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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
1
The City Commission postponed action on municipal pool resurfacing after a lone bid of 12,484.50 from D A DeMeritt Construction exceeded the engineer’s 7,298.60 estimate. City Engineer Floyd Heath to review with the firm to seek agreement. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn urged settlement if possible.
Area forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight with lows in the 20s to low 30s. Sunny and warmer Wednesday with highs in the 50s to 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph tonight diminishing. Meeting notes approve sewer line work for Hillside and Westview needing bids. Ouster Brothers Construction to build sewer lines for 74 253. Stud Electrical Construction bid 119 000 for a city substation, over engineer estimate by 1500, to be negotiated. Three candidates for the city commission attended the meeting: John Orozco Roger Shepherd Marion Johnson.
The article describes National Wildlife Week March 18 to 24, sponsored since 1938 by the National Wildlife Federation. It highlights wildlife as an environmental indicator, poster materials distributed in Chanute, and the brown pelican decline on Ana Cap a Island due to DDE from DDT, signaling broader ecosystem risks.
The Kansas House approved a consumer credit bill 69 to 49, sending it to the Senate. supporters say it protects consumers while critics warn it mainly helps big retailers.
The third floor Memori al Building court facilities will be dedicated at 10 30 a m Friday District Court Judge George Donald son said Judge Robert H Kaul To peka of the Kansas Supreme Court will attend and speak at the dedication The public is free to attend.
Mrs. Carrie McClure and Mrs. Beverly Montgomery open Slenderette at 301 S. Highland in Chanute after McClure left Bartlesville. The facility offers inch reducing equipment, including roller devices, two bikes, a large exercise mat with taped guidance, and a post workout sauna and shower. Classes run five days a week or allow drop ins.
U S sources say Washington may ask to extend the four party Joint Military Commission set by the January 27 cease-fire, aiming to bolster a true cease-fire. The group, including North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong PRG, is due to dissolve March 28.
Chanute city voters will decide in April on a park improvement plan designed to correct deficiencies and guide growth. The plan envisions five facility types from vest pocket parks to large community spaces and includes funding of 75 thousand dollars over a decade with specific additions to Santa Fe Park City Park and City Park improvements plus new neighborhood parks and playfields.
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox said the United States should not help rebuild North Vietnam and questioned paying any penny to an enemy that killed about 50 000 American soldiers. In Saigon the Viet Cong promised to release the last 147 POWs by next Sunday and artillery bombardment continued near Tong Le Chan base camp north of Saigon.
The dollar declined in Tokyo, Frankfurt, London, Paris and Brussels erasing Monday gains after banks raised prime lending rates. Dealers had expected U.S. rate increases to bolster the currency, but the new floating system saw a different turn in early trading.
U N diplomats in Panama City and New York clashed over wording of a Security Council resolution on U S control of the Panama Canal Zone. John Scali warned he would veto a restoration backed by Panama and Peru calling for immediate U S turnover to Panama.
London announced plans to keep Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom while guaranteeing full civil rights for the Roman Catholic minority. A new 80 member legislative assembly will be created and elections will be held as soon as possible.
Security expert William G. Florence testifies that government classifications are so flawed that even a foreign agent would read little into top secret labels on sensitive documents including the Pentagon papers. Florence drew on his Air Force and Pentagon security work as cross examination proceeds to challenge the government’s contention that such markings are crucial.
President Nixon's proposal to give local districts control of federal school aid drew criticism at the first congressional hearing. House Education Committee Chairman Carl D. Perkins said the plan has loopholes and inequities and warned Congress may not approve it before the current program expires. Amtrak hearing in Topeka concerns liquor sales on trains. a three judge court will decide after hearing arguments, with no ruling date set.
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