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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1973
Page
2
The Chanute Tribune condemns President Nixon's optimistic stance on price controls for food. It argues controls harm the economy, fail to curb rising prices, and distort meat and poultry markets. Hog producers cut output, driving up bacon and pork prices, while poultry farmers struggle due to uneven pricing.
The Kansas political scene buzzes over a federal grand jury indictment that mentions Lansing prison warden R J Gaffney amid allegations of a Kansas City prostitute contact. Gaffney is not charged, but party leaders call for his suspension while probes continue, with audits and questioned expenses adding to scrutiny.
Washington column notes President Nixon arranged hospitalization for Mrs Maurice Stans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after her husband resigned as secretary of commerce. She stayed in a VIP wing, billed at $61 a day, during multiple hospitalizations in 1972 and 1973, with visits from the First Lady and a Thanksgiving call from Nixon. The piece also covers Nixon’s open-door policy changes and Agnew’s reporting on Watergate, plus AMA refusal of a drug price ad amid debates on price fixing.
Director Tom Gries returns from Europe with 300000 feet of QB VII film to be cut to six hours for ABC making it the longest TV movie. The production stars Ben Gazzara Anthony Hopkins Leslie Caron Lee Remick and Sir John Gielgud and may air in three parts next year.
Scattered showers slowed wheat harvest in the county area and gave elevator operators a breathing spell after a busy Friday with heavy wheat cross weighing scales. Neosho county welfare budget for 1949 set at 375210.75, down 2154.65 from 1948. Ice deluge in St Paul damaged homes and roofs. Dr. Atkinson weighed a three ounce chunk.
The piece jokes about modern brides and grooms preferring bold signs over shyness and notes marriage lasts on average four in the United States. It muses that happiness often comes from humility and shared effort rather than wealth, ending with a quip about dowries and property in婚.
Rates listed by trade territory and delivery method. Local readers in Maiin Trade Territory pay Kan 3 percent tax, with yearly and short-term options. Out-of-territory mail adds additional tax and higher totals. Carrier delivery and Chanute post boxholders shown with monthly or yearly amounts, plus AP affiliation note.
Coffeyville taxi operator De Luxe Cab owner Norman Fitch complains to the city commission that the government subsidized Coffeyville Transportation Service, backed by Southeast Kansas Community Action Program, is harming his business. Fitch says drivers on commission could earn more elsewhere. The service, aiding elderly and low income residents, received a $5,878 grant for continued operation.
James J. Casey, former associate professor in the technology department at Kansas State College of Pittsburg, files a district court suit seeking 175000 dollars in damages claiming he was discharged without cause or hearing from a continuing contract of employment.
Channel advance schedules reveal last minute changes to programming with several listed airings. The Railway Children episode appears at 7:00 and a crime drama The Connection at 7:30 follows with a range of shows including Stars and Stripes Show at 9:00 and Tonight Show listed for 10:30.
Chanute WDAF KCMO KUHI KOAM KBMA KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW broadcast a Wednesday schedule with shows like Bowling for Dollars Partridge Family Dragnet Hollywood Squares The Tonight Show and I Love Lucy across channels and times. The list spans sports music and drama with multiple titles including Mystery Movie The Bounty Man and The Waltons alongside game shows and news.
AP column humorously questions reformers who seek taxes to curb sin noting sinners persist and that inflation numbness, love, aging wardrobes, and memories shape behavior. The piece muses on gender change theories and social quirks with wry observations.
A note cites First Corinthians 4 14 urging believers to heed without shaming, as Paul writes to his beloved sons. The brief excerpt emphasizes guidance and admonition over reproach.
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