14 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1972
Page
1
Henry Lockett led a Thayer seminar on terraces grassed waterways and ponds as key tools for soil conservation. A field tour and wiener roast followed with about 15 attendees, aiming to boost school awareness and future erosion control.
Pravda ridicules the American election campaign and credits Nixon’s Moscow summit for his popularity. Strelnikov, Pravda’s Washington correspondent, says Nixon leads on foreign policy and that U.S. polls show discontent with both major parties amid a chaotic race.
The Senate sent to President Nixon the $30.2 billion revenue sharing bill, enabling grants to states and localities with minimal strings. First installments of $2.65 billion to follow after signing, as Congress faced remaining bills and possible adjournment delays into next week.
Citibank raises its minimum interest charge to 5 percent, bringing the prime rate close to the 6 percent level seen in 1971. Bankers note many lenders keep rates steady while predicting further increases amid government worries about rising borrowing costs and potential controls.
A charity walking event to aid a child day care center starts at 10 a.m. at 425 S Central. Chanute High School PR class members join the marchers walking to the airport and back with merchants donating to the center based on distance.
UAW walkouts shut Mansfield Ohio Fisher Body plant and 2,300 workers halt operations. St Louis and Doraville plants join the nationwide stoppage with 8,500 and 3,800 workers out respectively in a dispute over line speeds and staffing. Buick Flint plant set to close Monday if no deal reached.
An intercepted letter mocks a "plastic presentation" aimed at the governor as a rubber stamp legislature would please him, suggesting political maneuvering and pressure from lawmakers.
Gov. Robert Docking withdraws from the October 26 joint radio and TV debate with Morris Kay over rebuttal rights. Docking’s press secretary James Shaffer demanded an hour of rebuttal to ensure voters hear each candidate’s stand on the issues.
District 413 schools showcased student driven menus with Hutton School serving pizza and sides on Monday and Alcott on Tuesday, with Royster Junior High preparing barbequed chicken on Thursday. Food services director Mrs June Kiddoo oversees five weekly meals for about 1,490 Chanute children.
Dr. James Brown, superintendent of the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital in Chanute, explains TB can be arrested but not eradicated. Cherokee County has the state’s highest TB rate due to mining-related lung vulnerability, and the hospital faces possible closure as patient census declines.
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