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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
2
The Chanute Tribune notes range erosion and women’s liberation have progressed in eastern Kansas. A Bourbon County rancher, Charlie Lifer, placed a controversial ad in Marmaton Valley Sun and claimed he is not joking about cowboys’ unreliability. He speculates about pink bunkhouse decor if movements intensify.
The Ellsberg case, eclipsed by Watergate, collapses as judges and FBI record gaps emerge. Critics defend Ellsberg and Russo for exposing government secrecy and mismanagement. Laws broken must be addressed to preserve national ideals.
Keith Wright discusses how fuel shortages echo past eras from Shah of Persia’s car fuel to 1940s rationing. He recalls brandy as improvised fuel, AAA tips on efficiency, and the moral weight of energy scarcity, insisting crises gain meaning when supply runs out on a country road.
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes a circular irony as Sam Dash, once consultant under John Mitchell, now cross-examines Mitchell while a study Dash helped prepare included anti wiretap stances. The tale spans 1969 and federal grants totaling 63 000 and 159 000 dollars, tying Dash and Mitchell to sworn testimony on illegal tapping.
A 580 page February 1971 study praised by Mitchell highlighted Dash as top consultant while Mitchell pressed for wiretap authority without court approval. Funding faltered then revived after Dash withdrew. The piece traces Watergate style schemes, withholding funds, and internal White House disagreements over migrant workers and state funding, with named figures Breckinridge Dash Nixon Liddy and Thieu during a broader political corruption frame.
An AP dispatch captures the mood at a 25 year office club dinner in New York. Veterans trade sharp quips about bonuses pensions and downsizing while joking about sloppy drinking and old colleagues. The tone blends humor with wary views on cuts and morale.
The Independence High School marching band will appear in the Cotton Bowl parade next New Year’s Day in Dallas. They are one of 12 out of state units invited to participate while local bands perform at halftime. Both game and parade will be nationally televised.
A scrambled list shows hourly programs and film titles across channels including Gunsmoke Bonanza Laugh-In The Price Is Right and Wait Till Father Gets Home along with guest hosts and movie titles such as Where Eagles Dare Trapeze Captain from Castile and Dr Kildare.
Monday to Friday daytime slots list multiple stations and shows from KTEW TV to KMBC TV. Includes Today Show Sunrise Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Bonanza and matchups like The Price Is Right Jeopardy and The Young and the Restless with multiple local channel references.
Raymond Friederich named president of the Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce at Memorial Building. Verne McKelvey retires as president, Kenneth Bell elected first vice president, Stuart Hoofnagle second vice president, Bill Yates as treasurer. Also notes a Class 8 private club license granted to Richard Habiger Slane. Fifty years ago 1923 Claude Sturdevant and Frank Irwin planned a hardware store at 28 West Main, replacing John Gray harness dealer and Spong tire man.
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