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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1968
Page
4
A Washington DC undertaker known for "Beautiful Bodies" opens a drive-in viewing of remains in Atlanta. Cars watch six-foot window box displays as spectators pass by to pay respects then continue to a hamburger stand. The piece notes the shift to automotive culture and mocks the idea of drive-in birth and weddings.
The reminiscence recalls undergrad gin makers at a campus area drug store using a secret formula and orange juice, a retired doctor selling medicinal whisky, and bootleggers who operated openly with fixed addresses and late model Cadillacs. It notes evolving quality and public demand as legality faded and ordinary liquor purchases replaced the illicit thrill.
Twenty five years ago Gen Montgomery’s Eighth Army repelled axis counterattacks in a Mareth line salient while U S long range guns shelled Mezzouna airfield near the coast. Eisenhower HQ bulletin notes heavy artillery duelling amid the Mareth battle. Local notes mention Roy Dalton moving to Houston and several residents visiting relatives. Sam Waltermire has a promotion at Camp Butner and Sgt Robert Briley returns to Camp Robinson after furlough. Fifty years ago brief notices record sermons and local travel while Psalm verses close the page.
Jack Anderson reports rumors about Governor Rockefeller withdrawing from the presidential race due to a supposed romance are false. The piece notes the rumors were circulated by political enemies, some connected to Nixon, and cites the broader campaign climate and tensions around Vietnam policy and upcoming auto safety hearings led by Ribicoff. Bobby Kennedy's actions against auto makers and Sorensen’s role as GM lawyer are discussed in the context of March 2 hearings.
Dr Molner explains diethylstilbestrol as a synthetic estrogen used for menopause and menstrual regulation, noting side effects and low cost. He advises conservative hiatal hernia treatment before surgery and offers a booklet for 25 cents. He also answers readers about persimmon safety and emphysema management, inviting mail for the column.
Dear Ann Landers replies to readers on anger management with a noted egg-squeezing method and jokes about the yolk being on her. She addresses a husband’s description of divorce law bias, denying being at fault and noting laws favoring wives with children.
Nightly lineup shows Dream of Jean, How Life Begins, Daktari and The Invaders among others. Programs include Jerry Lewis, Password, It Takes a Thief, Red Skelton, Good Morning World, N.Y.P.D. and Don't Count Candles with news at the end.
A dense hourly list of KUHI TV channel 6 programming for Wednesday March 27 includes news shows, game and talk formats, daytime serials such as The Fugitive and Love of Life, and late evening entertainment with The Tonight Show and Merv Griffin. The grid lists time blocks from early morning to late night with multiple repeats and cross-program titles.
TV listings note Honey Ltd a femme quartet from Detroit premieres tonight. Godfrey is chosen by Miss Ballard as the new father for her son Sidney Lewis who resists fatherhood. Red Skelton Hour on CBS at 7:30 features Lump Lamp with Joe E Ross and Pat Carroll. NBC presents Stranger on them at 8. CBS Special at 9 Dont County the Candles profiles aging with England and Snowdon directed.
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