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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1973
Page
2
An editorial urges Chanute residents to recycle old junk cars by free pickup from a local salvage yard. It notes past failed cleanups due to no disposal site and legal hurdles, and argues immediate action will yield a cleaner city and better homes.
A reflective column notes varied chicken preparations and lists other foods from fried to stewed chicken while joking about social dining quirks. The writer recalls misgivings about stewed chicken, shrimp odors in a car, and preference for quail and pheasant in game dishes.
Rep. Robert Miller and Kansas lawmakers question the agriculture board’s role and powers. The committee found no clear duties beyond appointing a secretary and urged reorganization under a governor controlled cabinet, with many duties moved to health and environmental agencies.
An unpublished study cited by Jack Anderson claims about 90 percent of South Vietnam’s four year cost, supporting the thesis that U S taxpayers will bear the burden into 1973 despite the war ending. The Indochina Resource Center compiled figures from official sources for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
A draft study questions U S aid levels in Vietnam noting South Vietnam raised about 140 million of its 450 million revenue, while U S taxpayers funded 2.6 billion. The center argues aid should end except for humanitarian purposes and criticizes government spending and foreign aid. Humane Society probes rattlesnake roundups across the West criticizing cruel handling while noting some festivals use venoms and meat.
Newark detective David Toma, famed for disguises and 98 percent conviction rate, acted in an ABC TV movie about his exploits. He appeared in Toma, on Columbo and Tonight Show, while continuing to patrol Newark’s streets with his beatup 1963 car.
Dale Van Every's The Day the Sun Died blends fiction with real events surrounding the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre. It traces Ghost Dance origins and Sioux army tensions, weaving romance and action into a factual framework with an afterword distinguishing fiction from fact. The Chanute Public Library lists it in western fiction.
Lengthy display style classified ads must be placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays or 1 p m Friday for Saturday issues. Ads placed by 12 noon the day before display. For assistance call 431 4100.
Channel listings show a mix of 1960s style programs including The Indian in a Changing World exploring Indian values in Kansas and Gunn a private eye drama. The slate features NCAA Basketball Tournament game coverage and various entertainment and talk shows across prime slots.
The page compiles KTEW Channel 2 through KMBC Channel 9 schedules for Monday to Friday, listing morning shows such as Today and Sesame Street, news, game shows, soap operas, and late afternoon and primetime programs including The Guiding Light, Ben Varying, and What’s on air across stations in Kansas and Missouri with times shown.
Twenty five years ago groundwork for a possible return of universal military training was being laid in Kansas as a state officer checked on former board members if Congress passes a new selective service bill. Fifty years ago the Erie school board sought a $15000 bond for a new gym and heater extension after securing over half the district’s taxpayers signatures.
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