Unending bingo debated by Kansas courts and editors
Tribune editors critique the legal fight over private clubs sponsoring bingo. Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider backed the clubs under a new interpretation while Keith Sanborn challenged it in court. Judge Howard Kline questioned voters intent behind the constitutional amendment and sparked further opposition.
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Atty
Curt Schneider
Keith Sanborn
Sedgwick County
Schneider
Howard Kline
Sanborn
State Supreme Court
Kline
Battle Over Tax Method For Agricultural Land
The attorney general plans to challenge in court a legislative proposal to let voters adopt a tax method based on income instead of sale value for agricultural land. Critics warn of constitutional issues and potential loopholes if the measure passes, with details to be set by the Legislature.
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Bingo
District engineer Col Curl named for Kansas City duties
The Army Corps of Engineers will appoint Col Richard L. Curl as Kansas City district engineer this August, succeeding Col W. R. Needham. Curl, a West Point and Vietnam veteran from Chanute, has held posts at Fort Bragg and other locations and is a registered engineer with a decorated service record. He was born November 25, 1932, and is married to Mary Lou Fahrney with three children. Welcome to Kansas City.
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Richard L. Curl
Chanute
H. G. Curl
Hobe
Senior High
the Tribune
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Curl
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Corps
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Rule
Neb
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Iowa
Carl
U.S. Military Academy
Vietnam
Washington
D. C
Korea
Germany
University of Illinois
Vermont
Mary Lou Fahrney
Harrisburg
Soviet mock nuclear attack drill shakes U.S. defenses
Intercepted dispatches and DIA CIA and State reports reveal a month long Soviet naval exercise simulating a nuclear strike on the United States plus inland plans to build 27 underground command centers near Moscow. Analysts caution against leaping to conclusions about detente and intent.
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United States
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Alexander Shelepin
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Cuba
Guinea
East Africa
Soviet Union
Subscription rates and staff credits for Chanute newspaper
Rates for mail and carrier subscriptions listed by territory with tax details for Neosho Alien Wilson and Woodson counties. Includes Chanute boxholders and post office carrier plans. Mentions Associated Press exclusive republication rights and Audit Bureau of Circulations membership.
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Neosho
Alien, Wilson, and Woodson Co
SUE Cildeccitolss
Chanute
Kansas 1976 politics bogged by bureaus and pay debates
Kansas politics in Topeka faces a coming dogfight as lawmakers contend with a burdensome committee system and pressure from party leaders and a powerful governor. They wrestle with booze bingo and legislative pay while conference committees settle House Senate disputes amid a surge of technocrats lobbyists and costly bills.
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John Marshall
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
IBM
Postal Service
State Supreme Court
House
Senate
Election Year Rhetoric Grows in Topeka
The writer predicts a flood of bills and partisan battles in 1976 with speeches, campaigns, and emotional appeals. Voters face promises, saloon debates, murder penalty calls, and endless roll calls as Democrats and Republicans trade barbs while constituents seek fair treatment from Topeka lawmakers.
Wisdom exceeds power and despised poor man’s words
A biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 9 16 contrasts wisdom with might and notes that the poor man’s wisdom is ignored and his words go unheeded. The text emphasizes the undervaluing of humble insight despite its strength.
Chanute High School wins 28 honors at state music contest
Chanute Senior High School students earned 28 honors including four state championships at Emporia. Horace Fitzpatrick won a state title for a French horn solo and the brass sextet, boys quartet, and girls triple trio also claimed state crowns. Mittie Gray’s dancing students planned a show titled Stars of Tomorrow at Memorial Auditorium. Fifty children performed singing, acrobatics, and various dance numbers. A brief recap from 1925 notes the band, under Emile Michaux, wore new uniforms and traveled to Emporia. Chanute previously won the state contest two years earlier.
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Chanute Senior High
Emporia
Horace Fitzpatrick
Mittie Gray
School of Dancing
Tomrrow
Memorial Auditorium
Emile Michaux
Main Street
Chanute
National security drives energy policy aims for 1985
The Ford administration links energy independence to national security amid fears of another oil embargo. Officials expect imports to fall to three to five million barrels daily by 1985, while arguing for price floors and cautious decontrol despite economic worries from higher energy costs.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
John A. Hill
Federal Energy Administration
National Economists Club
State Department
Ford
Hill
U.S
United States
Odd Food Laws and Oddities Across States
A humorous survey cites quirks such as Sunday snake eating bans in Oklahoma and Kansas, soup brewing requirements for beer in Nebraska, garlic restrictions in Gary Indiana, inedible pocketed ice cream in Lexington Kentucky, and multiple other odd restaurant and public rules.
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Peter Gruenstein
Tribune
Washington
Arlington
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Topeka
Gary
Ind
Lexington
Asotin County
Wash
Waterloo
Neb
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