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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1976
Page
2
Thirteen American and British mercenaries on the losing Angolan side are on trial for their lives in Angola. The pro Western force they supported was defeated and widely condemned. The court is biased, and U.S. officials say they can do nothing to intervene. They chose to work as professional killers and must face the consequences.
A Tribune reader defends local anglers by disputing a front page image of a water moccasin. The letter argues the snake is a northern or diamond-backed water snake, not venomous, and urges parents to allow children to fish and swim again.
In a rebuttal to a letter The Tribune notes no venomous snake terms were used in a photo about a no swimming area at Santa Fe Lake. The writer says moccasin appears in the caption and clarifies no hazard to fishing or swimming was stated.
A Chanute family extends sincere appreciation for hospitality at the Tiger celebration held June 10 to 13. They thank the local Chamber of Commerce and residents for making the visit feel like home.
A reader questions teen driver danger citing a Dear Abby excerpt about a 17 year old killed in a crash. The letter frames youthful speeding as reckless freedom and urges respect for others while calling for police reports of speeders.
Rates for domestic and local mail subscriptions are listed with periods and taxes. Kansas addresses, Chanute post office boxes, and carrier delivery details show annual, semiannual and quarterly options with respective taxes and postage. The notice notes United Press International exclusivity and circulation audit membership.
Washington notes reveal Investors Diversified Services wields vast assets and influence as a multibillion dollar mutual fund conglomerate. The Senate panel probes missing ownership data while ex officials like Nixon and McCracken linked to its web. The piece also touches on Washington’s sex industry protests and Democratic platform tensions.
Twenty five years ago Jim Gilbreath designed and is making new desks at the trade school at a saving of about 1200 for the new schools. Fifty years ago in 1926 Mr and Mrs RL Christie and family left by motor car for a visit in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
A Bible verse from Psalms 84 6 speaks of strong men whose hearts hold the way home and who press through the valley turning it into springs and moving from strength to strength.
The Chanute Public Library thanks informal supporters led by Barbara Kihm for volunteering summers and funding books. She helped add The Great Books of the Western World and The Life Library of Photography to the collection. Their casual, coffee‑shop meetings strengthen library prominence through donations, advocacy, and word of mouth.
Farmland Industries announces a multi million expansion of CRA Coffeyville refinery. Ernest T Lindsey says major components will move from an idle Cities Service refinery in East Chicago to Coffeyville. Capacity will rise from 47000 to 62500 barrels per day with 365 workers.
Senator Robert Dole supported a package of tax reform proposals that would raise at least 4.3 billion in future deficits. A Dole aide said he would likely back a plan costing the Treasury about 1.8 billion annually. The Senate Finance Committee approved estate tax changes and a Dole amendment for family farms, though House writers are shaping a separate estate tax bill. The proposal would raise exemptions to 200000 for individuals and 450000 for couples, with 15 years to pay for farmers and small businesses.
The committee backed a generation shipping trust tax rule and a lower capital gains tax, costing about 800 million dollars. It also approved a temporary rise in the minimum standard deduction, yielding 400 to 500 million in breaks, with Dole voting yes. He missed a vote on a child education credit and hinted support for an education deduction.
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