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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
4
In Wilson County the relocation of US 75 is being used as part of a dam for a new state lake. The idea of a lake attracts many who favor the project as much as a new road, and travelers will find recreation and fishing flourishing as more lake sites are developed across the state.
The statement urges commemorating Armed Forces Day with pride while noting world tensions easing yet warning that a lasting vast military establishment will cost generations. It cites waste charges from the Air Force Alaska project and Hoover Commission findings on military food and spending as reasons to demand efficiency and better results for taxpayers.
A veteran essay outlines the path into foreign correspondence from small town beginnings to big-city postings. It contrasts the early floundering years with seasoned reporters who master languages, adapt to diverse capitals, and write swiftly from leaky tents or hotel suites. Smith embodies the global journalist ideal.
A lighthearted diary style notice recounts a long lull in pest woes and animal visitors. The writer notes no ants for fifteen years and mice scarce, while porch cats and volume of pet noises fade away, leaving an unusually uneventful household season.
A sharp, elusive reporter moves through quiet lunches and routine, then dines with colleagues and may visit the theater before filing. He is known for being at the right place at the right time and recently beat the British press by a full week with the announcement of Winston Churchill's resignation.
Inspections of alleys in the Chanute fire zone show the new ordinance prohibiting trash fires is not observed. Fire Chief W. E. Carter notifies property owners that trash burners must be moved from the zone. Eleven cubs found near Chanute and other items explain local happenings.
Washington news column reports House Education and Labor Committee tensions led by Chairman Graham Barden. Insurgents accuse Barden of delaying vital bills on Federal Aid for School Construction and Minimum Wage Liberalization to stall floor action. Dem Cleveland Bailey vows a showdown vote. Lee Metcalf supports pushing the Minimum Wage bill. A lighter note follows on Tom Dewey at the Gridiron dinner, joking about tailor issues and Eisenhower era.
Dr Crane advises energy expenditure to boost hungry schoolboys. For a four year old Jimmy, he recommends active play, nursery school, and delaying between meal snacks. He suggests not forcing meals, using calm portions, and seeking his 220 point rating scales for better parenting.
Kansas City police hunt Kenneth D. Carpenter who escaped Wyandotte County jail after a bank hold up in Oswego last November 27. The 42 year old, on trial May 31, had been paroled from Leavenworth in October and previously robbed a Mt. Blanchard Ohio bank in 1950. The FBI nabbed him near Memphis in February while he was among ten most wanted.
A sawed-off vehicle struck a public safety item on a highway near Memphis with about 4000 dollars inside. Carpenter, linked to a March breakout at the county jail, was missing after a 9 30 p.m. checkup and believed to have hacked toward a roof exit. The exact escape method remained unclear.
The annual death rate in the United States fell from 17 per thousand in 1900 to 9.6 per thousand in 1950, marking a substantial improvement in public health and life expectancy over the first half of the 20th century.
Readable items include Your Hit Parade Damon Runyon Theatre What's My Line Music For You Soldiers of Fortune Douglas Fairbanks and Play Ball listings with scattered times and incomplete notes. The fragmentary list hints at a diverse audio visual program across the day without coherent sequencing.
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