24 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1971
Page
1
Victoria professor Harold Foster founded the International Bank of Ideas in 1969 with a 2500 grant to collect world opinions via a computer bank. Only about 1000 responses arrived from 25000 surveys, leaving Foster to suspend the project in limbo.
Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas announces a bill to boost rural health care by increasing personnel and improving care quality. He says the nation faces a growing crisis and rural areas are most affected.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee defeated the Senate passed liquor bill 10 to 2, ending chances for county option votes on private liquor clubs. Don Schnacke of the Topeka Chamber urged passage of a separate measure allowing Topeka and Shawnee County to permit liquor at the Municipal Auditorium and county Fairgrounds.
Washington AP reports protests greet the map of new limited rail passenger service. Rep Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia, chair of the House Commerce Committee, said the panel would look into the routes but no date was set.
The Kansas House approved a bill by 95 to 24 to boost state aid to public community junior colleges by 4.6 million dollars for the 1973 fiscal year. The measure increases the financial burden for the 1972 session and would take effect in the 12 months starting July 1, 1972.
Erie Vernon Heilman announced that Paul W. Kelly has been employed as county Extension agricultural agent effective April 1. Kelly is a 1966 Oklahoma State University graduate with a BS in animal science and previously served as county agent in Chase County for three years. He and his wife Elaine have two children, Brian and Jane Ann.
Mrs. Vesta Lightfoot, candidate for city commission, says a March 2 Tribune interview misquoted her as advocating a full-time social worker in the Chanute Police Department. She states a police officer could be trained in social work to serve as a juvenile officer and coordinate with welfare services.
An intercepted note to Cha reflects a humorous closing line about ideas being worth a million dollars yet leaving many people broke. The item presents a personal exchange with a wry sentiment.
A second winter storm moves across Kansas with a 59 to 75 mile band from Norton to Chanute. Snow depths of one to two inches expected in the northwest and southeast by afternoon. Temperatures fall tonight with lows in the 20s to low 30s and highs in the 30s to mid 40s through Thursday.
Gov. Rob ert Docking urged Kansas lawmakers to ratify the proposed 18 to 21 voting amendment, but Senate president pro tem Glee S. Smith and House Speaker Calvin Strowig said the move is premature. They noted Kansans vote on the issue April 6 and prefer a state mandate before federal action.
Lance Stanislaus 16, son of Don and Mrs Stanislaus, is hospitalized with a broken jaw after an alleged assault near Senior High School Monday afternoon. His father filed a complaint with County Attorney John White against another youth. The incident traces back to fights at a Friday dance sponsored by the Student Advisory Council to the Recreation Commission. Police noted off duty officers failed to arrest during the dance, despite reports of multiple fights.
Gov. Docking directs the Kansas Corporation Commission to study rail passenger service along the east west Union Pacific route through Kansas cities including Lawrence Topeka Manhattan Junction City Salina Ellsworth Hays Ellis and Oakley. The plan seeks state local funding partnerships to add service beyond the basic system serving Kansas City to Denver via multiple connections.
South Vietnamese forces halt the 45 day operation as North Vietnamese tanks chase them to the border. U S units withdraw from Khe Sanh base as it closes over the next three weeks.
Independence Kansas high school faced a disturbance involving 20 to 25 black students after a charred cross was found on the lawn of Edgar P Barbera. The Black Youth Awareness group formed following a white black student confrontation, seeking suspensions for four faculty and grievance relief amid a 668 pupil enrollment with about 45 black students.
For Spring the Tribune highlights Easter oriented apparel at Chanute stores. New merchandise and seasonable clothing emphasize fashion as the key advertising feature.
The Supreme Court may issue a ruling that could affect 618 men and two women on death row, signaling potential bad news for those inmates.
Darrell Charles Sherwood, 21, Chetopa, posted a total of 190 bond after a 90 minute pursuit by sheriff's deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol on back roads around Erie. He faces DWI open bottle transport and license violations. The chase ran from 4 30 p.m. in Erie to three miles west of Stark, ending in brush. Trooper Keith Dillon issued the citations.
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto denounces the federal indictment as a 14 karat fake and vows vindication in court. The charges allege a bribery scheme involving $2.3 million in legal fees tied to Washington state district overcharges and fee-sharing with former officials, with Alioto accused of using mail fraud and racketeering.
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