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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1970
Page
2
Murphy critiques Wichita officials for banning a folk rock show with a brief nude scene. He questions adult censorship of youth culture and proposes a Chanute Teenage Forum for under 21s to discuss any subject. He also reiterates an offer to publish school journalism class work.
The acting ICC chairman George M. Stafford rejects claims of favoritism toward trucking and railroad regulators. Nixon intends a future outside appointment for permanent head while Stafford pushes for more funding to tackle heavy caseloads, declining passenger service, and boxcar shortages. A separate India note reports a farmer in Tanjavur finding 1519 scorpions in a roof nest.
Readers question why Fred Atkinson remains out of uniform after the Cha nute Board of Trustees directed Coach Rutter to reinstate him or resign. Rutter chose to resign, citing the board’s required conditions, while readers seek an explanation from the trustees rather than alleging unfair treatment.
Editorial notes Jerry Phillips acted on a letter dated Aug 13 1969 from the acting city manager showing city commission intent to allow a trailer park between Katy and Ashby at Ninth Street. Phillips proceeded as the new city manager arrived during the process.
The city commission weighed expert guidance and after the new city manager’s land use study advised against allocating land for a trailer park. They reversed their initial position and did not permit zoning changes for Jerry Phillips to develop the site. Courts may determine if this shift harms him.
Robert Docking proposes trimming state expenses in his office and cites current costs. He notes Bill Avery’s last year budget, cites a 337,280 request for his operation, and mentions a 200,000 plus airplane. He urges savings for schools and mental institutions.
Twenty five years ago note: SS Chanute Victory to be launched at Wilmington California with the presentation of library books city history and greetings by Mrs T H Cronemeyer.Officials discuss fuel use restrictions for outdoor lighting while Queensland commission notes fuel oil gas used locally. Companion bills to build Shoo County jail in Erie advance in state legislature.
A $182000 federal grant funded a road to Gerald L. K. Smith's Christ of the Ozarks statue near Eureka Springs Arkansas despite evidence linking the project to Smith and his anti Semitic network. The plan faced political pushback and calls for investigation, with officials citing limited findings yet continuing funding amid controversy.
In Lagos amid the Biafra conflict end, many Nigerian women face new doubts as missing husbands may come home. Red Cross traced 4,264 cases of separated relatives with only 878 locating word. Remarriage and new children appeared as families were torn apart by war. A journalist—brother of the information commissioner Chief Anthony Enahoro—went into self exile over war feelings.
TV guide notes CBS Gunsmoke at 6 30 with a feud reignited by a romance between the rival families' children. Lucy at 7 30 features Vivian Vance arriving in Hollywood and a promised dinner with Lawrence Welk. 8 00 NBC presents Texas Across the River a Texan and a Spanish duke cross hostile plains.
A dense TV listing page outlines daytime and evening schedules across multiple channels. It lists programs by time slot, including morning shows, children's fare, game shows, soaps, and late-night talk formats for stations such as KVOO TV Channel 2 and KUHI TV Channel 6, among others.
In Topeka the 1970 Kansas Legislature opens as Gov. Docking uses a televised state of the state address to push his budget plan. Legislators face slow progress, with property tax relief at the center of debate and reactions split between control and public disclosure amid a wary political climate.
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