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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1961
Page
4
The piece criticizes 360000 Indians on 300 reservations costing 161 million dollars yearly. It argues the system grants unearned privileges while Indians suffer substandard health education and income, living shorter poorer lives than average Americans.
A government statement in South Africa refuses entry to American Assistant Secretary of State G Mennen Williams. The piece also reflects on parenting trends, summer camp impact, and compares Indian reservations to ghettos and camps while arguing for equal rights and duties.
The world committee on Demographic Studies reports blondes are disappearing globally while locally signs of vanish remain unseen until peroxide ends. In Haiti 95 percent are illiterate, a fact linked to scarce Yankee Go Home signs. Public and private views on Kennedy and Dirksen reflect political tension amid health concerns.
Twenty five years ago a fire swept the uncompleted junior college, senior high annex, and auditorium, causing about 150000 dollars in losses. PWA engineers call it the only disaster of its kind on a Kansas project, noting other major fires in the era and listing prior losses.
Daily Bible verse presents Matthew 5 48 Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect The brief note emphasizes moral striving and divine standard for readers.
An Air Force inspector questioned civilian officers and reserve pilots using government planes for personal trips under the guise of training. Ex governor Joe Foss and Crandall faced scrutiny for flights to Dallas and hunting trips at taxpayer expense, with costs averaging thousands per weekend.
A humorous roundup by HAL BOYLE in New York presents quirky facts and quips. It notes mosquitoes are drawn to carbon dioxide, dogs move with four leg muscles per step, cat bites can be worse than dog bites, car ownership rising, ice cream as favorite dessert, and a few trivia bits on marriage and space terms.
The column stresses genuine desire to quit alcoholism, notes Antabuse only works under prescription, and advises seeking doctors or clinics for help. It discusses stretch marks, pregnancy, and weight as variable, and clarifies phenobarbital use and doctor guidance. It also mentions surgical options for heart issues, constipation aids, and how to obtain Dr Molner’s booklet.
AP analyst James Marlow argues real communism remains distant for Russia as the party outlines a 20 year plan. He notes promised free medicine and housing, critiques the program’s claim all will live under communism, and highlights class pay differences under socialism versus future goals.
A collage of quotes and trivia: Wilson learned to read late. Buffalo Bill Cody’s $1000 card bet. Sandburg on slang. bee engineering and honeycomb geometry. executive slogan from Irving Bottner. land use plans for 2000. Gypsy kid tale by Sal Mineo. medicine consumption rise since 1949. prescription cost $3.25. South Pole sunniest in December. Compton MacKenzie on women versus gentlemen.
A dense, OCR style TV log lists programs by channel and time across KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM. It includes game shows, dramas, soap operas, westerns, news, and late-night movies with entries like To Tell the Truth Tales of Wells Fargo Rebel Whispering Smith Bat Masterson Peter Gunn Gunslinger Jack Paar The Price is Right and Dark Streets of Cairo among others. The page also shows weekday and Tuesday schedules with cartoons, variety shows, and cowboy series, reflecting a 1950s–60s era guide.
The Chanute Tribune listing publisher staff and office details plus subscription rates by mail for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and Kansas outside four counties. It notes association with the Associated Press and publication policies.
Omaha case ends without arrests as two men held in Hiawatha Kansas are cleared of murder suspicion in the July 17 strangling of Adam Bahr 54 of Omaha. Detective Sgt Gallagher says they are not the killers after descriptions and photos matched them were reviewed.
Kathryn Kiernan sues Maurice Kiernan in Neosho County District Court Chanute for divorce custody of a minor child and general relief. He is required to answer by September 1961 or the petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered. Foust & Foust attorneys represent Kathryn Kiernan.
In Neosho County Kansas Home Savings Association formerly Chanute Building and Loan Association files against W Thompson et al The sheriff willsell at public auction August 20 1961 at 10 00 AM at the Memorial Building Chanute Lots 8 9 and 10 Block 5 Popular City Addition Chanute to satisfy a court order of sale and judgment WITNESS MY HAND July day 1961
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