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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1972
Page
2
Promises of relief for senior homeowners under Kansas years 65 and older were not kept as the 1970 law cost far less than projected. Critics label the plan fraudulent amid complex distribution rules and rising taxes. Gov Docking seeks expansion and the Legislature considers liberalized reforms to restore promised benefits.
A reader column notes Merrill Lynch aired a bullish on America TV ad filmed in Mexico showing a herd of bulls. The piece mocks the promotion while recounting a Dodie Hope discovery of a Hays supermarket checker who scolds shoppers for buying junk groceries.
The United States government levied charges of premeditated destruction and suspected kidnapping against Father Phillip Berrigan and five followers. The group is accused of planning to bomb government heating systems and kidnapping Henry Kissinger, a Playboy politician, amid broader accusations of government oppression and political bias.
NBC launches Search for the Nile a BBC series of six one hour episodes telecast in a two hour block. The first two programs frame President Nixon's Vietnam address and depict two British lieutenants trekking to the Nile source with James Mason narrator and a focus on the rivalries of Burton and Speke. Four more hours will air on future Tuesdays.
Tribune Files recalls 1947 events in Humboldt and Iola as high school bands join Chanute for an annual clinic under guest conductor Thayer Gaston. A 120 piece combined band performs in the Senior High auditorium while the Monarch Cement site advances toward reclamation and cemetery relocations near Humboldt.
Washington reports secret surveys show Vietnamese distrust of U S aid and soldiers. Pacification Studies Branch found most Vietnamese oppose U S troops and question the $120 billion war effort. Fifty to eighty percent blame economic chaos and rising prices for dislike of Americans. Some villagers say land and farms were taken for bases with inadequate compensation near Long Binh.
A survey cites defoliants harming health and crops in Vietnam. Reports detail fatal traffic incidents caused by U.S. drivers, Vietnamese anger, and warnings from Lt. Gen. Davison. Conservative Democrats push for Mills delegates with broad endorsements as convention nears.
The FDA proposes new safety rules to curb burns shocks and cuts from electrical toys. Standards would ban hazardous devices and require warnings for over thirty volt toys and heated items. Guards cover moving parts and needle risk in sewing machines while rules aim to prevent explosions burns and spills in toy pots pans and steam engines.
U. S. Sen. J. Glenn Beall Jr. will headline the Lincoln Day dinner in Independence Kant on Feb. 12. The Maryland Republican defeated incumbent Democrat Joseph Tydings in 1970, after Tydings had unseated Beall’s father in 1964.
The notice provides subscription rates for readers in Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and Kansas addresses, with varying terms from one month to one year. It notes carrier and mail options, local boxholder pricing, Chanute delivery details, and AP news use rights.
Prime time features include Courtship of Eddie's Father and Medical Center as well as Mannix and Green Acres. The lineup shows channel hints with private eyes, a mystery movie pilot, and a variety of talk shows and classic films late into the night.
Tribune listings show KTEW Chanute KUHI TV KMBC TV and other stations airing a mix of western, comedy and drama including High Chaparral Hee Haw and The Dean Martin Show. Notable late programs include News Weather Tonight Show and Dick Cavett with various network reports.
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