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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1971
Page
2
The State of Florida enacts a law taxing much property that previously enjoyed exemptions starting January 1, 1972. The measure targets commercial ventures including church-related and public land projects with non-profit status. Observers say legislatures nationwide will watch Florida’s results as it ends long standing tax inducements.
The piece argues against broadening the tax base as it burdens non exempt taxpayers. It cites Florida’s boom risk, questions benefits of attracting uncooperative ventures, and contrasts Kansas using a 10 year industrial revenue bond tax exemption with a plan for developers to bear costs after a decade.
The 1971 Kansas inventory tax law allowing a 40 percent obsolescence deduction was upheld as constitutional after merchants argued a full 30 percent valuation would bankrupt them. Gov. Docking had challenged the law, but Attorney General Vern Miller dropped the case. The decision follows Kansas patchwork taxation trends.
A reader disputes a Sept 13 editorial on small town spirit, noting 54 members signed the Ruritan charter in 1971 and naming him president for two years. He recalls guiding the third club in the district and cites 24 clubs with 700-plus members, highlighting Walnut Stark Hepler and Elsmore as active supporters of local spirit.
This day reflects events from Alaska’s 1867 purchase to 1944 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and 1950 Connie Mack’s retirement, plus Khrushchev’s 1960s unity drive and Pierre Laporte’s death aftermath. Births include Melina Mercouri and Eugene Ormandy.
AP Television writer notes Ed Sullivan’s 23 year hosting legacy in a 90 minute CBS special. Highlights span from 1943 to 1970, with stars like the Andrews Sisters, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, and many legends. The piece also surveys current networks’ Saturday children’s programs and NBC’s Machine in a mixed assessment.
A narrator reflects on evolving fishing practices in a family tradition led by father and uncle. They describe adventures with trotlines, seining, and wilderness trips, plus risky moments and comic mishaps. The piece ends with the narrator still buying a license and estimating a high per pound value for catch.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports oil giants promised Nixon a wage price freeze but quietly raised liquified petroleum gas prices. Texaco Gulf Phillips and Cite Service expect about 110 million dollars extra from small distributors and rural homeowners this winter. The move raises antitrust questions and prompted Gulf to seek legal advice.
Oil industry price actions provoke Nixon administration scrutiny as Gulf and Texaco raise liquefied petroleum gas prices alleging seasonal justifications. The piece also covers Lindsay Kennedy machinations in New York and California and Soviet Life direct mail in the US. Nixon aims to reshape the Supreme Court to reflect law and order and majority rights.
North Texas State University professor Dr. George Christy argues in The North Texan that after the 1972 elections the United States will suffer a deep national mood decline. He foresees stock and bond market collapses and unemployment rising toward the decade’s high, as economic supports are pulled away.
Upstream dam or logjam released an influx of new books this week at Chanute Public Library. New fiction titles include Fire Sermon, A Journey to Sahalin, Tussy Is a Man, God Is an Englishman, and The Day of the Jackal. Notable for women readers are Message from Malaga, Six Nights a Week, The Elixir, An American Girl, Cry of the Daughter, The King's Daughter, and Forsaking All Others. Mystery readers welcome The Case of the Crying Swallows, The Golden Ball and Other Stories, and The Theban Mystery.
TV listings show daytime and early evening programs across multiple stations including KUHI TV KOAM KTWU KODE WIBW KTEW WDAF Chanute. The grid covers cartoons news talk game shows soap operas dramas and sports with channels 2 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 and local variations for mornings afternoons and prime time.
Evening lineup features Gunsmoke and My Three Sons among prime shows on channel 5 and 13. Highlights include Doris Day on Legally Speaking, Lucy and Becket airings, and late movies such as The Brass Bottle and Some Came Running with Carson Griffin and Kildare appearances listed.
The economist Roger Babson plans to store valuable records on Kansas land within 60 miles of Chanute after purchasing through a Eureka agent. He also intends an underground depository in Tulsa to protect film records and other papers, per his institute’s guidance. Local observers viewed a near total lunar eclipse last evening, with the moon three fourths obscured before 6.35 pm and the sky clear apart from a light haze.
The notice lists mail and carrier subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson and surrounding territories with tax details for Kansas addresses. It includes one year six month and three month terms, plus special Chanute post office box rates, and notes AP rights and Audit Bureau membership.
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