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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1972
Page
2
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports 250 inquiries from families missing youths after an unidentified boy struck and killed near Clinton. The piece highlights common issues with hitchhikers and the difficulty of identifying victims, noting warnings and the paradox of seeking identity while risking it.
A Kansas discussion centers on the Alcoholism Treatment Act effective July 1. Chief Dana Hummer questions enforcement while an author reports the act aims to treat alcoholics rather than prosecute them, seeking federal aid and law enforcement cooperation to address alcohol-related crime.
Philadelphia imposes a two dollar tax on arriving and departing passengers at Philadelphia International Airport to boost revenue. Initial resistance dropped from about 50 percent to 10–20 percent in a week, with airlines collecting and remitting the funds. Expected city take is around fourteen million dollars annually.
Cynthia Lowry writes guests respond to questions on television at the start of the political convention season. Humorist notes jokes should sting yet stay friendly, target both parties, and avoid personal attacks while readers are urged to read the want ads.
Miami Beach reports a diverse 1972 Democratic National Convention with delegates from varied backgrounds and regions. The hall glows with carnival colors as portraits of Roosevelt Jefferson Jackson Kennedy overlook a freshmen-dominated body while Hubert Humphrey shifts focus to party reforms amid the McGovern delegate dispute.
The Appeals Court judge who sided with George McGovern in the credentials fight sold his former home to McGovern for about 85 000. David Bardon cast the decisive 2 to 1 vote reversing the lower court as the nomination hung in the balance.
Warren Burger pressed to review the Democratic credentials case while Abbie Hoffman promises 4000 Miami protesters and aims to disrupt the Republican convention with a 100000 mobilization. Hoffman hints at broader harassment of Pat Nixon and Agnew as McGovern associates discuss campaign debts and control of the DNC chairmanship.
On July 10 historical notes include Millard Fillmore becoming president in 1850, John Calvin born in 1509, Lady Jane Grey proclaimed queen in 1553, Marcel Proust born in 1871, Wyoming statehood in 1890, a Death Valley high of 134F in 1913, Beria purged in 1953, Telstar launched ten years ago, Gov. Lurleen Wallace tumor removal five years ago, Vietnam war cost per person in a Senate brief a year ago, plus birthdays for Saul Bellow and Jerry Herman and a Twain thought for today.
A devotional note urges readers to adopt the mindset of Christ Jesus, citing Philippians 2 5 as a guiding verse for daily conduct and humility.
Coverage begins with the Democratic Convention on CBS and NBC. Programs include Walk on the Wild Side with Harvey and Fonda, Men’s Olympic Track trials in Eugene, and Space Between Words. Evening lineup features Let’s Make a Deal, Convention specials, Book Beat, Vibrations, Tonight Show, Dick Cavett, Ship of Fools, Paul Harvey, and weather and Jesus program.
Listing of Monday to Friday TV daytime and evening lineups across multiple stations with programs such as Today Show Dick Van Dyke Family Affair Jeopardy and The Tonight Show plus late news and notable specials including Democratic Convention coverage and Masterpiece Theater entries.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey paused on the Chanute observation car last evening for five minutes of chats and handshakes with about 400 residents admiring the city. He discussed farming and local conditions with a Tribune reporter and noted Chanute’s leisure due to no city taxes. A petition from 19 property owners seeks concrete cab, gutter and paving on Third Street from South Kansas to South Plummer.
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