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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
2
Editorial commends Grace Episcopal Church for hosting Wednesday Night Flicks to give local youths entertainment during summer. Two shows failed to cover $40 per film and $60 in admission revenue, canceling the series. Authors suggest youths are selective and praise the effort despite limited attendance.
A reader recalls changing tastes and cinema landscape from frequent theater visits to drives in. He reviews The French Connection noting language and realism, praises Gene Hackman’s performance and a famed chase scene, then vows to avoid vulgar expressions for a day.
The Tourist Development Authority of Miami Beach approved banners and bumper stickers reading Miami Beach Loves Democrats and Miami Beach Loves Republicans with equal print runs. A member, Herbert Robins, objected to the flowered elephant and donkey design calling it fatuous and preferred a simple welcomes sign, but the vote was 6 to 1 to proceed.
Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, after four years in federal prison, tells Congress 26 ways to improve prisons. He calls for new smaller prisons, better medical and dental care, libraries, rehab programs, more visiting rights, unrestricted mail and phone access, and improved guard training and grievance processes.
NBC shifts from Laugh In to 10 weeks of major league baseball with a premiere 2-1 Detroit over Minnesota game in Bloomington. The 15 minute pregame show relies on archival clips and nostalgia, while CBS ends Amateur's Guide to Love after 13 weeks and reruns My Three Sons. In San Diego doctors plan remote brain wave monitoring via a computer 10 miles away at UC San Diego to improve surgical readings.
Washington operator Knute Knighton from Dallas based firm Resalab cultivates access to government spending by befriending FAA official John Mercer, who earns 36000 a year. Knighton introduces Mercer to Resalab leadership James Lawson and George Cramer, and secures a loan liaison with the National Bank of Commerce in Dallas.
Prestigious bank loaned Mercer ten thousand without security while Cramer and Lawson signed the guarantee. Knighton paid airline tickets and expenses for Mercer and associates, including Neal Blake, during a golf week at Del Monte Lodge. A $220 check to Mercer was endorsed by Mercer and his wife, and adjudicated within a broader FAA procurement probe led by Ralph Nader’s group.
Erie county officials announce the rural school reorganization committee convention will meet at the courthouse on June 26. Fifty delegates from rural districts have been elected, exceeding the 51 percent threshold required by the new state law. Yates Center gun club to hold first trapshoot Sunday 2 miles south on US 75. D Shenk secretary.
The text presents a verse urging that the commandment be kept in the heart. It quotes Deuteronomy 6 6 and emphasizes memory and adherence to divine instructions.
Prime time listings feature Massacre at Fort Phil Kearny with a military inquest into the officer in command. Nick Carter adventure stars Robert Conrad and Shelley Winters. Marcus Welby M D drama explores a physician facing career neglect and family strain.
Daytime to late evening listings show channel lineups and programs from KUHI to WDAF across KC and Chanute. Notable items include Royals vs Red Sox and classic dramas, game shows, and public affairs, with time slots from 6 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on weekdays.
Major events listed include Britain handing the Suez Canal to Egypt in 1956 after 74 years of operation, Colum bus discovery of Martinique in 1502, Ottawa hosting Canada’s first parliament in 1841, Pershing in Paris in 1917, Paris open city in 190, and Marshall becoming first Black justice in 1967.
Rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside trade territory with Kansas tax. One year twelve dollars thirty six cents inside trade area. Six months six seventy outside tax rate. Monthly rates vary by delivery method including Chanute boxholders and carrier options. Associated Press affiliation noted.
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