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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
2
Tribune editors recall the 1962 Jorgenson study on Kansas highway needs and a proposed four lane US 169 corridor. They question funding for a $200,000 update and urge focus on financing and implementation over more planning.
The Tribune mourns the death of Duke Wallingford at Random Chanute. An established director and longtime news editor, he mentored colleagues and embodied newsroom dedication. His leadership kept deadlines and morale from collapsing under daily pressure.
Keith Wright recalls the newsroom culture around deadlines as Duke Wallingford managed the press and composing rooms. The account details tense fault lines between departments and the editor's quiet, indirect leadership amid daily pressure.
A House subcommittee finds evidence that natural gas was deliberately held from the market last winter to pressure deregulation. Citgo and other firms face scrutiny over a 13 billion cubic feet curtailment harming New Jersey Virginia and North Carolina communities and jeopardizing thousands of jobs. Hearings proceed as regulators investigate.
Diplomats in Peking and visiting officials report Communist party Chairman Mao Tse-tung aged 81 shows progressive weakness. He can be alert at times but struggles to concentrate and move, needing medical aides and assistance to greet visitors.
By Mail in area towns with carrier delivery rates shown for 1 year 18.54 6 months 9.79 3 months 5.15 plus 1.80 per month. Chanute Post Office Boxholders rates 1 year 27.8 6 months 13.90 3 months 6.95. By Carrier in Chanute 2.25 monthly plus sales tax. UPI exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.
Former White House plumber John Ehrlichman appeals his conviction in the Ellsberg affair arguing warrantless break ins were justified in foreign espionage cases. He claims presidential authority over national security, while DOJ prosecutes as a federal employee. The Watergate prosecutor leads the case at public expense.
Kansas lawmakers Keith Sebelius and Martha Keys urged a House subcommittee to block HEW plans requiring every Medicare patient review within 24 hours of admission. They warned the rules could push small rural hospitals in Kansas out of business, citing heavy compliance burdens and conflicts of interest bans.
Altoona siblings Neil and Beverly Worrell, children of Sonny Worrell, earned spots in the national finals after strong showings at the state high school rodeo in Topeka. Neil will steer wrestle and Beverly barrel race, with Beverly posting the fastest time in Topeka and finishing third on averages.
Twenty five years ago work on blacktopping 17 blocks of Erie streets spurred residents to push for more streets to be surfaced. The item notes growing momentum toward hard surfaced roads across Erie as projects continue this year. Fifty years ago in 1925 F B Griffin was elected president of the Chautauqua Association with J P Shepherd as vice president and C C McCune as treasurer to organize upcoming programs. Enthusiasts expect entertaining and informative programs again this year.
Parsons police added three officers to fill vacancies from retirements and resignation. Jon K. Trout, 22, of Chanute and Miles D. Shields, 23, of Parsons have joined, with Denny Dietsche, 31, of Parsons starting July 1.
At a United Nations sponsored conference in Mexico City, Mexican Attorney General Pedro Ojeda Paullada was chosen president as about 7,000 delegates and observers began the event. Leaders including President Luis Echeverria and U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim addressed opening sessions. Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Angela Davis were among anticipated Tribune participants.
Bible verse Romans 12 15 urges sharing in others joy and sorrow with empathy and solidarity. It encourages believers to celebrate with those who celebrate and mourn with those who mourn to foster communal harmony.
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