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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1972
Page
2
Kansas Bar Association promotes a public defender concept amid rising reluctance among judges and lawyers. Despite evidence supporting the system and a nine month pilot with strong reports, opposition remains as states nationwide have adopted public defender models to meet constitutional rights for the poor.
A critique of wage and price controls notes wage limits provoke heat but are administratively manageable with cooperation from management. It argues small business price controls are unlikely, says price roll back for Macy’s was reversed, and recalls jawboning as a tool. It questions price posting promises and attributes confusion to policy aims rather than outcomes.
AP writer selects top TV accomplishments across NBC CBS ABC and PBS. Highlights include Columbo and The Homecoming for drama and Mary Tyler Moore and The Dick Cavett Show for comedy and talk, with praise for The Six Wives of Henry VII and Elizabeth R. Also notes 60 Minutes and Space missions' clear broadcasts. Detroit adds AMC profits up to 12.96 million for first half year.
The speaker notes one benefit of small town living is the chance to eat lunches at home.
A husband recalls his week in Chanute and Akron noting how lunch with his wife and two daughters shaped family time. He discovers his routine made tea with Jello water, realizing how his home life depended on small acts and unconsciously consumed comforts. He plans to change.
Prime time lists Royals at Orioles in Baltimore 6 13. Wagon Train at 7 30. Elvis Presley in Double Trouble songster plot and Odd Couple plotlines. Other shows include High Chaparral Sanford & Son Brady Bunch Partridge Family Love American Style Big Valley Hogan's Heroes and more with late night programs and film slices.
In Atlanta 237 Roman Catholic bishops gathered publicly for the first time, replacing the aura of secrecy with routine discussion. The agenda remained tight with quiet, diplomatic maneuvering and fraternal tone as Cardinal Krol led introductions and delegates weighed petitions to adjust deacon age limits to 30.
President Thieu selects Lt. Gen. Ngo Quang Truong to rally battered troops in Hue and northern provinces. The 42-year-old, praised as a "soldier’s general," brings 18 years of service and a reputation for honesty, aiming to reverse Saigon’s military losses.
Jack Anderson notes J. Edgar Hoover died in harness and rebuilt the FBI from a dispirited agency into a cohesive, highly effective force. He fired those with misconduct and created esprit de corps through top salaries training and public trust, with the agency ready to defend against internal emergencies.
The piece weighs Hoover’s tough disciplinary system and the FBI’s abuses. It notes suspensions and dismissals, praises his combat against political use, yet criticizes surveillance of public figures, citing Rev. Fauntroy’s 1971 press conference and confidential dossiers. It also mentions leaflets over the Vietnam War and prospects for a joint Soviet American space flight.
A biblical line from Luke 6 31 instructs that people should treat others as they wish to be treated. The passage underscores ethical reciprocity and compassionate conduct as a universal standard.
On May 5 1972 history notes Alan Shepard being the first U S astronaut in space in 1961. Other items mark Napoleon’s death in 1821 and events such as Rangoon’s occupation 1824 and the Battle of the Wilderness 1864. Birthdays include Geoffrey Fisher and James Beard.
A city park faces added fencing as crowds, including older boys and some in skirts, gather to watch league baseball from atop cars and trees. The practice, producing uncharged viewership, prompts officials to erect higher barriers to curb unauthorized viewing.
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