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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1976
Page
4
An eastern Kansas editor comments on a death caused by a mentally disturbed man who bought a .22 rifle and ammo with ease. The piece argues a waiting period might have prevented the killing of a psychiatrist and questions why gun purchases lack delays seen for other needs.
The El Dorado Times notes Kansas City Star and AP reports on three proposed sites for a Prairie National Park are stale. An editorial writer urges urgency but editors say further exploration is needed and federal attention is elsewhere. The paper doubts a park will materialize soon in the Flint Hills and advises easing the topic for now.
Keith Wright describes a Hutchinson editors luncheon with Gov. Robert Bennett. The Q and A session covered state finances tax policy and public television with Bennett defending his record, noting no political plans beyond his term and urging local funding for government and media. The writer reports on travel fatigue and a burned shirt.
Verse from Psalms 62 10 warns not to trust extortion or robbery or set the heart on riches when they grow. It urges reliance on faith over wealth and warns against placing hope in material gain.
The article portrays Guy Goodwin as a modern witch finder general who pressed about 100 grand jury investigations across 36 states and returned over 400 indictments, many for minor or unrelated offenses. Critics like Whitney North Seymour and Arthur Kinoy condemn him for coercive tactics, extending terms to jail witnesses, and perverting grand juries to harass dissidents amid 1970s antiwar unrest.
Rates listed for Neosho, Alien, Wilson, Woodson counties and outside trade territories. Prices include Kansas sales tax. yearly six month and quarterly options shown with tax. Chanute post office boxholders and carrier delivery options noted along with UP International rights and ABC audits.
City Manager Robert L. Briley stated regional CAA in Kansas City has approved plans and specifications for extending the municipal airport runway. Fifty years ago highlights mention a 1926 banquet where 22 Civil War veterans joined World War veterans at the American Legion event at the Oriental.
In Washington the Kansas delegation split over extending the Federal Energy Administration for 18 months with Rep. Winn voting yes, Sebelius and Keys opposing. The House approved the 39 month extension 194 172 and the full FEA bill 270 94. Pearson seeks to repeal FEA in the Senate. Keys backs more child care tax credits, while Dole aims to preserve library and museum tax breaks amid a potential $1 million revenue loss.
Two U.S. veterans say their Paris meeting with Hanoi officials left them convinced that American prisoners of war and MIAs remain in Indochina despite Vietnamese denials. They criticized State Department officials who questioned their reports and said further talks are planned with Washington.
Kansas crops report shows wheat developing slightly behind with about 20 percent at turning stage, less than year-ago and 10-year average. Frost damage cited, moisture generally good, corn 95 percent planted, sorghum soybeans below last year, alfalfa first cutting at 50 percent.
Airman Margaret E. McGee, daughter of Luther M. and Mrs. Glasgow, is stationed at Moody Air Force Base Valdosta Georgia with the 2024th Communications Squadron as an administrative specialist. A 1968 Fredonia Senior High School graduate she previously served at England AFB Louisiana. Her husband Sgt Vernon G. McGee is the son of Mr and Mrs G T McGee of 1003 W Second.
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