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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1977
Page
2
The piece warns that personal freedom is shrinking globally per Freedom House data via UPI. It notes 43.9 percent not free, 36 percent partly free, 19.6 percent free in 1976, down from 36/22/42 four years earlier, citing press freedom criteria and calls out potential U.S. risk.
A caller criticized a July 1 front page that featured a calendar photo of a bikini model. The paper notes the calendar was barely visible and recalls a summer calendar girl photo from the Country Club diving board that also filled space previously.
The George P. Barker family thanks neighbors, the fire department and police, Chanute churches, the Red Cross, Helping Hand CBers, and friends for moral and material support during and after a fire that nearly destroyed their home. They pledge to repay the kindness by helping others in the future.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription options by region with prices for mail and carrier delivery. Rates vary for in trade area Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside trade territory Kansas addresses with different terms for one year six months and three months.
Review of Kenneth S. Davis Kansas A Bicentennial History part of The States and the Nation Series. Davis profiles a Kansan author and previews Kansas history from exploration to modern issues. The piece cites Kansas Historical Society sources and lists century old Kansas items from state newspapers.
Washington reveals secret papers showing oil industry insiders plotting to limit shipowner responsibility for oil spills. Documents detail lobby meetings in 1967 1968 and efforts to block strict liability while fearing insurance costs and higher rates.
Kansas Features and News director in an interview with David Owen describes internal disorder in the Dole Ford campaign. He cites Reagan loyalists among staff, delayed vice presidential debates, and strategic missteps that influenced the race before election day.
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