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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1972
Page
2
Editorial notes that a growing Third Party could threaten a long standing political bloc. It cites Gallup polls from a decade and five years ago showing Democrats at 56 to 63 million, Republicans from 40 to 38 million, and undecideds expanding from 6 to 11 million.
The Gal lup Poll shows Republicans at 38 million, Democrats at 68 million, and Undecideds at 25 million. The piece notes the Undecided Party could field candidates and questions whether some voters registered as Republicans or Democrats are actually Undecided.
The Federal Communications Commission ends the second leg of its AT and T investigation into prices and profits of Western Electric and related costs. The vote was 4 to 2 with Bernard Stassburg noting the study never took off and Nicholas Johnson calling the move irresponsible.
The piece surveys bias and liberal conservative contrasts with quotes from Ralph Bunche and comments on media language. It notes liberal limits on China policy, Newsday’s gobbledegook prize, and the tolerance paradox in political disagreement. It ends with Beverley Himes delivering milk in Dartmouth and her view on the job.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports a censored U S aid study accusing the Nixon administration of wasting more than 38 million dollars on pacification projects in South Vietnam. It claims three out of four dollars funded bureaucrats and notes ties to the Phoenix assassination program and heavy payroll costs.
An audit notes that 3.2 million dollars were to be obligated for 47 maintenance shops across provinces, with all but one completed by 1970. The report blasts the project as sophisticated yet unsuccessful in an undeveloped country, tagged by officials as a cover for milking taxpayer funds. SANE rates presidential candidates on militarism and policy. McGovern top, Nixon and Wallace rated unacceptable, with Muskie Kennedy McCarthy Hartke Chisholm and Ashbrook rated acceptable or mixed.
A Topeka woman contests the Kansas Board of Social Welfare ruling denying use of welfare shelter allowance to buy a $19,500 house. The board previously set a $12,500 maximum for such purchases, and the suit alleges denial of due process and equal protection, claiming the decision contradicts state and federal guidelines.
A devotional line from Psalm 37 verse 4 encourages believers to delight in the Lord and promises that He will grant the desires of the heart through faith and reverence.
Saturday listings feature The Maverick Queen with Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan at 7pm followed by The People at 7 30. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming appears at 8 pm and multiple other films cap the late night network. Sunday brings The Bridge on the River Kwai at 6 30 pm and Duel in the Sun at 8 pm plus top titles through the night.
Instructional item urges contacting a Tribune carrier by 5 30 p m using the number 431 3400. The note implies a missed connection or reminder for delivery.
Primetime schedule highlights Emergency and Mission Impossible with cast like Dick Van Dyke Mary Tyler Moore and John Davidson plus features Europe with Love and The Russians Are Coming. other entries include Lassie Green Acres Hee Haw and Mayberry RFD with various times and channels.
The Tribune lists KTEW Channel 2 through WIBW Channel 13 with a Monday evening lineup. Programming includes The High Chaparral, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Lassie, Gunsmoke, The Tonight Show, News hours, and late night talk shows. Channel details reflect Chanute through Wichita markets and the era’s variety of entertainment.
Highlights list events on this date from 1901 to the present including Queen Victoria's death in 1901, Byron's birth in 1788, Washington's survey commission in 1791, St Petersburg violence in 1905, Wilson League of Nations proposal in 1917, a 1952 airliner crash in Elizabeth New Jersey, George Metesky arrest in 1957, OAS talks in 1962, Kiangsi seizure claim in 1967, Nixon State of the Union proposal in 1972.
Tribune notes 1947 actions on a hospital lease bill allowing a governing board to lease Johnson Hospital if 25 percent of county electors sign and 25 percent of signatures come from residents outside the city. Also reports on local women traveling to Erie for a district school of instruction.
Published daily except Sunday and six holidays with staff credits and advertising contact details. Subscription rates vary by region and delivery method, including in town carrier, Chanute boxes, and out of town mail options, with taxes noted. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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