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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1964
Page
4
Editorial says American Methodists in the general conference address church integration cautiously. It notes about 4 percent of Methodists are Black and that Southern bishops debate Negro eligibility. The piece argues progress is significant, urging steady pace to keep Negro members in a national church rather than isolated in the South.
A visitor recounts the 1964 World’s Fair setup in New York, noting unfinished pavilions, construction debris, and farcical glitches like the Abraham Lincoln robot. He contrasts the vast but chaotic grounds with the prospect of attractions, prices, and comforts, concluding he won’t attend despite the allure.
Tribune files note a 115000 acre wheat harvest forecast across four counties with May 1 conditions above 69 percent normal, per federal and state crop reports. Also reports Chanute Methodist Episcopal church joined broader unification as “the Methodist” after Kansas City alliance. Iris bloom at L A Gaulter home noted. a son born to Mr and Mrs Fred Leary in Petrolia. Fifty years ago gas lamps in North Santa Fe faced vandalism. Nezzell and Glen Williams visited Kansas City. Bodley families traveled to Ottawa and Burlington. Hebrews 13 18 quoted in Pray for us message.
The piece reports strong Republican backing for Lyndon Johnson in Kansas Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin with voters praising his conduct after Dallas. It notes Democratic governor Harold Hughes in Iowa and the Kansas race where Harry G Wiles challenges the governorship, suggesting Johnson could carry much of the Midwest.
Dear Dr Mother answers readers about hormone therapy for hot flashes, noting most use is not dangerous but may speed growth of certain cancers. emphasizes individualized courses and new prescriptions rather to extend use. Additional letters discuss varicose veins, trembling hand, safe chlorophyll tabs, and requests for leaflets on vein care and weight loss.
The schedule lists ROCE TV channel 2 and KOAM TV channel 7 primetime through 11 pm with shows including Mr. Novak My Three Sons Red Skelton Oregon Pre Election Program Greatest Show on Earth Petticoat Junction Jack Benny Fugitive Garry Moore Weather Weather Vane Fourstate Newsbeat TV News Final Johnny Holmes Show Tonight Suspense Top Star Bowling references.
United Nations sources say the US believes China’s chances at the fall General Assembly are unchanged and France’s recognition will have little effect. Financial Times reports Czechoslovakia will not renew Cuba food contracts, signaling a tighter Cuban import picture. Peter Reddaway denies Soviet accusations of pressuring a defector’s wife. Four soldiers face prison for a mutiny role, while Italy’s banana monopoly head Bardoli Avveduti receives a three year sentence. many others Conn. acquitted.
The piece argues a Democratic governor gains in the state house due to White House vigor, LBJ's tight Congress control, rail dispute settlement, and wheat sales to Russia despite GOP opposition. It notes Lodge, Goldwater, Nixon, and Rockefeller standings, and speculates on a LBJ landslide, with a Washburn-like note on past political shifts. It also recounts internal struggles at The Wichita Eagle involving publisher Marcelus Murdock, tax-planning schemes, and power plays by stockholders Brown and Speer.
The Kan sas City Starlight theater presents a complete summer lineup. Shows include My Fair Lady Milk and Honey Tom Sawyer Tovarich Mr President Little Me Porgy and Bess Sound of Music with two week blocks from June 22 to September 6.
Savonburg hosts Union Vacation Bible School from June 1 to 12, daily 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Savonburg grade school. Programs serve children and youth aged four through completing eighth grade, with cooperating Covenant and Christian churches and pastors Rev. Robert Huse Rev. Jean Minnich and Rev. Ornan Hessong.
A Coffeyville Journal quip notes that some items are costly when a girl offers dinner freely. A Kingfisher Free Press gag suggests a blood pressure test is watching generosity with money owed. Historical records, per Oklahoma papers, remain similarly tentative.
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