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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1975
Page
2
Tribune argues for selective deregulation across petroleum genetics and transport while cautioning against total abdication. It cites Ford on prices and states rights, CAB on routes, and railways and small business seeking less federal interference, warning of monopolistic risk without safeguards.
Southeast Kansas faces a continuing population decline as young residents leave for greener pastures. The remedy lies in expanding industry and job opportunities to attract and retain people, with Mid-America, Inc. coordinating multi-county development efforts. All 10 counties sustain funding this year to support growth.
A farm column recounts a season of digging Irish Cobblers and snapping green beans. The writer jokes about back pain from picking and a July Fourth rush to finish digging, while rival Paul Parsons brings polished Cobblers to showcase superiority. The narrator quarrels gently with the idea of glory and hints at better harvests next year.
Harris News Service reports mixups of potato and tomato vines with green fruit that resembles tomatoes but is poisonous when eaten in quantity. Desoto resident Mary Williams notes tomatolike potato fruit on her vines and extension horticulturist Larry Strouse warns against eating them. In Geneseo Merle Eikleberry grows purple potatoes from seeds allegedly spread by Kansas State agronomists. Mildred Routh weighs in with an 11-12 inch purple potato, and the writer jokes about potato competitions and gravy clarity.
Secret cables paint a tense post withdrawal map with Indira Gandhi surrounded by Moscow backing for powers and a Soviet push for naval bases in India and Vietnam. China warns of Soviet aims while North Korea faces no imminent attack. Olga Talamante case raises U.S. embassy questions over torture and political detention in Argentina.
Rates listed for subscription by mail in trade territory Neosho Alien Wilson Woodson counties with taxes. outside trade territory prices also shown. In area towns with carrier delivery and Chanute post office boxholders details include annual and short-term terms. carrier deliveries require advance payment. United Press International retains exclusive republication rights for local news and UPI dispatches. ABACir membership noted.
Independence Unified School District 446 will retry a capital outlay levy of up to four mills for building maintenance. The measure, proposed for up to five years, would raise about $120,000 annually based on current valuations after two prior failed attempts protested by voters.
About 49 Kansas communities identified as flood-prone by the FIA missed the July 1 joining deadline for the federal flood insurance program. They become ineligible for federal aid to rebuild highways schools and public properties in flood zones. Congress extended a delay until January 1 1976 for penalties affecting existing homes.
FIA officials report hundreds of last minute applications from flood prone communities as the Brickman Housing Act of 1975 prompts a tight deadline. About 6 620 nationwide communities are enrolled with 1 832 still failing to meet the July 1 deadline. Individual homeowners in nonparticipating areas face loss of federally backed insurance and loans until their town joins the program.
Government investigators report taxes fund 84 million yearly for Navy and Marine Corps officers to have servants for meals laundry and cleaning. GAO notes 8,416 enlisted stewards plus 500 servants serve generals and admirals, with potential savings of 51.7 million by cutting the closed mess system and shifting to self-service options.
Petitions circulating urge mayor to call a special election on adopting the city manager form of local government. George Elliott, owner of a pie shop, says he has leased the Drake's Bakery equipment and will start producing baked goods there Sunday.
A brief religious note cites II Samuel 1 27 to reflect on fallen power and the spoiling of warfare as sales double in a bleak proverb like reflection.
The GAO warned federal employees may have been overcompensated since 1970 by including fringe benefits in pay comparisons. With about 2.7 million workers and $41 billion in annual pay, federal total compensation exceeded private sector peers as fringe benefits rose relative to basic pay.
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