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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
4
Editorial notes President Johnson tours Colorado Idaho and Oklahoma and New England while campaign optics meet with skeptics. It asserts his 1968 bid has begun and attacks his optimism amid rising Viet Nam losses and record high interest rates harming borrowers.
A reflective column notes stock market decline hurting morale, government reaction, and food scarcity. It cites Truman’s buck stops here and questions whether a Republican could win in 1968, while acknowledging Kennedy’s rising popularity among Democrats in a Gallup poll.
The piece recalls how air travel ground to a halt during a strike, with lengthy standby waits and crowded gates. It contrasts those troubles with World War II rail chaos, where trains ran late, food ran out, and Pullman space depended on influence or bribes.
Twenty five years ago motorists were urged to cooperate to safeguard 2300 schoolchildren as patrols in school zones would run until spring vacation. Chanute prepares for its annual fall opening September 17 with Retailers For Defense stamps in stores and a preview of new fashions. Other notes include golf winners at the country club, residents moving away, and staff changes at local schools and businesses.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. belittles Sar gent Shriver while his marriage to Yvette Margory Flores Diageo Powell frays. Powell allegedly withheld his wife’s salary, directing monthly checks to his Washington office rather than to her in Puerto Rico.
A reader asks about childhood obesity and glands. Dr Molner notes most excess weight comes from eating more than energy used, urges three meals with limited desserts, daily vigorous exercise, and tests to rule out glandular causes. He discounts glands as common, promotes behavior change and activity.
Local brief items from the Chanute Tribune dated Thursday September 1 1966 cover community happenings, upcoming events and short notices across Chanute and nearby areas. Details reflect the era’s small town news tone with concise reports.
Readers' letters urge parents to supervise young children near streets after a fatal accident and discuss teen hair conflicts and faithful-spouse honesty. The column closes with offer of help from Ann Landers and copyright 1966.
A Fort Scott Tribune excerpt notes a man can misplay and make a fool of himself without real magic. The quip uses humor to critique performative antics and showmanship.
The text reports on a U S House committee seeking cancelled checks to verify endorsements in a possible divorce and Powell marriage plan linked to Corrine Huff. It also recounts a quip about oboe cleaning with bald eagle feathers and a U S Interior Secretary Udall decision allowing Rebecca Stewart to collect feathers for musical use.
A rundown of tonight’s TV slate shows 6:30 p.m. lineups across channels with Daniel Boone Batman and Gilligan's Island among options. Evening features Gidget Laredo My 3 Sons Bewitched Peyton Place and Campus Talent plus primetime news.
A dense listing of network and local station programs across KVOO WDAF KCMO KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW Chanute TV channels. It outlines morning through late night lineups including news, cartoons, game shows, soap operas, sports and variety programs with times and show titles.
Tonight on CBS at 7 p.m. the Gilligan's Island castaways reach a lab of a mad scientist on a neighboring island. Shani Wallis and Johnny Rivers guest on Mickie and Fred Finn's color show. NBC airs Dan Rowan and Dick Martin hosting the Dean Martin Summer Show with regulars.
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