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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1966
Page
4
President Johnson sails toward the Far East with Lady Bird, signaling non partisan aims while hopes rise for progress on Vietnam. GOP voices note election timing as Sen. Everett Dirksen sees him off at the airport amid pre election stir. Johnson recalls wartime service in the Pacific.
President Lyndon B. Johnson will tour seven nations Australia New Zealand Thailand Malaysia the Philippines South Korea and South Vietnam plus American Samoa and Alaska. The trip is newsworthy for showing presidential involvement in the war but its concrete impact remains uncertain. The Manila conference October 24 25 is unlikely to yield a peaceful Viet Nam settlement. attendees may pledge to pursue an end to the conflict.
The Tung Wah Hospital Coffin Home, run by Tsui Yui ban, offers private rooms at 60 dollars a month and dormitory space for three dollars. It houses 500 coffins with space for more and handles late payments by burying unpaid remains on the hillside. Relatives pay monthly rents, and the facility blends reverence for ancestors with a pragmatic role for overseas Chinese communities.
Twenty five years ago natural gas rates in Chanute would rise 5 cents per thousand cubic feet for the first 5 000 cubic feet consumed monthly with other brackets unchanged. The maximum bill increase would be 25 cents per month.
In Washington Longworth office two ghostwriters for the Republican Campaign Committee spread tales about anti poverty funds. Claims include lavish tennis courts in Chevy Chase and tuxedo rentals for a Florida prom, all denied by Office of Economic Opportunity and cited by critics Caesar Chavez and others.
Dear Dr. Molner answers on cola drinks for toddlers during vomiting, favoring regular carbonated beverages with sugar for hydration and energy, while noting caffeine in colas should be avoided. He also advises on aging pains, varicose veins, and general modest health concerns, urging medical checkups and good hygiene for children, plus a note about tubal ligation repair possibilities and a booklet offer on leg cramps.
A 10 year old asks Ann Landers to advise mothers on spanking. The exchange discusses a child’s mischief with jelly and water, and warns against hitting for nothing while noting the broader debate on anti poverty rumors and Italian communism. The column includes multiple reader letters about family and relationship issues.
Chanute Tribune reports on local events for Thursday October 20 1966 detailing community updates, school and municipal notices, and brief national happenings affecting the area. The page covers civic matters, local elections, and social notices.
Channel guides show Daniel Boone and Jericho at 6 30 with Batman Mystery at 9 00. My Three Sons and Star Trek at 7 30. Bewitched Pistols and Petticoats and That Girl at 8 30. Pistols and Petticoats and Midwest Hayride highlighters on 2 and 4. Viewer picks include The Hero at 7 and Hawk at 9 00 followed by News at 10.
A dense Friday schedule lists programs across KVOO WDAF KCMO KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW Chanute including Sunrise Semester, The Tonight Show, Jeopardy, General Hospital, Wild West, Hogan's Heroes, News, and late movies. It catalogs morning through late night lineups with channel references and time slots for each program.
TV listings note F Troop on ABC at 7 with Julie Newmar as a captured Indian ransomed by O Rourke and Agarn. My Three Sons at 7:30 follows Steve Douglas failing a driving test after a ticket from a meter maid. Bewitched at 8 presents Endora and Uncle Arthur triggering a feud. Dean Martin at 9 welcomes Bill Dana Frank Fontaine Florence Henderson and Kate Smith. Hawk at 9 on ABC has an arrest framed by a construction tycoon. Edward Binns guests.
Dear reader letter from The Hanate Tribune asking Ann Landers for advice. The note references turning off time, alarms failing, and kids missing deadlines with a light humorous tone. Copyright 1966.
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