Editorial urges cutting old Pentagon spending to curb deficit
Editorial Rep Keith Sebelius warns that expanded new federal spending could push the 1976 deficit to 175 billion dollars. He attacks costly programs like national health and other social ventures and urges Congress to prune unproven old spending, notably Pentagon outlays. Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana echoed this stance.
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Kansas Livestock Men
Congress
Pentagon
Ellender Warns on Defense Spending and Dictatorship Risk
Senator Ellender argues 16 years of Red peril fear-mongering has driven defense spending. He warns continued weapon budgets could lead to dictatorship within five years. The piece compares his stance with George McGovern and calls for reallocating funds to people rather than the Pentagon.
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Ellender
Congress
Sen. Ellender
George McGovern
Pentagon
Hartke
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmers gain overshadowed by Common Market levy shift
The six European Community countries raised farm import fees, offsetting any currency adjustment benefits for U.S. farmers. The policy remains a variable levy aimed at matching European prices, despite Nixon Connally talks. The piece urges renewed negotiations to expand world farm trade and increase U.S. exports.
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European Common Market
Connally
Simple Format of Mimicry Review on Comedy Hour
Cynthia Lowry reviews a Wednesday night Comedy Hour lineup featuring Rich Little and Marilyn Michaels imitating famous figures. The Kopykats segment elicits mixed laughs while The Persuaders pursue light Bond styled capers with a Russian spy ring plot and witty dialogue.
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NEW York
Rich Little
George Kirby
Marilyn Michaels
Frank Gorshin
Charlie Callas
Joe Baker
Jimmy Stewart
Bogart
Cagney
Boris Karloff
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
New Katy Office Building Opens in Parsons
Katy Railroad completes move to a new 4,200 square foot office building at the Crawford Avenue crossing in Parsons consolidating all Parsons offices. The old passenger station and office building is being razed soon after the move. Call tribune carrier if missed, or dial 431-3400 after 5:30 p.m.
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Katy
Parsons
Katy Railroad
Crawford Avenue
Tribune
Egyptian Students Strike Over War-Peace Pressure at Cairo University
Several hundred engineering students at Cairo University walked out seeking military training to fight Israel and rejecting a political path to peace. They urged action against U S oil interests as part of a broader protest tied to Sadat's new cabinet and Egypt preparing for possible conflict while seeking a settlement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Cairo University
Israel
U.S
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Cairo
Mehailla al
Kobra
Soviet Union
Sadet
Egypt
Peck's Bad Boys
The piece discusses muckraking as a legitimate pursuit to expose corruption in politics. It cites Theodore Roosevelt and journalists like Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, Ralph Nader, and Jack Anderson. The author argues newspapers should expose government wrongdoing and welcomes muckraking in Peck's Bad Boy.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Roosevelt
Sinclair
Steffens
Arthur Brisbane
Walter Winchell
William Allen White
Drew Pearson
Ralph Nader
Washington
Olympian Heights
Georgetown
Establishment
Peck
Nixon boosts military budget in new defense push
President Nixon orders a larger portion of next budget to military needs, raising Army divisions to 13 and Navy ships to 600 with emphasis on smaller vessels. Secret NSC discussions weigh matching Soviet buildup and boosting air sorties in Southeast Asia by 50 percent.
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National Security Council
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
State of 1978 US military buildup and budget plans
A 1978 budget request exceeds 82 billion dollars as the US expands the B 1 bomber program SRAM missiles and multiple warheads on land based ICBMs. Soviets lag in multiple warhead tech and US sites are hardened. The piece also covers Rep Irving Whalley alleged misuse of funds and ethics probes. It notes political figures and corruption concerns alongside praise for Lockheed’s Marietta support and Senate retirement bill talk.
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United States
Whalley
Ethics Committee
Bill Cramer
R-Fla
Nixon
Benton Becker
Justice Department
Adam _ Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Proxmire
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Lockheed Company
Marietta
Lockheed
Ramada Inn
Jack Hart
Lockheed Planes
Kansas Electric Cooperatives To Hold 31st Annual Meeting
TOPEKA AP Lowell K Abeldt Hope president of Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc announced the group will hold its 31st annual meeting in Topeka January 24 25. Abeldt said more than 400 electric cooperative directors managers and employees are expected to attend. The group serves 105000 Kansas homes farms businesses and industries through 37 consumer owned electric cooperatives.
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Topeka
Kan
Lowell K. Abeldt
Hope
Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc
Abeldt
Abeldt Sa.d
Bill to loosen Kansas bone dry law introduced in House
A 1947 measure by Rep. Charles Rauh of Hutchinson would strike parts of the bone dry law that prohibit transporting or possessing intoxicating liquor in Kansas. The bill would also reduce penalties for liquor manufacture and sale tied to a 66 year old constitutional amendment. Fredonia reports a Brown Swiss cow owned by Clifford Timmons calved three healthy heifer calves.
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Topeka
Kansas
House of Representatives
Charles Rauh
Hutchison
Fredonia
Clifford Timmons
TV Highlights and Film Listings from the Week
The page lists programming including Ruby Dee and Al Freeman Jr in To Be Young Gifted and Black about Lorraine Hansberry, My Three Sons, Longstreet murder mystery at a bus stop, a Kennan Wynn Jeanne Crain Ethel Waters film about a widow guarding a secret, and Owen Marshall Counselor At Law.
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Ruby Dee
al Freeman Jr
Lorraine Hansberry
Charley
Kennan Wynn
Jeanne Crain
Ethel Waters
Owen Marshall
TV Tonight Listings Preview Evening Schedule
Prime time features action from 6 to 11 with Westerns and comedies. Notable items include High Chaparral, Hee Haw, Green Acres, Hogan's Heroes, and Beaver Lake followed by Flip Wilson and My Three Sons. Late night includes The Tonight Show and Dick Cavett with films Pillars of the Sky and Stage Door.
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Simon Locker
Green Acres
Beaver Lake
Flip Wilson
Glenn Cafer
Ironside
Longstreet
Dean Martin
Owen Marshall
World Press
Critic
Merv Griffin
Dick Cavett
Television log schedule for Monday through Friday
Television listings from the Tribune show daytime and early evening programs on KTEW KCMO WDAF KUHI KMBC KODE WIBW and others. Entries list show times and programs such as High Chaparral Sanford Son Hollywood Squares Brady Bunch Partridge Family Love American Style Death Valley Days and The Tonight Show with guests and segments.
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Chanute
Wdaf.tv
Kcmo.tv
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Kcam.tv
Kmbc.tv
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Wibw.tv
Ury Ll
Washington Week
Sanford & Son
Don Rickles
Sylvia Scarlett
Black Castle
Dick Cavett
Merv Griffin
Algiers
Today in History highlights from presidential inaugurations
The January 20 history roundup notes Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 oath for a full White House term, Eisenhower’s 1953 oath, FDR’s third-term inauguration, Pearl Harbor lease approval, Marshall’s 1801 appointment, and the throne succession of Edward VIII in 1996. It also mentions UN forces returning Gi zenga to Leopoldville, Taylor’s Vietnam visit, and Laird’s Cambodia policy.
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Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
England
John Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Antoine Gizenga
Congo
Leopoldville
United Nations
Blessed is He That Considers the Poor Verse
Psalm 41 1 emphasizes the blessing of those who care for the needy and promises divine deliverance in trouble, reflecting a biblical proverbs tone.
Chanute Tribune Local Rates and Publication Details
The Chanute Tribune provides its subscription rates for in territory and outside trade areas, carrier and mail options, and notes on sales tax. It lists prices for 1 month to 1 year, with varying tax amounts and town delivery specifics. It confirms AP rights and press associations.
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Kansas
Chanute
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