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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
4
The Supreme Court overturns Dr Samuel H Sheppards murder conviction citing prejudicial publicity. It outlines guidelines to balance fair trials and free press, urging judges to control publicity and, if needed, halt or relocate trials.
A nostalgic look at the first drive in filling station in Pittsburgh on December 1 celebrating its 55th anniversary. Grocers sold gasoline from curbside drums to customers who waited inside for groceries. Customers paid with potatoes and cranked their own engines while grocers handed five cent cigars.
In Chanute Guy Short leads a movement to recruit older leaders for the Be Prepared motto. Local notes also mention a family vacation, a Colfax Baptist homecoming, and a planned historical marker on US 160 west of Parsons for the Bender farm murders.
Washington column reports repeated postponements of a major military construction bill as Rep Mendel Rivers battles alcohol problems. The article says Rivers was hospitalized at Bethesda Naval Hospital for sobriety treatment, with staff previously trying to manage his drinking and its disruptive effects on committee and floor actions.
Reader asks about a four year old weighing 70 pounds with a habit of chewing paper and high milk and candy intake. Advice urges balanced meals, reduced sweets, more vegetables and fruit juice, and notes the milk can be acceptable in moderation.
A reader praises the Nazi regime, while another signs as A H defends Nazi philosophy. Ann Landers rebukes both, explaining the dangers of total state power and religious intolerance, and cautions Americans to remain vigilant. The column also covers a teen daughter facing rumors of pregnancy and plans to leave school.
Rep Edward Hebert praised Mendel's sobriety but amid the $17.8 billion Military Authorization Bill Rivers disappeared from the scene. Rivers produced a 106 page report attacking Secretary Robert McNamara calling the Pentagon dominated by a Caesar and proposing an extra $931 million for three programs McNamara opposed. continuation of the B 58, an anti missile system, and nuclear powered surface vessels.
June 14 1966 Chanute Kansas reports residents and volunteers mobilize to assist flood victims. Community groups including churches and relief committees coordinate meals, clothing donations, and temporary shelter for affected families.
A TV guide shows tonight’s lineup with channel numbers and programs. Notable slots include 6 30 Sportsman’s Friend and Daktari, 7 00 Shenandoah and Don’t Eat Daisies, 8 00 F Troop and The Fugitive, 9 00 CBS Reports, ending at 10 30 Ripcord.
Local TV listings reveal a dense schedule across stations KVOO WDAF KCMO KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW and Chanute channel 3. Daytime morning programs include Sunrise Seminar Captain Kangaroo and Love Lucy while afternoons feature Jeopardy and Guiding Light. Evening blocks present News Weather Sports The Tonight Show and multiple feature films.
A 1966 Chanute Tribune advice note counsels Elsie to stay in town and return to school to deflate gossip. It urges keeping the family home intact and questions a niece with alleged shabby morals, offering Ann Landers help and a stamped self addressed envelope.
A collection of wry one liners from small town papers. The Atchison Globe and other papers share humor about international affairs marriage and office life. The compact quotes illustrate local voice and period tone.
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