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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
2
Editorial notes President Nixon orders mining of North Vietnam harbors as a dramatic, showy move with uncertain impact. It questions whether further commitments align with Vietnamization and notes potential domestic and international reactions before November’s election. The piece casts doubt on ultimate success and emphasizes political risk.
A letter from Chanute laments highway deaths and urges car safety reforms. The writer cites stock car designs with protective cages and belts as safer models and questions fault of modern manufacturers for daily fatalities. He urges protests targeting car builders.
AP dispatch describes sophisticated U S underwater mines deployed to seal North Vietnam ports. Mines weigh about 1000 pounds and use timing, acoustic, magnetic, or pressure triggers. Hanoi has few mine sweepers, Soviet fleet large. uncertainty over Soviet aid.
The unsigned column notes mail from NON National Organization for Non-Parents promoting Non-Mother's Day and Non-Father's Day. The writer questions the value of junk mail while acknowledging the offbeat promotion of childfree lifestyles and reflects on population control debates.
A columnist weighs personal rewards against holidays and notes California wine sales exceeding 200 million gallons in a year. Long Beach reports 1.5 million visitors to the Queen Mary, spending 6.33 million dollars in its first year as a tourist site. The writer recalls sea trips, sea sickness, and sunburns while reflecting on naval cruises and a parade of ships. A separate release warns blackbirds threaten the nation’s corn crop with losses around 35 million dollars annually, sparking a cheeky counterpoint about corn prices.
Dick Cavett's show faces three months probation at ABC and David Frost plans to drop syndication for a weekly revue. Experts debate whether there is a supply and demand problem in late night TV as competition crowds the field. One analyst notes the pattern mirrors Today and Tonight eras with limited sets and advertiser dollars. Frost and Cavett are seen as cross purpose by some, blending interviewing styles.
Washington columnist recounts Patrick Gray's pledge that no dossiers exist while hinting at hidden files. The piece notes Jane Fonda as a focal point, with FBI reports on her antiwar activities marked confidential or secret and a 1971 top secret document cited.
A passage notes Jane Fonda touring campuses in 1970 71 with an alleged 31771 Moscow trip via Paris and Hanoi plan later canceled. It also cites FBI files on Coretta King MLK James Baldwin Harry Belafonte Marlon Brando Joe Namath I F Stone and others with secret designations and personal gossip scattered through the records.
Humboldt The senior class presents Thornton Wilder's Our Town at 8 p.m. Friday in the high school auditorium. Directed by Daphne Horine, the production portrays Grovers Corners with Sam Umland as the stage manager guiding the audience through the Gibbs and Webb families.
A retro prime time listing features The Great Radio Comedians with Bergen Benny Burns and others recalling radio’s 1940s height. The schedule spans 6 pm to 2 am with Ironside Longstreet Owen Marshall and Hogan's Heroes among varied titles and late night programs.
A TV guide listing for Friday May 12 shows channel by channel schedules from 6:00 PM to 2:16 AM. Programs include High Chaparral Gunsmoke Sanford and Son Partridge Family Hollywood Squares News Tonight Show Paul Harvey Batman and more across KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW WDAF and W.
Twenty five years ago more than 20 women picketed the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co building at 20 S Highland for a half hour. Over 40 operators and maintenance workers walked out, while six new Chanute teachers joined for the 1947 48 term leaving three vacancies. The Chanute Black Diamond baseball club was invited to join a regional colored league with Kansas City Topeka Wichita Independence and Oklahoma City.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions Popp and steeplechase context but lacks complete names, dates, or events. The readable portion suggests a track or field item with unclear results and insufficient details for a full summary.
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