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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues against a general statewide property tax and supports keeping it as a last resort to balance state finances. It notes inequities across counties, the burden on taxpayers for schools and localities, and the need for adequate revenues, with a cash basis state law guiding fiscal year balances.
The piece questions U S plans for a 30 megaton atomic test arguing such a weapon would merely invite mutual destruction, waste resources, and offer propaganda value without altering strategic outcomes. It warns a 30 megaton blast could devastate cities and industry, yielding no clear political gain.
A playful column mocks political and social manners touching on marriage weight gain bath scales Congress fiscal confusion and social fundraisers. It jests about mixed company and presidential public reports while lampooning postmastership cards and Christmas lists in a breezy editorial voice.
A clipped quip questions Horace Jones as indolent and lazy, noting his reputed reluctance to work. The remark contrasts perceptions of his energy with 周 the reader’s sense of his temperament.
A set of regional quips shows a Galesburg husband burning ashes from a cigar while driving. A wife and friends trade jokes about dirty windows and car gear stripping. A joke suggests a woman attends a football game to admire mink coats as a Southern Californian enjoys air and tires on a bus ride.
Twenty five years ago Adv permanents ad lists prices. Eligo Hidalgo jailed for stabbing Ramon Salvadora after a March shooting. Across the Back Fence column covers local domestic life and social visits. Fifty years ago jury lists include Chanute men for Neosho County court.
An observed essay tracing Mistinguett's era shaping fame by leg display and noting that today many women across nations possess attractive legs. The author comments on Mexican and American leg aesthetics and contrasts past modesty with modern openness.
Washington report on a back stage gathering in Hugh Scott's office with Congressmen Scott, Roosevelt, Bolling, Powell, and Diggs forming a plan to press voting rights and anti-lynching legislation. Diggs proposes unseating Mississippi lawmakers, but Roosevelt and Bolling advise restraint to avoid southern backlash.
Dr George W Crane advises a concise snappy application letter aimed at securing an interview rather than a job. He suggests using a proper address, brief personal data and experience, and ends with a request for a reply in a stamped self addressed envelope. He warns against juvenile boilerplate and stresses one page, typewritten letters.
Global briefs report Soviet Union increases economic aid to India including proposals to build an aluminum industry and expand a hydroelectric project. Earlier offers cover a steel mill and oil exploration as part of a larger campaign. Berlin reports show East German pressure on workers in West Berlin to quit. Seoul notes Korea’s defense minister touts a large army ready for stronger weapons. Tokyo report covers a man arrested for destroying red dresses on trains.
The four questions cover pronoun order with whom you are speaking, correct nehroo pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable, the misspelled word auricular among awkward autocracy auricular augmentation, and the meaning of incipiency defined as beginning or commencement in context.
Kansas State College engineer Vernon H. Rosebrough analyzes long term rainfall cycles since 1840 to assess reservoir needs for eastern Kansas cities. He notes a potential ongoing dry period, compares it to 1936 1941, and offers a formula for minimum reservoir capacity and drainage area per person served based on average rainfall of 40 inches. The guide aims to aid agencies and engineers though cautions against blind application.
City Council reverses ban on using a heating stove in the city jail allowing prisoners to cook light snacks again despite complaints about odors. The move ends an earlier order aimed at stopping prisoner cooking in response to odor concerns.
A dense list of TV slots from morning to late evening shows many programs including Today in Joplin Captain Kangaroo Ernie Kovacs Show Love of Life Guiding Light News and Weather segments. The grid includes years and channel notes KOTV Channel 6 KCAM Channel 7 and various show titles with partial timing.
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