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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1960
Page
4
The proposed $100 refund on Studebaker purchases to stockholders prompts debate. Some see desperation, others a legitimate tactic that could spark broader rebates by others, even GM. The idea hints at tax complexities and potential shifts in corporate buying and competition.
The editorial condemns the aging Venerable Haskell Institute at Lawrence and urges Congress to reject a 2.2 million reconstruction request. It argues for assimilation into conventional colleges with scholarships, criticizing segregated schooling as outdated and harmful amid national pushes for education and facility integration.
A brief scripture line promises blessings from God. It states you shall serve the Lord and he will bless your bread and water and remove sickness from among you.
The Emporia Gazette notes playful quips on culture and politics. It highlights varied items from Castro hotel moves to ex presidents, plus social fashions, golf teens, and Billy Graham concerns about US moral fiber.
Former Oklahoma University football star awarded 75000 damages in libel suit over one magazine article. Quotations from editorials lampoon politics and consumer gifts appear in the clipped items with humorous asides from various papers.
The 1935 taxable value of tangible property in Neosho County is fixed at $25,390,723, with intangible property rising to $975,374. The Chamber urges a federal flood-control project for the Neosho River valley. Local farmers prepare to sign corn hog contracts. C R Hoyt leads the county association. Archie Spillman named Buffalo postmaster. May Truitt and others attend Kansas florists meeting in Fort Scott. Milton Lofgren joins Economy Auto Supply. Rural carriers hold meeting at Galesburg. Heavy rain delays farming. rainfall totals vary by location. Minnie Speck, driving her father’s car, tours to Chanute in 35 minutes, noting lower road costs than horses.
Larry E. Harrison argues Chanute’s high school and junior college graduates face scarce summer work and low wages. He urges local employers to create jobs matching students' education, from lab work to clerical tasks, to sustain education and town future. He notes many firms have “skeletons in their closets” ready for simple tasks and warns low pay harms retention of educated youth.
Washington President Eisenhower faces a national address after setbacks abroad. Pearson argues the nation must abandon pussyfooting and confront a series of diplomatic defeats from Latin America to Asia, noting Soviet moves and strained Western alliances.
A detailed list of KOAM KOTV KODE WDAF and others TV programs and times for Tuesday June 28 including news Weather Search for Torn It Could Be You Burns and Allen The Guiding Light As the World Turns and many primetime shows across channels with movies The Women and Shining Victory.
Department managers are listed for the Chanute newspaper along with circulation and mechanical staff. The paper notes second class post status and AP membership while also detailing subscription rates for Kansas counties and surrounding areas. A later item discusses U2 spy flights and the diplomatic snub by Japan as part of Cold War tensions.
New York AP reports Britain tightens money to boost exports while the United States loosens credit to spur domestic activity. Both face unfavorable balance of payments as Britain raises rates and reserves while US Fed cuts rates and relaxes borrowing rules. Britain curbs purchases to lift exports. US exports rise but aid and tourism widen the deficit.
The piece notes Washington's push to spur exports with market access political risk insurance and financing now. It discusses possible shifts of investment from New York to London, potential gold losses for the U S Treasury, and high interest rates in Japan Britain and West Germany. It reports on Bonn’s rate hikes and strong marks, plus international trade effects and a church board election in Santa Cruz naming Dr George Coulter as new general board head.
Kansas City AP reports a Californian is named executive secretary of the Nazarene department of foreign missions. The appointment marks a key leadership change with the organization outlining new directions and priorities for overseas work.
In Elkland Missouri a three year old boy named Stevie Burris was found unharmed after a nightlong search by about 175 volunteers. Bloodhounds from the Springfield sheriff's office tracked him to a spot about three fourths of a mile from the W T Heffron farm where he disappeared while his parents visited.
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