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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
4
The piece critiques gun control moves after Kennedy's death, noting the Senate bill's limits on sales but not on existing firearms. It argues registration would empower authorities but fail to curb criminals, while calling for harsher penalties for crimes with guns and questioning broad bans on guns.
Dr Mother explains hair grafting to treat baldness, noting tiny grafts from the back of the head and about five dollars per graft with variable success depending on scalp circulation. Readers ask about acne, fertility, menopause, and sex drive with Dr Mother offering guidance and booklets for 25 or 35 cents, mailed to The Chanute Tribune.
A Johannesburg guide extols the city as a booming modern center with a new 25 story hotel and a 42 story bank building, while contrasting affluent northern suburbs with Soweto where nonwhite residents live in modest cottages. He notes gold mining shaping the economy, and observes prideful property upkeep in both white and Black communities amid stark segregation.
A 25 year-old Tribune Files item assesses a draft-age father’s chance of induction before next year at about 17 out of 100 with a bleaker outlook if casualties rise. It also covers ration board cautions on vacation use of B and C gasoline coupons, travelers visiting local families, and military training movements in Fort Scott Chanute and Great Lakes, plus marriages and arrivals of relatives.
A verse from Ecclesiastes reflects on applying the heart to wisdom and earthly business. It notes that God’s work remains beyond full human understanding and discernment under the sun.
Washington reports highlight a section in a crime bill proposing an institute for crime prevention and criminal justice to study modern prevention methods. Rep. James Scheuer notes U S lags behind in detector tech and cites devices from Latin America and General Electric aimed at preventing assassinations and firearm threats.
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A reader challenges Ann Landers over her stance on alcoholic spouses and offers a personal memoir of divorce after hiding alcohol use. The letter asks whether to marry another alcoholic, while Landers apologizes and acknowledges differing patterns.
Rep. Scheuer urges creation of an Institute of Crime Prevention and Apprehension to study crime causes and prevention. He cites auto theft scales and calls for modern tech in policing. After years of lobbying across parties, the bill passes both Houses with aid from Kennedy and Clark, amid overall anti crime bill concerns.
Chanute Tribune reports brief local notes from Tuesday June 11 including community events, upcoming meetings, and brief notices from area organizations. Readers alerted to calendar items and public notices affecting Chanute and nearby communities.
The page lists color TV lineups by time and channel. Shows include Jeannie Daktari Garrison's Gorillas Sportsman's Friend Showcase Password It Takes a Thief Movie Good Morning World N Y P D Douglas Liberace The Invaders Youth in Politics CBS News and late news.
TV grid for KVOO Chanute KUHI KOAM and others lists programs from 6:30 PM to 12:05 AM on June 12 1968 including Today Show Captain Kangaroo Jeopardy Love of Life and The Tonight Show with guests and listed soap operas and game shows across multiple channels with block times and channel numbers.
On June 11 1968 events recalled include 1727 death of King George I and 1859 death of Metternich. The Six Mile Canyon claim later became the Comstock Lode yielding $340 million in ore. A 1936 Soviet Constitution was presented to Russia.
NBC offers I Dream of Jeannie at 6 30 with a bungling apprentice genie and Jeannie. Premiere of Showcase 68 at 7 features Lloyd Thaxton hosting a talent search from nine cities starting in Los Angeles and finishing in Palm Beach. An NBC movie at 8 presents a summer replacement hosted by Shelly Berman with guests Shirley Bassey Matt Monro Hope and Keene and Acker Bilk. CBS at 9 presents Reports examining youth impact on politics and the 1968 election.
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