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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1977
Page
2
The editorial salutes President Carter for bold ideas and a reformist push. It notes energy policy faces stiff odds and welfare reform, though painful, is overdue and could revive job opportunities if well administered and resisted by change foes.
The trial of Neil Cook of the Erotic Arts Society on charges linked to a campus showing of The Devil and Miss Jones ended in acquittal. Vern Miller, the county attorney, remained surprised by the outcome and questioned the legality of a campus screening versus public showings. The verdict sparked debate over community standards and what counts as obscene, with expert witnesses offering conflicting views.
Chanere Tribune 86th year No 22 published daily except Sunday and six holidays. Fred M Harris president. Subscription rates by mail in trade territory Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties Kan 7 percent sales tax. One year sixteen dollars and forty eight cents including tax. Six months five dollars and sixty seven cents including tax. Three months two dollars and seventy three cents including tax. One month one dollar and twenty seven cents including tax.
A Kansas task force outlines prevention messages for responsible drinking and alcohol awareness. It emphasizes that drinking is a personal choice, should occur in safe social contexts, and should not be the center of gatherings while warning against excessive use and seeking healthier stress remedies.
A controversial column alleges CIA ties to foreign secret police operating in the United States. It recounts past accusations against KCIA SAVAK and DINA, outlines a Senate probe, and cites a Sept 16 1975 DINA memo on funding and neutralizing adversaries abroad.
In Topeka the Kansas Senate defeated by two votes a plan for a 400 bed medium security prison amid a political tug of war between Governor Bennett allies and a Democrat Republican coalition. Debate featured deals, a filibuster, and a rejected reinsertion of $125,000 planning funds. The chamber then created a study committee to review penal problems for the next session.
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