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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1969
Page
2
Editorial notes a salesmanship style in defense budgeting. It mocks the Safe guard system cost of 6.6 billion without warheads, adds 1.2 billion for missing items, and cites skeptics who warn the true price could reach 13 billion, highlighting Pentagon industry issues.
The Air Force and Lockheed faced a controversial C 5A transport program with a $5.2 billion projected cost, up from initial estimates. Senator Proxmire calls for Justice Department action as stock issues and secret dealings raise questions about public spending and Pentagon oversight.
Alan King and Buddy Hackett fail to deliver magic in a mixed NBC variety hour. The night also features a live Apollo mission segment with astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan, and CBS previews Schulz and Brown.
Tribune note says adult players may join the summer music school sponsored by the city and schools, starting Monday. J. J. Weigand announced the formation of a band of adults and students. Neal Ashiev pulled an 82-pound channel cat at the Country Club lake, a record catch. Sixty Boy Scouts have one more night before Royster athletic field camporee with campfire highlights and Ranger training contests Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Blanton visited their son Cpl. Howard Blanton in Kearney Neb.
Dr Thosteson notes theUS government bans silicone injections for breast enlargement and no safe, effective method exists. Go-go girls allegedly popularized talk, but silicone remains unsafe and unsatisfactory. He warns against injectable methods and cites future uncertainties.
Recommended tonight CBS presents the first of three programs at 1011 EDT examining the alienation between today s young and old.
A persuasive column argues that business wisdom and adaptability drive success while defender policies fail in the nuclear era. It criticizes outdated gunboat diplomacy in Vietnam and defense contract corruption, urging leaders to embrace change or risk national decline.
Drew Pearson notes two history making events: Charles Evers elected Fayette mayor and Walter Washington with Luke Moore handling Howard University unrest. He credits calm leadership and voter education, warning campus riots could set back minority gains, and urges voting rights advocacy tempered by love.
We are troubled on every side yet not distressed. We are perplexed but not in despair as cited from II Corinthians 4 8. This verse offers encouragement during difficult times and reflects steadfast faith.
TV listings note Mod Squad with a probation officer chasing a LSD involved homicide suspect. Totie Fields and Paul Lynde appear on Jerry Lewis. Lancer features Johnny forced into guardianship of a con man's niece. Other prime time entries include It Takes A Thief and Julia with school racial tensions.
Evening lineup features Lancer Julia It Takes a Thief and Red Skelton at 8. Doris Day and N Y P D present later. CBS News and That's Life anchor the 9 10 o’clock blocks with Generations Apart closing the night.
Social Security payments in Neosho County total 3 444 000 dollars yearly to 3 561 residents as of December 31 1968. Most beneficiaries are retired workers with 2 065. Widows wives children and dependent parents total 1 342 and disabled workers 154. Beneficiary numbers rise due to eligibility changes while special over 72 payments decline and death terminations rise in the older group.
Walnut residents Massey Elsmore Heckman Moran will explain the club’s purpose at a covered dish dinner Friday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion hall. Men from Walnut who attended a Raritan meeting recently saw a very active Kansas club in action and decided to form a local organization. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and their own table service.
Contributions to the Martha Stoltz scholarship fund at Neo sho Junior College exceed $1,000, officials report. The gifts come from Miss Stoltz’s friends as she retires after 33 years teaching biology at the college.
The notice advises obtaining a Tribune phone through your carrier and provides an after hours dial number HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for reachability.
Two District 413 special education instructors, Mrs Elizabeth Cooper and Mrs Sharon Wall, received state education scholarships funding tuition books and stipends. Wall will study in Greely Colorado and Cooper at the University of California Los Angeles focusing on impaired visual perception and reading.
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