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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1972
Page
2
A Kansas measure to cap spending in statewide races failed in a special committee. Sponsor Rep. Loux proposed limits of about 150 000 per race and 25 000 of personal funds, based on 10 cents per qualified voter. The piece argues such caps rarely work and reflect democracy tied to wealth, urging legislative action.
Arizona businessman Tom Raptis launches a brown steel barn motel in Flagstaff to house up to 30 horses at seven dollars a night. He envisions a national chain for overnight horse boarding starting from this pilot project.
A Harris column recalls Sgt. Joseph Reiner nicknamed Rabbit Man after a failed chase of a rabbit in Los Angeles. The piece notes Rome’s Colosseum needing 516000 dollars for safety fixes and a billion lire for monuments, joking about reviving lions to fund repairs.
A secret cable from Kuwait ambassador Stoltzfus to Secretary Rogers details U S efforts to sell Kuwait American fighter jets, favoring Phantom over F 5 despite Israel concerns. The Kuwaiti defense minister Saad asserts Phantom preference, complicating Washington's rearmament aims.
A detailed cable reveals U S diplomats debating arms sales to Kuwait. Stoltzfus pushes a table of comparisons for F-5s against Mirages while considering offering A-4 Skyhawks to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The piece questions why the U S would push 60 armaments to Kuwait while weighing near term Kuwaiti needs.
NBC CBS and ABC have begun the first rounds of paid political advertising for the 1972 race. McGovern and Nixon campaigns have placed multi minute spots across networks including five minute and thirty minute blocks. Time purchases show Democrats edging GOP totals overall with CBS carrying the heaviest ad weight.
The Treasury Department announced revenue sharing figures for 105 Kansas counties and the cities of Wichita Topeka and Kansas City as approved by Congress awaiting the president. Neosho County receives 341601 dollars with 57346 designated for Chanute city.
A wall at the old Lotterer building on Market Street collapsed during demolition last week, damaging part of a Johnson Auto Electric Co structure that was occupied. No one was injured, and the event is linked to the Rot Scoht urban renewal project.
A brief notice instructs readers to contact their Tribune carrier if a delivery attempt is missed. It provides a phone number and a time for the contact, emphasizing prompt communication.
On this date in 1919 Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke paralyzing his left side. Other events include Andre’s 1780 execution, Gandhi’s 1869 birth, and Patton’s 1945 removal. Birthdays noted for Groucho Marx and Maury Wills.
A detailed daytime and evening television log lists programming from KODE TV Channel 12 WIBW TYV Channel 13 and KTEW Channel 2 with show titles across mornings afternoons and prime time. It includes news weather Talk game shows soaps and sports style segments featuring The Flintstones Sesame Street Jeopardy The Tonight Show Masterpiece Theater and regional news segments.
Channel advance listings tease Gunsmoke with William Windom guest star and Clint Eastwood film The Beguiled. Other highlights include The Bill Cosby Show with guest stars, plus Doris Day and The Tonight Show as night options.
Twenty five years ago, 180 agriculture students from the area joined a judging contest on corn, wheat, kafir, oats and alfalfa seed as the three day Corn Carnival opened. Fifty school board members and administrators met with Carl R. Althaus, executive secretary of the Kansas Association of School Boards, at a district meeting in a junior college here.
A representative arrived to arrange a free clinic in the city this Thursday. She will be assisted by Olivia Hemphill, school nurse. The item notes a fifty year old Bible verse and a church reference alongside the health event.
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