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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1966
Page
8
American forces in Viet Nam have suffered 2,000 deaths. In 1965 alone 49,000 people were killed in U S traffic accidents. There were 4,940 highway deaths in December, up 10 percent. Disabling injuries reached 1,800,000. The piece argues safety requires better car design and warns the public has grown numb to carnage.
Dr Molner explains that mixing tranquilizers with alcohol can impair reflexes and judgment and warns against driving after drinking. He suggests snacks at bedtime for low blood sugar and even aspirin as a sleep aid. He notes alcohol is a sedative, and other factors like caffeine or party stimulation may keep you awake.
A reflective reminiscence contrasts old time services with modern conveniences. It recalls the undertaker delivering ambulances, grocers and druggists with flexible hours, frequent ice and bread deliveries, and door to door home services. The author notes simpler comforts and a belief those days felt better in retrospect.
Twenty five years ago Chanute saw spring construction surge with public works led by a bandshell at Royster field and NYA built sunken gardens in Highland park. Other modern touches included a fountain with colored floodlights and new shelter house sidewalks and grounds at the gardens.
Drew Pearson describes a sprawling gum shoe controversy in Washington involving Sen. Tom Dodd, Justice Department investigations, and private detectives. He cites Jack Anderson and Ralph Nader facing probes, with names like Judge Irving Kaufman and detective James Lynch amid accusations of impersonation and intimidation. The piece frames the column as a satirical look at the ongoing investigations and personal entanglements surrounding Dodd’s circle.
Puritan leaders in Massachusetts banned Christmas celebrations from 1659 to 1681, leading a generation of New England children to grow up without Christmas.
A Wednesday and Thursday prime time schedule lists programs across KVOO, WDAF, KCMO, KOAM, KMBC, KODE and WIBW with a mix of classic series, movies, games, and children's shows. Notable entries include The Virginian, Lost in Space, Batman, I Love Lucy, Captain Kangaroo, Jeopardy, and The Tonight Show with extensive daytime and evening blocks.
ABC airs an animated musical special Alice In Wonderland or What's A Nice Kid Like You Doing In A Place Like This featuring Sammy Davis Jr Hedda Hopper Zsa Zsa Gabor Bill Dana and more at 7 p.m. NBC follows with Bob Hope Presents at 8 p.m. a comedy about a scientist branded a Casanova with Donald O'Connor Broderick Crawford and Emily Banks. CBS presents Color Me Barbra at 8 p.m. Barbra Streisand’s second one woman musical special taped at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and featuring a circus setting. Danny Kaye Show guest P 9 p.m. includes Vikki Carr and John Gary.
A collection of brief humor lines from various papers jokes about skateboards signs at speed limits party outings and witty takes on Medicare and city planning. The items mix light satire with everyday scenes including a Nudists warning a boy leaving home and a party with card table cocktails.
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