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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1962
Page
5
The piece notes the cost of maintaining a member of Congress now totals about 275000 annually, with personal allowances and office expenses pushing overall costs for the national legislature above 147 million yearly. It argues citizens should scrutinize their representative more closely to ensure value for public funds.
In a letter to The Tribune Bill Gard of 1603 S Ashby criticizes the Chanute Teener League for allowing players listed on the American Legion and Chanute Elks teams to participate. He cites a dangerous incident with a player’s cleat and urges equitable participation and better recreation funding.
The report notes a 35 percent drop in this year's garlic crop versus last year, prompting surprise among salad enthusiasts. The piece also hints at nightlife union activity and political remarks involving Billie Sol Estes, with a tongue in cheek reference to financial dealings.
The fragment mentions Eugene Field and Walt Whitman in classed play with names and schools. It notes a church musician with modest looks and describes vanity habits. A pessimist attributes positive work to the Peace Corps on its first birthday, labeling it as active as any one-year-old.
In a special election 1,344 ballots were cast with Chanute voters approving a $25,000 library and improvement bond and rejecting a $35,000 community activity building. Library support won 872 to 472 while activity building fell 805 to 491. Roy Harding began duties as division shop clerk at highway headquarters. Local residents returned from Independence and plan a Chanute Country club four ball event Friday. Lee Knapp visited Erie on business. Fifty years ago a call for a Central park well grew as park attendance increased and residents protested wells or cisterns nearby. Luke 6 37 verse cited.
Washington column cites examples of businessmen charging private planes yachts and even divorces to business expense accounts. The piece notes reader skepticism and presents an illustrative case to show how personal costs can be misrepresented as business expenses.
A Franklin County land transfer records a private deal between an Admiral Ross and General L. Jones, with a cable from Jacoby of North American Aviation urging action. The piece highlights cost plus contracts and noncompetitive deals tied to defense work and AT&T’s lobbying history in earlier administrations.
In Garden City Kansas Richard Coupland Sr. first led his family on three consecutive solo flights at the municipal airport. His son Richard Jr. followed with his own solo and wife Irma completed the sequence. All three impressed as instructor Gene Reed and Western Plane Sales Inc. guided the sessions.
A reader asks if tubal ligation after pregnancy is advisable for a pre diabetic state caused by pregnancy. Dr Mother explains pregnancy can trigger temporary diabetes, notes risks of future diabetes, and says tube tying is not harmful but should not be done for trivial reasons. She discusses timing, potential outcomes, and cautions about re‑opening tubes if more children are desired later.
A collage of light quotes and language snippets from multiple papers. Jokes poke at journalism, pronunciation, and word origins while other lines observe politics, media, and everyday life with wry humor.
A dense schedule lists programs across KOTV Channel 6 KODE TV Channel 12 WDAF TV Channel 4 KOAM TV Channel 7 with 4:30 p.m. Perry Mason and 7:30 p.m. Defenders and 8:00 p.m. Movies. Entries show times, channels, and shows including news weather sports and variety programs through late night.
The Couplands pursued aviation for extensive travel and own a plane. All three have soloed but cannot carry passengers yet. They attend Garden City lessons twice weekly and face FAA supervised written exams with 11 other students next week.
Chanute Tribune page listing publication staff and subscription rates. It shows publisher Dwight McCreight and department managers, pricing for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties, and Kansas rates for one year and various periods.
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