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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
2
An editorial argues New York's foray into state lottery revenue mirrors mafia style schemes but fails in practice. It notes banks and outlets lacked the thrill of a corner purchase. The piece contrasts Denmark where legal profits proved tighter yet still critiques legalization.
Officials note a decline in sex crimes after a ban on smut and pornography. Dealers complain, prices drop as films sit unused at reduced rates. The piece questions moral guardians and whether such controls would work in the United States.
The author recalls interviewing a welfare family to counter stereotypes of recipients. A disabled father cannot sustain his former work, yet appears healthy. Counseling improved family relations and helped curb drinking. He argues tax funds support decent meals and stable homes, urging recognition of welfare as needed and deserved.
The piece notes Nielsen findings on The F B I reruns drawing smaller yet still sizable audiences. It cites CBS executive Michael Dann on production costs and the impracticality of year round writing and filming. It also mentions TV usage averaging 6 hours 28 minutes daily during heavy months, dipping in summer, and reports Donna Caponi winning the U S Women’s Open after a weather delay.
Twenty five years ago James Blanchard 31 has been hired as a regular patrolman effective July 1 replacing William Drybread who left for Navy service June 19. Blanchard had worked part time the past two weeks in the department.
New London Connecticut 439 cadets begin training at the Coast Guard Academy the largest entering class in the school's history. The class arrives two months before most college freshmen and raises total cadets to over 900 for the first time.
Dr Thosteson reviews the emerging Parkinsons treatment L-dopa noting its high cost and limited availability. Brookhaven Center reports modest to dramatic benefits in 34 patients, with side effects and dosage questions delaying broad access. A cheaper horse bean extract shows early promise but remains under study. Humboldt Chamber of Commerce appoints new directors Norman Shannon Gerald McCall George Garvie to replace others.
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals directs Shawnee County to refund 66 506 92 in 1968 taxes paid by Pioneer National Life Security Benefit Life Victory Life and American Home Life. Total taxes due after refunds amount to 133 013 83. The three member board ends this month with a new five member panel to start July 1 under Gov Docking.
The Nixon administration reportedly pursues a private Soviet American spheres of influence understanding to prevent a nuclear confrontation, with the US not interfering in Eastern Europe and the USSR avoiding meddling in Latin America, while other nations retain independence. The plan relies on discreet probes and would avoid a formal treaty, contrasting with Eisenhower era brinkmanship.
Television guide lists a royal ceremony airing Tuesday morning marking Charles becoming Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle with color coverage on channels 5 and 13. Also includes hour by hour listings and movie slots across channels.
Readable TV log lists channel lineups for Chanute WDAF KODE WIBW and others with daily pockets from 6:25 AM to late night. Includes shows like Today Show Jeopardy Hollywood Squares Nightline and regional variations across channels.
Terry Hite 22 of Plymouth was piloting a single engine plane when it passed over his parents home then crashed into the front yard after likely hitting power lines. A neighbor pulled the injured man from the wreckage before it caught fire. He suffered a broken arm and cuts.
In Ponca City Oklahoma a mysterious creature called a guinea bun defies easy classification. It hops like a rabbit scratches its face with hind feet and seems to grow a tail while resembling a guinea pig with albino eyes and angora hair. Owners Arthur and Mrs Henderson report the mother as a guinea pig and the father unknown though a white Easter bunny lived in the cage.
Highland Park Ill AP Don Sieffert a tennis pro in an exhibition with three amateurs at Highland Park Country Club hit a serve when a sparrow swooped into the shot. The bird was knocked to the ground by Sieffert’s ball in an unlikely incident during the match.
Byron Minter of Prairie Village Kansas was awarded 215000 by a district court jury against the Santa Fe railroad. The former switchman, injured in February 1965 when a caboose safety rail broke, sued for 400000 after his left leg was amputated two years later.
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