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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1973
Page
2
A retrospective view of Lyndon B. Johnson credits his Civil Rights and social programs to Kennedy’s legacy, notes a 1964 landslide win, and acknowledges the Vietnam War as his downfall, arguing the nation bears some responsibility for the era's policies while praising his achievements.
A consumer protection bill advances from committee to the state Senate floor. It would ban referral sales bait and switch false statements false repair and deceptive advertising and let consumers sue for up to 2000 in civil penalties. Disclaimers of warranty would end door to door sales could be canceled within three days. Debt collection harassment would be illegal including unreasonable public notices and nighttime calls. The bill is praised as overdue and effective and urged for rapid passage.
The column compares the author with Tara Sheldon the 25 year old Miss Tall Universe, noting common experiences with nickname stigma and height. It discusses apparel challenges for tall people, referencing Tara's 6 ft 4% in stature and the author's own wardrobe mismatches.
FBI probes claim Howard Phillips offered grants to black lawyers to win Republican support. Berkeley meeting with lawyers during 1971 amid White House aid for legal services prompts questions. Phillips denies using OEFO funds for political favors.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson appeared pale and smoking during a January interview with Walter Cronkite at the LBJ Ranch. Cronkite recalled Johnson not fearing death, speaking of future plans and business like cattle sales, with the program to air February 1 on CBS.
Independence Recreation Commission reports a solvent year with 120 988 participations. Expenditures totaled 40 955.84, including 20 826.23 for salaries. Income reached 41 251.33, primarily from ad valorem taxation, with fees and pool admissions among other sources.
Twenty five years ago Dwight D. Eisenhower told his supporters he was not available for nomination to high political office. Humboldt canvassing for funds to buy a portable iron lung moved rapidly. Fifty years ago Harold Copley, commander of the local American Legion post, spoke at a Chanute Rainbow Division veterans meeting about aiding former servicemen in obtaining state compensation.
Coffeyville industrial transmissions maker Funk Manufacturing Co plans to add 375 workers to its payroll as it expands operations. A Garner-Denver subsidiary based in Quincy Illinois the firm now employs 625. Most new hires will fill production positions says personnel manager C O Price.
Fort Scott artist and horseman Richard Riley will be profiled in the February Western Horseman on sale Thursday. An insurance employee who freelances, he has sold cartoons to more than 200 publications over seven years.
A devotional line cites I Corinthians 2 9 about God preparing things for those who love him. The note frames the verse as a guiding thought for the day.
Listings show channels releasing advance schedules with last minute substitutions. Highlights include Go Ask Alice Go Go Ask Alice Medical Center Owen Marshall Partridge Family Dragnet and Hollywood Squares among others with times across early evening to late night.
The page shows a television schedule for KTEW and other stations with programs across evenings from 6:30 to 2:15 am, listing show titles such as Dragnet The Waltons Kung Fu The Hallelujah Trail and The Tonight Show along with time slots and channel numbers. It reflects a Thursday January 35 grid with multiple stations and a mix of dramas comedies news and variety programs.
Hal Boyle collects reader mail to note rising power use in the United States, car depreciation figures, and daily operating costs for different car classes. He counts cosmic dust shifted by earth and recalls notable births in 1009 and 1911, ending with a pithy quote about marriage as a job.
Thayer attendance center released the honor rolls for the period. Susan French and Linda Berg earned A honor roll recognition. B honor roll names include Robin Cole Debbie Deweese Kaylene Holtzman Ronda Jeans Robert Novotny Ricky Powers Kimberly Stiles Carolyn Umbarger Bill Carrico Gene Cox Beverly Greer Barbara Lee Debbie Smedley Carrie Smith Joe Pierce Shelley Bowers Linda Hartman Ben Showalter Sandy Thornton Terrie Thornton Tim Umbarger Gary Wheeler Rita Atkins Kathy Gomer Debbie Holtzman Nancy Hughes Bob Hurst Harold Powers Martha Walker.
Local newspaper confirms exclusive republication rights to AP dispatches and all local news. The notice states AP content belongs solely to the Associated Press and its member papers.
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