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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1977
Page
2
Editorial notes Chanute merchants convene to discuss downtown improvement with a nearby development director. It urges use of federal funding programs to fund renovations beyond individual or collective reach, stressing city government and merchants must cooperate to shape the district’s future.
A Southwestern Bell manager briefs on peak Mother’s Day calling times, noting 9 to 11 am and 7 to 11 pm peaks and possible dial tone delays. Long distance discounts of 60 percent apply Sunday and Saturday, with 35 percent during 5 to 11 pm. A second piece discusses the Consumer Communications Reform Act and its impact on home rates, highlighting Kansas costs and FCC rulings.
Tribune guidelines invite community letters to the editor published within limits. They welcome signed submissions up to 450 to 500 words and reserve the right to limit repetition or commercial content.
Grace Episcopal Church reports the Spring Parade of Homes and Bazaar drew about 500 visitors from Erie Neodesha Independence Yates Center Wichita Salina and Chanute. Prize winners include Barker Danehower Allen Harris Connie McCoy and Connie. an antique Appaloosa buggy on 200 S Steuben highlighted the day. proceeds support church women’s work locally statewide and nationwide.
Washington scene shows Republicans and big business seizing to kill, bury and thwart the revived Consumer Protection Agency. Lobbyists from the Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable and NAM flood Capitol Hill while Bryce Harlow and Leon Jaworski join forces against the agency in private sector strategy.
Jaworski warns the proposed agency could gain unchecked political power and influence public opinion more than Congress. Nader group cites cases where a consumer advocate might have changed subsidy costs, flight approvals, gas pricing, and drug safety actions to prevent losses and waste.
In Washington the House Agriculture Committee canceled its session for lack of a quorum as leaders reportedly shield budget plans. Kansas Rep. Sebelius urged a first vote on the budget resolution, while the Senate panel collected coffee funds at meetings. A Kansas contest honors Vietnam veterans, with Michael L. Edwards named national winner candidate.
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