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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1973
Page
2
Kansans watch Oklahoma moves to legalize pari mutuel betting with a statewide vote likely to fail. Governor David Hall supports letting voters decide while staying cool and not signing the bill. Kansans plan tentative trips to the races if Oklahoma’s stance shifts.
Spring training is in full swing for The Tribune softball squad with a motley crew and many misfires. The writer recalls slowing speed, larger field, smaller ball, sun glare, and erratic winds making plays awkward while quipping about aging legs and alibis as they joke about a reined in performance.
YATES CENTER The City Council rejected Mayor Robert Morton’s blanket appointment of Max Powers as police chief by a 6 to 1 vote. After the defeat the council approved most other Morton nominees individually, leaving the chief’s post vacant while salaries and department details were debated.
A humorous column describes “feline prone” as a love of cats that leads to crowded homes. The narrator recounts neighbors adopting cats, including Alley and Rusty, whose antics and misadventures illustrate the social oddity and risks of loving too many felines.
The piece reviews historic Indian dispossession by broken treaties and military pressure, noting the Sioux held vast plains including Missouri River and Black Hills lands. The Indian Claims Commission set values in 1969 70 and 1971 while the government offered far less, leaving Sioux claims unresolved and critics urging a shift in mindset toward Indians and justice.
Washington lawmakers in a charity golf tour took prizes from dozens of sponsors including Abbott Labs, Goodyear, Northrop and Union Carbide. Rep. Talcott chaired the event and urged donors to limit gifts after a flood of prizes poured in.
IOLA Arthur R Looker of the Lost Battalion finally receives a World War I Meuse Argonne medal after years of delay. He applied to honor grandchildren and explains the late receipt followed his presumed death. Rep Harold Collier arranged a fundraiser at Burning Tree then moved it to Andrews Air Force Base after cancellation due to lobbyist gift concerns.
Channel brief lists last minute programming shifts with live events and film slots. Highlights include the 1¢th Amer ica's Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile Alabama and classic shows such as The Brady Bunch Sanford and Son Partridge Family and Hollywood Squares among many prime time entries.
TV note: ABC's In Concert NBC's Midnight Special and Flipside headline weekend scheduling as pop music expands on television. Producer Tom Owens plans three 90 minute rock concert projects to lure networks or stations, aiming to boost artists' record sales. Columbia Epic labels push shows to spur exposure. Skylab program debuts on CBS with news for children, as launch plans for Sky something unfold.
Chanute city commissioners approve a site in the first ward for a Negro community building near Ashby and Walnut, south of Chanute Iron and Metal Co, following Community council recommendations. The Salvation Army converts East River park into a bathing resort with facilities for both sexes under city use.
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