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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
4
The piece blames government leaks and conflicting reports for Eisenhower's image, warns of Russia using mixed truths in a grim information game, and argues that high flying reconnaissance risks national security while urging Americans to reassess military readiness and fear of attacks.
The Rural Electrification Administration marks a quarter century with 96 percent of farm homes wired and 60 percent with telephones. It has lent $4 billion in federal funds, including $280 million to Missouri and $119 million to Kansas. Government loans to REA units continue at 42 percent, extended to co-ops at 2 percent for 35 years, as five-sixths of new customers are nonfarm. The piece questions if REA should remain subsidized or stand on its own.
The clipping notes Bally Acheran, a horse in the Kentucky Derby, with a parentage listed as Overeater out of Tums. The rest of the items are brief quips and local jokes from various papers, including remarks on marriage work, late night cooking, and a Mexico Japan tequila trade line.
A religious note cites Deuteronomy 4 39 urging reflection on the Lord as the one true God in heaven and on earth. The verse emphasizes exclusive divinity and invites personal consideration of faith.
A string of wry observations on politics and culture. Nixon and Rockefeller are humorously paired as running mates. A playful note on language, love, candy, and diplomacy echoes a dated club humor style. The piece blends political tease with social commentary and editor’s quips.
Tribune Files recalls Potter Hatchery founded by G. E. Potter at 14 S. Malcolm expanding from 25 000 to 75 000 egg capacity with regional branches in southeast Kansas and Oklahoma. Also notes a bank robbery at Home Oil Co station and a golf tournament lineup at the Country Club amid other items.
James Marlow argues that both the United States and the Soviet Union engage in espionage, with Khrushchev using an injured innocence act over a single downed plane to frame the West. He notes Swiss expulsions of Soviet diplomats and questions motives ahead of the Eisenhower Khrushchev summit, calling U.S. restraint hypocritical.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports from the nation’s capital on how racial unrest affects U S military bases in the south. Two incidents in Montgomery Alabama involving Black airmen and Ethiopian officers draw Pentagon concern and possible base relocations while Air Force investigators probe police actions and injuries amid tension.
The Chanute Tribune announces publication details for Chanute Kansas with staff roles and mailing rates. It lists the publisher Dwight McCreight and department managers James E Sherman and Dwight Wallingford among others and notes post office classification and AP association affiliation.
A dense list of television programs for Thursday and Friday including talk shows, dramas, comedies, cartoons, news segments, and movies across syndicated channels. Notable entries feature The Real McCoys, Sea Hunt, You Bet Your Life, The Tonight-like listings, and various soap operas and Westerns.
An analysis notes the confusing mix of saving spending and borrowing shaping the postwar economy. It cites remarks by Federal Reserve Chair William McChesney Martin Jr and Council of Economic Advisers head Raymond Saulnier and discusses rising debt tied to consumer and business activity.
Mortgage debt rose by 19 percent to a new level while consumer spending runs at an annual rate around 317 billion dollars. The three high readings suggest opportunities for savers, investors, and sellers to tap cash and timing for financial adjustments.
Work accidents on the farm kill 3500 to 4000 persons yearly according to findings of the National Safety Council. Although farming has more deaths than any major industry, the death rate per 100 000 workers is not as high as in mining or construction industries.
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