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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1959
Page
4
Editorial notes telephones in Chanute may be delayed but hints at a potential switch to push button systems. Bell Labs tests in Illinois and Connecticut could lead to a nationwide adoption, offering faster dialing by pressing a sequence of buttons instead of turning a dial.
A compendium of wry observations notes Louisiana reversing custom to douse Earl with water while launching sites for missiles in the Midwest race to completion. It contrasts discomfort of air travelers with faster flights and mocks fads, ironies of steel workers and grandparents, and laments aging technology amid wartime anxieties.
A humorous roundup from several Kansas papers features jests on drinking excuses whistling theme music from a western and light social quips. The items display playful wordplay about office life posters and money worries with local flavor.
Reactions to the Kansas Highway Commission proposal to extend an interstate south from Ottawa are split. The Lawrence Journal-World and Iola Register praise the plan linking Ottawa to major centers, while the Ottawa Herald criticizes it as political and risky.
City commissioners urge Chanute voters to inform themselves on a 37460 dollar water softening plant bond measure scheduled for August 7. Fire alarms remind of hazards from heat and drought while a main break on New York street cut water to Humboldt residents for five hours.
Retail buying firmed this week as consumers fueled a boom across autos textiles and appliances. Ford Chrysler GM and Studebaker reported strong profits, with auto sales and factory output rising while rail freight car orders and stock activity increased, despite steel strikes and rising living costs.
A fragmented list of television programs and times shows Perry Mason Gunsmoke Welcome Welk and others across channels KOAM KOTV WDAF KODE. The dense page mixes airings from afternoon to late night with many titles and times overlapping without clear narratives.
Mrs Eisenhower christened the N S Savannah, the nation’s first atomic powered merchant ship. Neiman Marcus stock offered to the public at 1950 a share with strong demand. Sears Roebuck spent a record 48 650 000 on newspaper advertising. North American Aviation works on two jets for the Air Force surpassing 2000 mph at 70 000 feet. Westclox installs a 15 foot diameter indoor clock in Grand Central Terminal with a 72 foot minute hand.
In New York AP reports labor management strife peaking next week as steel earnings announces loom. Key meetings Monday between management and striking workers with a US mediator, major firms Bethlehem and US Steel among those to reveal six month profits. Copper prices ease while aluminum contracts loom Friday deadlines. Allegheny Ludlum and Inland Steel post strong first half gains, fueling wage price dispute implications.
Kansas Board of Regents approves 1961 fiscal year school budgets totaling 42,736,861 dollars, up 2,718,692 from this year. Increases cover faculty pay rises and new positions for enrollment growth, with 32.8 million for salaries and related costs and 10.5 million for non salary operating expenses.
Washington column notes Richard Nixon pursues a high stakes trip to Moscow to shift Geneva talks, ease Berlin deadlock, and woo Khrushchev. He pushes for public relations gains with government access, censorship lifts, and Siberian stops while backed by Herter and Kohler.
Advertising department led by James E. Sheridan and Dwight Wallingford along with Nellie Hollenshead and T O Ward presides over office operations in Chanute Kansas. The paper notes eligibility guidelines for mail subscriptions in Neosho and Woodson counties with annual and semi annual rates and lists delivery details for rural routes.
A preacher recalls Lyman Beecher whose lone early sermon reached one man who later became a minister and says encouragement can spark lasting good. Small words of support may end despair and set off a wider circle of positive impact beyond immediate visibility.
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