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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
2
A city resident calls for swift safety measures at Brown Wells dam after another drowning. Suggestions include restricting access, posting warnings, naming victims, consulting engineers on undertow, and installing a safety fence, aiming to prevent future deaths.
Dr. Clinton W. Robinson sends thanks to Chanute readers for a welcoming visit. He praises Safari Park for beauty and camper facilities and commends Anna Lou Mattix at Safari Museum and Steve Kinney at the Chamber of Commerce for their friendliness and help to travelers.
Voters face district changes for county commissioner and state legislature under the one man one vote ruling. In Chanute Position No 2 now covers parts of the fourth ward precincts, shifting lines from Main Street. Neosho County gains three state House members with one resident from the county, while Allen County districts realign into Crawford County to balance population.
CIA and other federal agencies disclosed that the 26 ton opium bonfire in Chiang Mai was largely fodder. Dozens of tons of opium were never burned, with five tons passed as 26 tons to stage the demonstration. The hoax prompted GAO scrutiny of helmet and vest armor and training.
An NBC News insider recounts sending crews overseas for Nixon era trips to China and Russia. He notes the vast team required to field TV reporting and shares anecdotes from foreign currency stores in Russia to language learning by Dick Valeriani and a Beijing hair salon tale.
The July Best Yet 4 H Club meeting drew 33 members and 15 parents. Exhibits included Feona Orth on horse, Susan DeMeritt on sheep and sewing, Laura and Melissa Oehlert on gardening and knitting, Oeh lert on rabbits, Angleton siblings on sheep and rabbits, Gray siblings on horses and sewing, Angleton on hogs, Reinhardt siblings on steers. Teri Sue Reinhardt and Don Berthot were elected queen and king candidates for the fair. A safety booth will be on display.
Six Japanese men led by a documentary director set off from Okinawa in a rubber lifeboat with three days of food and about 20 gallons of fresh water. They plan a 14 day drift, drinking sea water for part of the period to study dehydration, with varied patterns including sea water only, mixed, and fresh water only.
Chanute public librarian lists new fiction titles for indoor or outdoor reading. Notable additions include The Way to the Sun by Beylen and Dark Horse by Knebel among mysteries. Pandora's Planet by Anvil and From This Day Forward by Brunner in science fiction. The Altar and the Crown by Niven and A Cluster of Separate Sparks by Aiken among historicals. Westerns Yellow Horse by Brown and No Where Left to Turn by Ballard for the special collections.
Channel advance schedules limit last minute changes. Listings include Owens Berlin documentary, Gunsmoke, Nothing But The Best, Here's Lucy, Campaign ’72, Call to Danger, The Tonight Show and more with times from 6 to 12:35.
A detailed Monday to Friday TV schedule from Tribune listings across stations KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW KTEW Chanute WDAF and more. Features morning News Today in Agriculture Farm Face Sesame Street The Lucy Show Sale of the Century Jeopardy Password and a full day of soap operas cartoons and game shows with channel numbers and start times.
Neosho county's annual expenditures are projected to top the million dollar mark for 1948 as published by the county commissioners in The Tribune. The budget totals 1,026,813.30 compared with 662,201.53 this year and 527,423.07 in 1946, driven by the new elementary school aid law high high school levy jail building needs and higher living and construction costs.
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday edition delivery, including in town carrier and mail options across multiple regions, with taxes and advance payment terms. It also notes Chanute post office boxholder rates and carrier charges, plus AP rights and circulation audit membership.
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