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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1976
Page
2
Readers urged to defend the Second Amendment citing historical examples of firearm confiscation and warn against gun control. The piece calls on citizens to contact senators and representatives, write notes or visit in person to protect the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
A local letter argues for county mowing of weeds citing fuel waste and safety concerns. The writer notes mowing around a farm and along intersections, questions the county's access to steep ditches and creeks without guard rails, and warns that delaying mowing will raise future costs.
Tribune editorials argue the proposed world right to a nutritionally adequate diet is flawed and unrealizable while praising traditional ideas of access to food. The piece laments sports and media shifts from print to television and cites Michael Novak on the decline of sports journalism.
Novak criticizes TV sportscasters for prioritizing entertainment over game drama. He argues instant replay enriches viewing yet dulls analysis, while newspapers lose depth as readers miss live action. He cites Alabama Missouri game as example and laments searching for strategic insight.
Chanute Public Library adds several titles for home gardeners and hobbyists. The How to Grow and Can It Book of Vegetables Fruits and Herbs by Jacqueline Heriteau offers production and surplus handling guidance. Low Maintenance Perennials by Robert Hebb targets easy care plants for productive gardens.
A list of new titles spans outdoors and crafts from Richard Nicholls to Willi Bollman. Notable works cover platform tennis, kan sas outdoor recreation, Bargello embroidery, Chinese rugs, and antique car guides. Also featured are craft guides and arts and crafts for children, dog care, and Gothic architecture in America.
Buford Fisher, superintendent, announced at a board meeting that Webster and Cross schools are closed. Cross students will move to Hutton and Webster pupils may attend Hutton or Alcott.
The 1967 anti nepotism law is skirted as senators and representatives place relatives on the public payroll. Senators Stevens Laxalt Fong Young Williams Gravel Huddleston and others are named for family hires or favors. Some relatives predated the law. others receive pay via campaign funds or staff roles.
Geoffrey O Gara reports CAB considering another fare rise while excursion discounts shrink from 20 35 to 15 25 percent. The CAB urges airlines to honor earlier commitments but early signer discounts apply to current higher fares. FDA limits firecrackers to 50 milligrams effective December 6 1976 but fireworks fears persist. Car theft surges since 1960 spur lock devices like Unistop steering wheel lock and fuel line locks amid a near million yearly thefts.
Published daily except Sunday and six holidays the paper lists subscription rates for mail in trade territory and Chanute area. It details yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly prices with sales tax and carrier options. Also notes UP International affiliation and circulation audit.
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