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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
2
Mike Cooper of 1305 West Main criticizes The Tribune editorial Off to the Races for bias and lack of reasoning. He argues legalizing dog and horse racing could fund Kansas education and highways, decrying opponents and urging a thorough review and plan.
The piece riffs on golf attire evolving from plus fours to shorts and T shirts, noting bare shanks and midriffs on players. It mocks current outfits as sloppy and lurid, saying golfers today plain don’t give a damn about proper dress on the course.
Terry Murphy argues that government waste dominates headlines but military waste is ignored. He cites Vietnam casualties and slum conditions as incentives for reform. Murphy proposes a guaranteed annual income to streamline welfare and reduce bureaucracy while aiding those in need.
Dr Molner explains osteomyelitis in a 16 year old boy is caused by germs, not rapid growth. With current antibiotics crippling is unlikely unless infection involves a joint. long-bone infection may spare movement.
Twenty five years ago Chanute Rainbow division veterans who attended reactivation rites at Camp Gruber Ohio returned to work, noting that a 1943 crop of officers and men received quick salutes. Attending Chanute were W Marcus Barbee Lester Welch Robert W Smith Mayor John Hargrave Arthur Blank and Truman Lovett. T A Duckworth Jr received a 4 H scholarship among four Kansas boys. Four Kansas girls also won scholarships. Mrs Clifford Gibson Verda Lou Zastrow Zeldene Corn and Mrs Eva Buck joined the Business and Professional Women's club in Tioga Inn with over 30 members present. Mabel Hudson heads to Chicago to visit her son J A Hudson and family.
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson report President Johnson recounted Churchill’s remark on tasks unfinished amid Latin American talks with Honduras and El Salvador. The piece notes regional tensions, border clashes, and a push to widen trailer truck weights amid House action and debate.
On this date in 1945 the first atomic bomb exploded near Alamogordo New Mexico. In 1965 twelve horses landed at Quebec nicknamed the moose from France. In 1790 the District of Columbia was established as the U S government seat. In 1862 David Glasgow Farragut became the first admiral. In 1918 the Russian royal family was executed by Bolsheviks.
Belgium abdicated with Baudouin succeeding on the throne. In 1964 Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona accepted the Republican presidential nomination at a party convention in San Francisco.
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Local notes from Chanute with community items and brief updates. Includes notices of events, appointments, and upcoming meetings across the town and surrounding area.
Prime time schedule shows Jeannie Daktari Garrison's Gorillas and sports blocks on color channels with Password It Takes a Thief Showtime Good Morning World Wallace for President and NYPD Negro History Invaders and Of Black America segments plus Gilbert Becaud and News at 10 02 4 5 7 9 12 13 numbers indicate channels or times
Local TV listings show a dense midweek schedule across channels 2 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 with daytime and evening blocks. Notable programs include Bonanza, Jeopardy, Love of Life, The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, Red Skelton, and sports and movie slots.
TV listings note Garrison's Gorillas on ABC at 6 30 p m with four stranded prisoners joining a mission behind enemy lines. NBC airs Showcase from Nashville featuring The Box Tops at 7 p m. ABC presents It Takes A Thief at 7 30 p m with Mundy pursuing a stolen item. N Y P D on ABC at 8 30 p m features Old Gangsters Never Die with Da Silva guest. NBC closes with The Invaders at 9 p m The Miracle about a girl who witnesses a fiery death and sees a vision.
Humboldt residents hosted and visited family friends over the weekend with gatherings at the Hofer and Julich homes in addition to visits to Parsons and Ellsmore. Attendees included C P Julich Lucinda and Lucilla San Mateo California and local families R C Cunningham E L Wrestler Ferrall Kennart Sean and others. The article also notes that the Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2 1776 with many signatures added later.
The Maldives comprises about 2,000 coral islands covering 115 square miles. Male is a compact island city about a mile long and half a mile wide with roughly 12,000 residents. The national population is around 93,000.
In Neosho County Kansas the estates of Ruth A Smith and Guy O Smith deceased seek final settlement and heirs determination. Richard L Ashley administrator demands written defenses by July 1 1968 at 10:00 a.m. in Erie Kansas court.
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