junior college basketball case. She states the organization only acts on proven racial discrimination and trusts the college administration to resolve the matter.
A reader sent a formal apology after attending the January 6, 1970 junior college board meeting about Coach Lyle Rutter's resignation. The writer criticizes the trustees' handling, asserts support for education, and asks Rutter to accept the apology for what they call a tragedy caused by others' ignorance.
An editorial lauds Safari Industrial Park south of Chanute as a model of private capital with public support. It notes privately owned land, city and county cooperation, and public services such as utilities and roads provided without burdening taxpayers.
County commissioners Ray Coder Ken Casper and W L Thurman pledge funding to improve roads to the park to accelerate adding buildings to the tax rolls and boosting payrolls. They stress not all industry yields full benefits yet advocate continued effort to induce growth and celebrate this high water mark for the community.
Chanute and its friends support a new day care center for mentally retarded children at the North Malcolm Community Center. The center is functioning and marks a first of its kind in the area, showing local care for others and applying Christian principles to daily life.
A Marc Chagall Bible exhibit drawn from the original etchings now graces the Snyder Memorial Chapel reading room at Neosho County Community Junior College. The show, loaned by Gallery G of Wichita, features 105 etchings completed by Chagall after 20 years of work, with some French and Hebrew texts.
A confidential House Crime Committee draft bill proposes licensing and quotas for the manufacture and distribution of depressants and stimulants, including Miltown Equanil Valium Librium and amphetamines. It would require strict record keeping and impose penalties up to five years in jail and $15,000 fines.
Fredonia hires Raymond Puckett as police officer and Neal Harrelson as dispatcher after city commission approval. Police Chief Don Armstrong notes four bids for used revolvers offered by the department, with prices from 55 to 29 dollars.
Kansas readers told to mail all federal income tax returns to the IRS Service Center in Austin Texas. Harry F. Scribner Kansas district director said an addressed envelope is included in tax packages for convenience. Checks should be payable to the Internal Revenue Service.
Tribune notes memories of Adolph Geist of 812 Evergreen who rolls his own cigarettes with a machine, claiming equal quality and lower cost and joking about nerves from cigarette shortages. Also reports water softener speed reducer delays, a sex hormone rooster study, milling company leasing a Coffeyville building, Chanute census age responses, and Chanute Tribune masthead with staff and rates.
TV schedule recap lists CBS primetime shows and guest appearances for Sunday plus daytime and late night offerings. Notable items include My Three Sons Petticoat Junction Super Bowl pregame and guests on Sullivan Show with Tiny Tim Flip Wilson and others, plus Mannix and Porter Wagoner entries.
Channel listings for Chanute and nearby stations show a montage of programs from The Music Scene to The Telegraph of late. Highlights include Gunsmoke Here's Lucy Movie The Survivors Carol Burnett and The Tonight Show with associated news and weather segments.
Chanute Public Library reports 1969 total circulation of 57 504 with 33 852 for adult materials and 23 652 juvenile items. Adult fiction and non fiction circulated 15 955 and 11 252 respectively while 6 605 non book items were checked out.
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