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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
2
The Kansas Corporation Commission faced a request for 3500 state funds to seal abandoned gas and oil wells in the Elk City Reservoir area. The ECC denied the request, but the problem remains unsolved as the U.S. Corps of Engineers weighs in.
Editorial says three wells threaten the Elk City Reservoir and private parties cannot fix responsibility. The piece argues Kansas faces broader pollution problems and that public interests were ignored for prosperity. It calls for polluters to pay for cleanup.
Letter defending EPA sponsored Shuster Report on outboard motor pollution. Claims Anderson misrepresented findings by selective citation. Cites ongoing studies by EPA and industry totaling over 200000 in funding and two year data collection to assess harm and needed actions.
The mayor and city commissioners state they have not dictated changes in Chanute's city personnel. The author explains changes were made to improve cooperation and efficiency, accepting full responsibility and inviting discussion with interested residents.
Tribune Files recalls 1946 report of more than 3700 entering the United States today on six vessels. The city band presents its third summer concert in Central Park under Vincent Dussair with Jackie Kreider and Mary McCune performing marches and solos. A C Solomon notes mussel button factory shutdown due to state license fee. Police Judge J E Bryan reports a firecracker selling complaint against a delivery driver under a local Fourth of July ordinance.
Jack Anderson reports from secret Pentagon papers that the Johnson and Nixon administrations misled the public about Vietnam. Secret intelligence contradicts claims of disrupted Viet Cong supply lines, noting guerrilla rebuilding, targeted assassinations, and growing communist strength into the 1970s.
Secret messages and internal memos reveal pressure from U S military leaders to expand bombing in North Vietnam. Reports detail covert Cambodian and Laotian raids, COSVN pursuit, and coordinated Indochina offensives barred from public lists, with Nixon kept informed and officials disputing facts. Also notes a 1970 drug crackdown targeting amphetamines and illegal distribution.
Minutiae by Terry Murphy reports a Channel 13 Topeka poll asking who is trusted most among Kansans. The Oliver Quayle organization found Dole at 754, Docking 698, Pearson 690, challenging views of Pearson as Docking’s favored rival.
The text discusses Bob Dole’s political standing, comparing him to Arthur Capper and noting Cronkite’s high poll rating. It notes Dole’s eagerness to please Nixon may hurt his image and mentions his reaction to Ramsey Clark defending priests accused in a Kissinger kidnapping plot.
NBC daytime host to tell the truth panelist Bill Cullen reflects on a long career in game shows and radio. He recalls hosting The Price Is Right Eye Guess and the new Three On a Match while noting his instinct for evaluating contestants and avoiding late night talk duties.
On June 28 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to Austria Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo a spark that set off World War I. Also noted were Monmouth Battle Molly Pitcher Victoria crowned Versailles Treaty signed and other historical items.
Sunday through Friday daytime TV listings for KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW Chanute with program times across mornings and afternoons. Includes a St Louis report by AP on McCarthy remarks at a New Democratic Coalition dinner and subscription rates.
National listings sketch tonight schedule with variety shows and dramas. Caroling nights feature Doris Day and Mister Rogers along with Gunsmoke and Mayberry R F D as well as talk shows Merv Griffin Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson.
Instructions to contact the Tribune carrier by phone at 431 3400 at 5 30 p m for missed delivery.
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