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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
2
An Ottawa editorial mocks the city’s highway wealth and the editor’s indifference to the decline of passenger trains. The piece contrasts Ottawa’s modern roads with concerns over public transit cuts and local government issues, warning about empathy erosion.
Inflation pushes up costs for GIs after a 12.5 percent pay raise as Army and Air Force Exchange Service faces a $90 million debt from Vietnam. Coffee rises from a nickel to 10 cents with refills free, ham burgers up to 35 cents, and other snacks like milk shakes and hot dogs see small increases. The issue comes as Nixon aides study ways to attract volunteers and ease draft reliance.
NASA reports Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 are en route to Mars and will pass within about 2 000 miles, each expected to return more than 200 pictures. Mariner 6 should nearest Mars at 1 18 am EDT July 31 and Mariner 7 at 1 am EDT Aug 5.
A 14 year old runaway slipped past a 250 member security force and entered a parked B52 bomber at March Air Force Base. He took food supplies a pistol and ammunition before being caught leaving the plane. All items were recovered and classified documents secured. The base security officer was reassigned, no charges filed.
Washington Merry-Go-Round explains how tongue inspection reveals health issues from cancer to canker sores. Notes dry coated tongue in fever or diabetes, smooth red tongue in pernicious anemia, leukoplakia signs, cigarette tongue, endocarditis spots, and acromegaly thickening. The column ends with a reader asking about pregnancy.
Washington The move places David E Wells, former attorney for Redwing Carrier of Tampa, as chief lawyer for the Federal Highway Administration enforcing highway safety. Rep William Cramer aided the appointment amid the anti pollution and highway lobby talks, linking Wells to safety enforcement credentials and Florida connections.
Chanute public librarian Jean Gray notes THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN by Crichton appears on local best seller lists, unusual for the genre. An imaginative critic reviewed this title alongside THE BLACK DEATH by Ziegler, an account of the plague.
Twenty five years ago Kelly Malson received his patrolman’s salary after a treasure hunt through vacant lots and abandoned buildings. Four youths faced police court heating for admitting 11 burglaries from June 16 to July 16, including the Busy Bee Cafe entry. Eighty Chanute residents, mostly women, were appointed to election boards for the August primary.
Terry Murphy argues that democracy hinges on citizens' willingness to be governed. He cites Kansas State Penitentiary as an example and warns that without restoring governance processes, police-state tactics rise. He urges true equal opportunity, better education, and an end to race prejudice to preserve democracy and freedom.
NBC presents the Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman film Saratoga Trunk at 8. Tonight CBS airs the Miss Universe Pageant with host June Lockhart and Bob Barker and contestant field of 65. ABC Sunday movie The Happening features Anthony Quinn and a Florida abduction tale with a twist ending.
Evening listings detail Ch 2 through Ch 13 programs on July 1 including 6:50 Lunar Landing 9 The Avengers and 7:00 Pioneer Spirit with Movies and TV plays such as Mayberry RFD and The Outcasts. Late night features Tonight Show and Apollo XI coverage with Black Heritage.
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