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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1973
Page
1
The Berkeley City Council rescinds its prior motion and directs the city manager to fully implement the voter approved marijuana initiative. The measure, passed April 17, lowers enforcement priority for possession and use and requires council approval before arrests for marijuana violations.
Presidents Nixon and Pompidou will hold talks in Iceland on May 31 and June 1. The meeting was previously announced but lacked dates.
President Nixon orders large companies with annual sales over 250 million to pre notify any 1.5 percent plus price hikes above January 10 levels. The move aims to delay increases by 30 days while the Cost of Living Council reviews compliance. In Beirut fighting ebbs as Franjieh rejects an occupation army, with a shaky cease fire taking hold after days of clashes with Palestinian guerrillas.
Hillside Auto Parts south of Chanute acquired 86 junked cars in April from the city cleanup. Owner Dick Fateley reports strong response and removal of derelict vehicles, with police tracing and towing of all street cars. Private-property notices helped, though staff limits hampered tagging efficiency.
Neosho County commissioners welcomed a new 200000 dollar bridge funded 75 by the Federal Highway Commission but criticized that it isn t the bridge they would have chosen. They said the computer based decision ignored local accessibility needs and could not be redirected to other bridges with greater priority.
Wholesale prices for food and farm products fell in April led by meat down 2.9 percent due to the meat boycott and Nixon price ceilings, but this was outweighed by a 1.4 percent rise in industrial raw materials the largest monthly gain since January 1951. The BLS notes a seasonally adjusted annual jump of 17.3 percent over six months, with the overall index at 130.7, about 11.2 percent above a year ago. President Nixon warned price increases may stay higher for months as Phase 3 controls tighten.
Head Start in Chanute runs June 11 to August 3 at Murray Hill School directed by Douglas H. McDonald. Eligible are children entering kindergarten who are 5 by Sept. 1, from families under $4,700 yearly for a family of five, with enrollment targeting 30 children.
Chanute High School announced the top 20 honor students at a special assembly for graduating seniors. The list includes Samson Stoll Mark McCune Mikel Harris Jan Allison Dorothy Anderson Debbie Myers Lori White Dick Ray Roger McAuley Vickie Harris Dorinda Gormley Mari Lassman Deborah Thuston Sherry McCoy Aimee Guinotte Cindy Moessinger Sherry Fegel Debbie Bright Tim Allen Teresa Beech plus their addresses and parents.
Ralph Nader told a St. Louis press conference that Watergate will force President Nixon to resign, saying the administration’s credibility would be zero and urging a clean slate. William Buckley Jr. dismissed the forecast, arguing Nixon would stay in office despite the controversy.
Betty Heilman of Thayer is named outstanding junior girl at Kansas State College of Pittsburg by AAUW. She also earns a Pi Omega Pi scholarship and remains active in Sigma Sigma Sigma and student government. The award recognition includes multiple honors and leadership roles.
The House Appropriations Committee rejected 31 to 14 an effort to block 150 million dollars for Cambodia bombing and Indochina operations. A separate voice vote defeated a prohibition against using committee funds for American combat in Cambodia. Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo said the amendment would deny congressional approval but not cut off Cambodia funding.
A weather forecast calls for fair cool conditions tonight and Friday with lows in the 40s and 70s highs and zero precipitation chances. Separately Senator Addabbo comments on accountability while Senator Mathias plans a resolution opposing US armed forces actions near Indochina as unconstitutional and warning of potential future POWs.
Intercepted note shows a brief exchange with a closing line Yours, and mentions the commissioners facing trouble over bridged waters. The fragment hints at a local dispute or oversight issue affecting infrastructure plans. No dates or named places available in readable text.
United States says international cooperation has raised risks for traffickers and users. U S delegate Harvey R Wellman notes arrests rose to about 19 000 in 1972 with contraband seizures over 800 tons, more than double 1971.
In Tucson Arizona two University of Arizona cattle researchers W Hale and Donald Ray of the Animal Science Department announced an experimental cattle feeding hormone Estradiol or E-2 as a promising replacement for the federally banned synthetic DES. They said the compound must undergo extensive testing and likely FDA approval will be costly and lengthy.
The Associated Press reports that heavy Midwest rains should end today but new crests on the upper Mississippi could keep Southern areas flooded. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a tranquil Midwest through Sunday may allow rivers to recede slightly with no new crises in seven-state flood zone.
Outgoing White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman plan to visit the Watergate prosecutor with later plans to meet Senate Watergate investigators. The Justice Department cites the Nixon campaign for not reporting a secret $200,000 cash gift from Robert Vesco.
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