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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
2
Editorial from Kansas hearings notes committee members refuse to back consolidation though calls for savings linger. Speakers name sacred cow constitutional offices as obstacles, urging gradual testing in smaller departments before broad change.
Roy Freeland of the Kansas Department of Agriculture notes expanding Japan demand. Kansas sold over a billion dollars in farm products to Japan in two years and moves toward a third. Kansas Beef Industries and TNT Food Products exhibited at the American Food Festival in Tokyo, highlighting first fresh U S beef in Japan and packaged popcorn. Both firms praise future prospects for Kansas farmers.
Chanute Public Library shelves new titles aimed at men with war satire by Hans Hellmut Kirst and westerns by Will Henry and John Reese. Other picks include The Boys of Summer, Midsummer Century, and National Geographic offerings Greece and Rome Builders of the World. Readers urged to call Tribune carrier if missed.
Reporter details White House aides and uses of staff for political work, noting Morgan and colleagues’ roles, pay, and potential conflicts of interest. Includes Dzu’s parole saga, Navy publicity by Adm. Kidd, Kleindienst law firm surge, gas price lobbying vs Interior findings, and FBI publicity claims and practices.
Midtown Musings notes Chanute loses Terry Murphy and Jack Lacy, figures who energized economic and social revival. Murphy fought apathy, sparking discussion on race, policing, pollution, and government. Lacy, as Kansas Economic Development Commission head, steered the Chamber of Commerce toward boosting industry and cultural assets like Safari Museum and Santa Fe Park, lifting town morale.
AP reports Michael Bauer continues to recover after being shot on Guiding Light. Doctors say his temperature and pulse are normal, easing viewer fears as CBS soap nears its 20th anniversary. Don Stewart reflects on fame and fan mail, while James Aguirre notes Cavett's ratings risk and Paar plans another 90 minute appearance.
Twenty five years ago petitions circulated county wide in Kansas against an appropriation slash in the field service branch of the Production and Marketing association. Fort Scott organizers linked to the program spearhead the drive. Fifty years ago 1922 Chanute plans a Fourth of July celebration led by the American Legion post and Municipal Band with Wallace Brothers providing hippodrome and fair attractions.
Charles Roscoe Duckworth, Wilson County clerk since 1967, died Friday at St. Margaret's Mercy Hospital after about a week as a patient. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Fredonia with burial in Fredonia Cemetery.
On June 1 historical notes include Charles de Gaulle becoming France's premier in 1958 and Kentucky and Tennessee joining the U S in 1792 and 1798. Brigham Young's birth is listed for 1801 and Madison's 1812 war advisory is noted.
A brief note critiques Mary Chase's The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden. The reviewer highlights Maureen Swanson's rule-breaking visit to the Messerman place and the eerie upstairs photos that seem to move, urging readers to discover the rest for themselves.
The page lists weekday TV schedules with channels KCMO TV 5 KUHI TV 16 KOAM TV 7 KMBC TV KTWU 11 KODE 12 WIBW 13 KTEW 2 Chanute 3 WDAF 4. Prime time features Western High Chaparral Sanford & Son Partridge Family Wagon Train Room 222 The Catcher and other films. Late night includes The Tonight Show Paul Harvey The Claw Monsters Track of the Vampire Batman Raw Edge and Jesus story.
Rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside trade territory with tax details. Channels include Chanute post office boxholders and area towns with carrier delivery. Membership includes AP news dispatch rights and Audit Bureau of Circulations notice.
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