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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1969
Page
2
The piece contends state funds should not subsidize Catholic and other private parochial schools. It argues public control through elections is essential, cites duplication of services, and says public schools provide higher quality instruction at a feasible cost.
The Chanute District 413 board faced financial strain as elementary science textbooks remain incomplete after a four year purchase effort. Library collections grew slowly, but funds are tight, and the district questions whether public money can sustain quality education without private schooling.
Barbara Feldon discusses CBS picking up Get Smart after NBC dropped it. She describes life in Hollywood Hills, filming pace, and plans for the cast, including possible pregnancies to boost ratings. The piece also covers Tecumseh Hall fire at Haskell Institute and a fatal crash near Coffeyville.
Dr Thosteson discusses causes of foot and ankle swelling in adults and notes heart kidney and liver disease as possibilities plus factors like salt intake varicose veins clothing weight and occupation. He suggests diuretics low salt diet weight loss exercise changes and targeted treatment when a specific underlying condition is found.
The column argues ending the Vietnam War would not bring peace at home as antiwar and civil rights protests persist. It pins unrest on philosophical dissatisfaction and life prospects, noting Black Panthers and similar groups endure beyond overseas fighting, though protest coalitions may fragment if their unifying bond wanes.
CBS presents Take the High Ground starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden. Dead Ringer with Bette Davis and Peter Lawford follows. Vengeance Valley stars Burt Lancaster and Joanne Dru in a Channel 5 film.
Charles Evers, a Black newcomer, takes the oath as Fayette mayor amid barbecue and ball celebrations eight miles from the Mississippi. He credits the 1965 Voting Rights Act for boosting Black registration from 20,000 to 236,000 and says voting, not violence, will change racial tensions. Local white officials cooperate to stage the events amid a shifting Adams County in which Natchez and Fayette see greater cross‑race collaboration.
Tass quoted Soviet official Yakov Ovchinnikov reporting indignation in the Soviet Far East over recent Sino Soviet border violence. He blamed China for attacks on border rivers, citing deliberate action by the Maoist clique. The Amur clash on an island left no reported Chinese casualties and both sides blamed each other.
A religious note cites Acts 10 4 praising prayers and alms as a memorial before God. The verse emphasizes charitable acts and devotion attributed to Cornelius.
The Chanute and Kansas City stations list prime time shows for July evenings. Programs include The Tonight Show Maurice Woodruff News and various movies and dramas across channels 2 4 7 9 12 13.
Tribune Files reports Chanute now has 10 002 residents per County Clerk Virgil Moody deputy assessors, up 925 from 9 077 last year the lowest figure since 1940.
AP reports in Albuquerque that 64 year old actor Henry Fonda was admitted for influenza while filming There Was a Crooked Man. A nurse quoted him as saying I am a tired old man and I want to be left alone.
Subscription rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties with Chanute mail and carrier options. Staff roles include managing editor Dwight Wallingford and advertising manager Leon Dixon among others. The paper notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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