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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
2
Editorial condemns Kansas Medicaid payment reductions affecting doctors pharmacists and nursing homes. It argues lower reimbursements threaten access to care for the elderly and poor, noting the cuts stem from the last legislative session and compromise patient dignity and need-based service.
The author attacks Sen. Tom Van Sickle and GOP leaders for staging class warfare in the name of economy. They claim the elderly dependent children and poor will bear the brunt while leaders protect their own wealth, and critique the lack of funding for medical training facilities.
The piece recalls Richard Nixon’s political rise from California to the Senate, his hardball campaigns, and his shift on China. It criticizes his use of smear tactics during May Day protests and questions whether a minority winner can learn lasting political prudence.
Kathy Timberlake, 24, cousin of the President, writes to Nixon asking for more welfare. She says unemployment benefits ended, she is in emotional distress, and receives only 27 dollars a month from County Aid amid health and food struggles in Cotati California.
ALTON BLAKESLEE surveys why youths experiment with mind altering drugs, citing rebellion curiosity and peer pressure. He notes adults medical use and advertising, then argues social change afflicts youths differently in affluence and in slums, with ghetto youths seeking escape from hardship.
A dense guide lists KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW Chanute stations with morning to late night program blocks. Notable items include Bugs Bunny Sabrina Josie and the Pussycats Harlem Globetrotters Route with sports baselines and classic shows such as Wagon Train The Beverly Hillbillies and The Man from U N C L E.
A student note quotes Professor Reynolds Shultz on violence, musing that people kill not guns. The fragment hints at the wounded pondering if gun control could have helped, but it ends before a conclusion.
Terry Murphy argues that enforcing gun controls and safety laws reduces violence and deaths. He cites Britain’s low homicide rate and warns the professor’s theory about people versus tools misreads real-world outcomes. He adds a biting aside on personal fragrance and social manners.
The Democratic field tightens around Ted Kennedy as Kennedy loyalists take key roles on rival campaigns. Muskie surpasses Kennedy among regulars, while aides like Mankiewicz Feldman and Salinger move into Mc Govern staff and other campaigns. Kennedy could steer a brokered convention.
The Kennedy circle may urge a draft Kennedy run if 1972 Democratic deadlock looms. Meanwhile Egypt under Sadat forges West ties, boosts Soviet arms, and trains an expanding army with amphibious drills as Israeli and Egyptian intelligence clash. Spear reports show rising espionage, with Israeli doubt over Sadat’s peace promises and a covert backroom signal from Steve Smith.
Prime time features include Victoria and High Chaparral at 6:30, The Interns and Nanny plus Royals Baseball later. CBS presents Nine Hours to Rama with Horst Buchholz at 7:30, Odd Couple at 8:00, and That Girl at 8:30. Late night talk shows run after 10:45 with Johnny Carson Cavett and Griffin.
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