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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
2
The Tribune criticizes President Ford for delaying action while longshoremen defy orders to load grain for Russia. It argues Meany and the AFL-CIO exert power, questions executive leadership, and urges decisive presidential action to end the dispute.
Crawford County commissioners led by Joe Saia blame funding pinch on regional planning board. Sheriff budget exhausted in six months, $36 000 offset by federal revenue share, and an $8 451 grant request to Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration was rejected. Saia warns withdrawal from the board may ensue.
A reader reports that during a circus ticket sale for a mentally retarded children charity, some youths used the name June Ross to sell tickets by phone without permission. The note condemns the misrepresentation, says police were notified, and states current volunteer work with the Kansas Arthritis Foundation from September 12 through September 26 to aid a separate drive.
The narrative recalls a Monday trip from Joplin to North Park Mall for antique and classic cars. A younger man with sharper reflexes drove the car, making the day enjoyable until an unspecified traffic incident occurred on the return, framing the scene as a Labor Day statistic.
A northbound bypass near Erie nearly became a disaster when a trailer without brake lights obscured a car ahead and a following vehicle. The driver of the author’s car reacted hard, regaining control on the right shoulder, with potential for a quadruple disaster.
Rates listed for mail delivery in area towns with carrier service and Chanute post office boxholders. One year 19.57 dollars, six months 10.30, three months 6.18 plus sales tax. Chanute boxholders one year 27.61, six months 13.90, three months 4.95. Carrier in Chanute 2.25 monthly plus tax, prepaid. The item notes United Press International rights and republication terms.
A local committee in Hartford Connecticut on September 4 1775 voted that no person may move into the town without a certificate from their prior residence confirming they are a friend of the liberties of these colonies.
Washington file outlines how members of Congress pressed the General Services Administration to hire friends, with reports naming Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott and others. It cites a GSA unit handling referrals, created to manage political patronage despite laws against favoritism.
UPI reports Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas predicts a high noon clash with Gov. George Wallace in the Texas Democratic presidential primary. He argues winning Texas would boost national status and cites economy as top issue while proposing a National Youth Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps to address youth unemployment.
The Federal Election Commission debates whether Wallace can receive 150000 in royalties from Wallace watches and tees and how to allocate campaign visit costs by Ford or Reagan. They also consider whether Lloyd Bentsen may spend the legal limit for both presidential and Senate campaigns.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers faces political pushback as a proposed rule to broaden government supervision of water development projects fuels ire despite conciliatory steps. A spring backlash over dredge and fill prompted a major revision centered on environmental concerns.
Twenty five years ago Chanute planned an air spray using two Coffeyville Airways Co planes releasing DDT mist over city and breeding grounds near the outskirts. The piece also recalls 1925 reception plans for the Red Star route caravan and discusses EPA and Corps brush with Clean Water Act regulations, fines, and delays affecting dredge and fill projects.
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