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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1971
Page
2
The House passed a measure 201 to 197 to revive federal funding for the supersonic transport project, but the Senate remains unconvinced. Boeing chief William Allen says current estimates exceed prior figures by about 1 billion dollars and demands full production backing or none. The debate centers on cost, return, and jobs for idled workers amid airline belt-tightening.
A Burlington reader urges preserving quiet life while others argue growth brings jobs and long term benefits. The letter cites Chanute and Iola as examples and warns that halting change risks ghost towns and lost livelihoods, urging controlled development for public benefit.
In this column Terry Murphy argues small towns should adopt broad citizen outreach like Topeka's Goals for Topeka. Neighborhood meetings would reveal majority wishes, reduce person to person conflict, and guide orderly progress in communities such as Chanute Humboldt and Erie.
Durable Red Campaign AP Special Correspondent reports Kosygin and Brezhnev push for a European security conference as a long range propaganda effort. Moscow links troop reductions to talks, while warning NATO remains a target, and vows to rally global opinion against imperialism. The Kremlin sees the conference as a propaganda weapon with rewards beyond immediate gains.
AP reports on CBS profits three part look at court congestion and delayed justice. It cites jurists lawyers and prosecutors noting rising crime outpacing judges and drug related cases. The piece mentions plea bargaining limits reforms moving negligent auto cases to other venues and smaller juries to unclog courts.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports South Africa faces growing black pride as Transkei demands more independence and leaders like Houphouet-Boigny urge dialogue to avert bloodshed. The piece also questions FBI chief J Edgar Hoover over royalties from books and movie deals, suggesting a congressional inquiry into public accountability.
Ninety six students will receive ninth grade certificates at closing exercises in the Royster Junior High auditorium Thursday afternoon. Health officials report Fredonia faced diphtheria concerns with 809 inoculated children and seventeen positive cases. A Girl Scout Council formed at Junior High School with Mrs. Hugh Jones as president and ten members.
Prime time lists Eddie's Father and Smith Family episodes, plus Sing America Beautiful with Tennessee Ernie Ford. Hawaii Five-O, King Family Spec, Eddie's Father again, Room 222, Part of the Family, and films The Burning Hills and The Big Heat wrap late night.
Channel listings for KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW and others detail shows from 6:30 p.m. to 12:20 a.m. including Alias Smith & Jones Flip Wilson Family Affair Jim Nabors Ironside Bewitched NET Playhouse Danny Thomas Dean Martin Soul Ghost and Mrs Muir This Is Your Life News Weather Dick Cavett Merv Griffin Tonight Show Perry Mason and So Proudly We Hail with multiple stations and programs.
Three members of the Vatican Justice and Peace commission resign citing inefficacy and limited scope. The Dutch Carmelite Revver, French priest Rev La Chapelle, and Dutch laywoman Carolina Cohen allegedly sought direct policy influence beyond a study role.
Secretary Clifford Hardin awarded 91 Agriculture Department employees in a ceremony on the Washington Monument grounds. Among nine receiving the distinguished service award was Dr. Charles Brice Ratchford, state director at Columbia Missouri. Superior service honors went to Lee T. Morgan of Salina Kansas and Dr. Sykes E. Trieb of Manhattan Kansas.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates for in territory and outside trade areas, with prices for one year six months and three months including tax. It notes Chanute post office boxholders rates and carrier delivery terms.
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