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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1960
Page
4
The piece argues that small shifts in consumer taste toward compact imports affect highway funding and employment. Fewer fuel gallons sold could slash gasoline tax revenue, risking highway construction and filling stations. It notes a possible rise in per gallon taxes as miles per gallon improve.
The El Dorado Times argues Congress should delay a proposed blanket nine percent raise for about 1.5 million federal workers. It cites a pending half million cost of living survey and prior studies showing current pay above private industry levels for lower grades.
A collection of witty lines from multiple sources highlighting humorous takes on life and business. Notable items include a Columbus state liquor store joke at Gay and High Streets and a Ludist camp tailor shop jab. The tone reflects light, ironic newspaper humor.
Tribune Files recalls 25 years back when Neosho County was to send 10 delegates with half votes to the Republican grass roots convention in Springfield Illinois next month. Only one delegate, Mrs C O Emerson, had been chosen so far. she is vice chairman of the county central committee. Buffalo brief notes three top postmaster candidates Archie Spillman C N Clough Ruth Willoughby certified by Civil Service Bureau in Washington. Brice Olson brings 117 baby chicks from Potter hatchery near Chanute.
The passage emphasizes that with him there is wisdom and power and that counsel and understanding come from God. It reflects a message of divine guidance and insight in difficult times.
The column jabs at spying as adultery like pretense, notes people with picture windows hiding from view, speculates on Jack Kennedy's possible Democratic nomination, and mocks freedoms while highlighting economic and social tensions including church tithes and decimal coinage debate.
James Marlow reports that after a brief united front over Khrushchev's summit humiliation, Democrats and Republicans clash over communism soft on Russia. Stevenson and Kennedy spar with Eisenhower over the spy plane incident, while Dirksen and others press for investigations and accountability amid 1960 election rhetoric.
Washington reports a heated House debate over a proposed 975 million dollar Education Bill for school construction. Leaders push for quick rules, while opponents including Eisenhower threaten a veto. Zablocki seeks Catholic school funding, risking Republican opposition and constitutional concerns.
A detailed Wednesday and Thursday listing of KOAM and partner stations. It covers show times across channels seven twelve six four with programs from Wagon Train to The Lawman and late news. It notes multiple daily soap operas game shows and movies including Sun Town and This is the Life.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff and office details for Chanute Kansas with publication schedule and rates. Subscription options include Neosho and nearby counties with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly pricing. Average readers learn the paper’s circulation rules and postal classifications.
Chanute High School announces two students named national winners in creative writing contests. Judy Ranabargar won a top 60 poetry prize in Atlantic Monthly Magazine. Janet OConnor is a Kansas top six short story winner in Read Magazine.
Six winners are named in Kansas for short stories with two junior girls among them. Both girls, encouraged by their Junior English instructor Oleva Lewis, entered the contests in the program.
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