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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1971
Page
2
Editorial argues city commission fulfilled radical changes promised by two candidates. It notes landfill conversion, firing and replacing the city manager, and rejection of costly promises like a $40 per household gas refund. The piece urges turning city management over to the hired interim manager and continuing focus on building.
The Pentagon Papers are described as important yet subject to scrutiny and skepticism. The piece notes suppression efforts and potential political motives while emphasizing that such government authored histories may lack balance. It urges cautious interpretation by readers.
Amid the Calcutta region influx of East Pakistani refugees the monsoon worsens conditions with cholera risk rising. Officials urge immediate aid including tents tarpaulins and waterproofing as millions live in open or semi permanent camps facing disease and death.
Washington column mocks Chief Justice Burger as royal in style. It notes a private conference room desk and gold carpet for justices and reports a court seeking about 20 percent more funding than last year.
The article notes Chief Justice Burger seeks $5,000 for entertaining, $8,000 for auto floor cleaning, and $6,000 to rent cars for the Justices, with Stewart and White grilled by Rep. Rooney for lavish spending. It questions Burger's juristic abilities amid court clashes over Pentagon papers and press-source protections, and mentions Soviet trawler activity near Wallops Island alongside Coast Guard observations.
The Agriculture Department announced an agreement with South Vietnam for 88.7 million dollars in U S agricultural goods. Wheat flour tobacco nonfat dried milk cotton or cottonseed oil and soybean oil are included with payments in Vietnamese currency. Twenty percent is set aside for U S use and eighty percent goes as a grant to South Vietnam defense.
A terse instruction asks recipients to call a Tribune carrier, or dial a specific number at 5 30 p m, suggesting a missed delivery or contact action linked to the newspaper service. The fragment hints at delivery logistics without broader context.
Minutiae by Terry Murphy notes the Supreme Court shifts from broad directives to arbitration of many cases as lower courts lack clear guides. The June 28 decision striking down financial aid to parochial schools in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island illustrates a more constricted, narrow ruling approach.
The ruling says church and state are not a fixed wall but a blurred barrier varying by case. It notes Founding Fathers sought to curb religious establishment while pointing to historical state sponsorship of religion in nations like Italy, France, and Spain. The author questions the 18th century fear of state establishment.
The Tribune lists Saturday night films and time slots including Unsinkable Milly Brown at 7:50 p.m. Debbie Reynolds stars alongside Harve Presnell. Other titles span 1951 to 1971 with stars such as John Wayne, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster, and Kirk Douglas.
A fragment notes Acts 1 3 describing Jesus showing himself alive after his passion with many infallible proofs. The reference is to the resurrection appearances recorded in the early chapter.
TOPEKA AP The hog and pig population on Kansas farms June 1 reached its highest level since 1954, totaling 2,018,000 animals, up from 1,998,000 a year earlier according to the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
Prime time features include Tom Paxton Florence Henderson and Bruce Forsyth on Val Doonican show. World War I documentary narrated by Quentin Reynolds with Eddie Rickenbacker. Milwaukee Fourth of July Parade televised nationally. Also Untamed World F B I John Philip Sousa biography and several 1960s favorites.
The Kansas City area television listings show daytime and evening programs for channels including KCMO TV 5 KUHI TV 16 KOAM TV 7 KMBC TV 9 KTWU TV 11 KODE TV 12 WIBW TV 13 KTEW TV 2 WDAF TV 4 with Beverly Hillbillies Mister Rogers and Green Acres in early slots. Prime time features The Patti, Marcus Welby, All in the Family and Tonight Show among others.
Chanute Public Library notes a wave of authors expanding beyond their usual genres. Sylvia Plath releases The Bell Jar, William Inge attends a splenetic driver, and Na tional Book Award winner Walker Percy offers Love in the Ruins, with Dexter Masters producing The Cloud Chamber as science fiction in a Orwellian vein.
The Neosho County Bar Association announced a $75 minimum fee for divorce cases along with other base charges. It marked the first definite fee schedule for the county, though lawyers had generally agreed on charges previously. The published fees are stated as the lowest applicable. Jack Dempsey remained world champion, announced by the Tribune at 1 50 pm amid cheers from a large crowd gathered to hear the fight news. A long distance line conveyed the update as it arrived and the count was read to onlookers.
Rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties include tax. Prices cover one year six months and one month options with varying taxes. Kansas addresses outside trade territory shown. Chanute area boxholders and carrier delivery listed. Associated Press rights noted.
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