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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1968
Page
2
Mrs. Don Noland criticizes the Chanute sports program for blocking a volunteer traveling All Star team due to lack of funding. She notes sponsor money already raised should be used for children and questions adults forgoing unity and responsible citizenship. She cites other towns supporting similar teams and urges action.
Column argues money drives Wilt Chamberlain’s move from the 76ers to the Lakers and questions the belief that college education pays. It notes his high salary, lack of a degree, and contrasts with the long term value of completing college for most youths.
Tribune notes Ralph Mendenhall will leave Thursday to accept a bulldozer operator position on the Alaskan highway. The column also recalls past local events including a sale of Hargrave grocery to Chanute Mercantile and a rise in gasoline tax.
Neosho County Community Junior College near Chanute advances interior finish on four tax supported buildings. New president Dr James Carroll Sanders leads an open house highlighting a circular library, science building progress, and plans for a 2500-seat gym arena under coach Lyle Rutter.
Stewart Alsop praises journalists while at Chanute a local library offers works on politics and government. New nonfiction titles include The Progress of the Protestant, Asian Drama, The Pearl Is a Hardened Sinner, The Algiers Motel Incident, The Money Game, Our Own Worst Enemy, and Chemical and Biological Warfare America’s Hidden Arsenal.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson frames Edgar Eisenhower’s letter to Seattle voters as a bid to block anti Communist trade with the Soviet bloc. The piece notes bipartisan trade policy under Truman Kennedy and Johnson, cites Sen Magnuson’s bill, and recalls Wickersham’s Oklahoma bid and a failed Pueblo return appeal. It also covers gun control measures and a Wolff switchblade bill, plus police inaction on knife sales in New York.
The Oakland City Council unanimously votes to end a six week ban on chemical mace use by police in riot and crowd control. The ban began June 11 after claims the chemical could cause eye damage and injure bystanders.
Listings show Prime time lineup with The Prisoner and Get Smart followed by Lawrence Welk Hogan's Heroes and Petticoat Junction Also Hollywood Palace Mannix and Grand Ole Opry listed with dates noted as Sunday in Friday's paper
Daily on air lineup lists morning to late night programs across stations Chanute K TV KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC and others for Monday July 22. Notable shows include Today Show Captain Kangaroo Bonanza Merv Griffin Jeopardy The Tonight Show and a mix of soap operas game shows Westerns and variety hours.
Guests at Benedict Powell and Parsons households include Floyd Powell and family from Little Rock, Ronald Elder and Jamey and Rhonda from Pontiac, and others from Kansas City Des Moines Tonganoxie and Buffalo. Families picnicked in Garnett and visited relatives, with several overnight stays and trips to St Louis and Wesley hospital.
CBS airs The Prisoner at 6 30 where a female Number Two tries the hero for escape. My Three Sons follows at 7 30 with Ernie convinced he is a jinx after a string of accidents. Hogan's Heroes at 8 offers Lt Carter seeking Hogan's aid to escape Stalag 13 and return home. ABC presents Hollywood Palace at 8 30 hosted by George Burns with the King Family Enzo Stu arts Lainie Kazan and Desmond and Marks.
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