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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1968
Page
2
A political adviser and governor discuss a campaign gimmick promising 1 000 miles of toll highways tax reform and education funding while dodging costs. A mother questions the plan noting 60 counties would be left without roads, revealing the strategy hinges on promises over payment.
John C Harris argues Parsons Kansas should merge police and fire into a single public safety department. He notes faster response by patrol cars with fire extinguishers, shared expertise, a detective bureau, and potential cost savings. Concerns include morale and pension issues, but he believes the plan could improve efficiency and attract higher quality recruits.
Washington column recounts European capitals especially the Netherlands tracking the 1968 U.S. presidential race. Willem L. Oltmans reports Dutch viewers follow Nixon's campaign, Nixon law firm ties and past suggestions of U.S. troop involvement in Indonesia.
A teacher narrator admits personal apathy toward schooling and urges local citizens to engage. She recalls Chanute candidate program insight, advocates supporting education reforms and state aid, and invites others to join the School Crisis Alert effort for Kansas students. Mrs. Nancy Brandon, 419 W. 3rd.
Gov Schoepppel warned in Tribune Files that about 13 000 Midcontinent oil wells could be abandoned in the coming months due to insufficient crude prices for independent operators. He called the trend alarming as stripper wells yield little profit. News notes: local officials banned Halloween parties while idle mine workers rose toward 77 000 across 11 states amid a coal crisis.
A devotional note presents II Corinthians 8 9 on grace and poverty as a message of generosity. It emphasizes Christ’s riches becoming poverty for humanity to enable spiritual wealth through sacrifice.
NBC presents Jerry Lewis Show at 6 30 featuring Bobby Darin Paul Lynde and Moby Grape. Mod Squad on ABC at 6 30 shows Julie in a dating blackmail plot. Red Skelton Show on CBS at 7 30 with George Gobel and Mills Brothers. Julia on NBC at 7 30 and Doris Day Show on CBS at 8 30.
Dr Lloyd Reynolds of Hays was elected president of the Kansas chapter of the American College of Surgeons at its Sunday meeting in Wichita. He succeeds Dr Donald Selzer of Topeka as the chapter's leader. Dr John Shellito of Wichita was named president-elect and Dr Jack Graves of Wichita was chosen secretary treasurer.
The page lists nightly TV bouts across channels with 6:30 start times featuring Jerry Lewis and Julia, movies on prime slots, and late news. Programs include Seeker Down Under, It Takes a Thief, Red Skelton, Doris Day, Ice Follies, That's Life, Billy Graham, and a Campaign segment ending at 10:02 with News.
A dense listing of Wednesday October 30 TV programming across stations KVOO KUHI KOAM KMBC WIBW WEDNESDAY, including morning shows Sunrise Semester Today Show Captain Kangaroo Demented lineups and primetime staples like The Tonight Show, Jeopardy, Love of Life, General Hospital, Match Game, Perry Mason, and various cartoons and commercials with a wide array of network and local offerings.
In Louisville two voting scenes unfold at the 36th Precinct with F C Finzer and his wife facing off across party lines. The Finzers describe their usual split as canceling each other out though Mrs Finzer declines to comment on her stance this time.
Key events on October 29 include the 1929 stock market crash signaling the Great Depression, the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh in London in 1618, William Penn's arrival in Chester Pennsylvania in 1682, Kiel mutinies ending World War I, the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, and the first peacetime US draft in 1940.
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