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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
2
The article compares Mark Spitz and Bobby Fischer as top U.S. winners. Spitz is praised as a global sports hero and goodwill ambassador, elevating America, while Fischer’s chess title is noted alongside his earnings and contentious moments.
Congressman W. R. Poage leads support for a national wheat program proposing a Wheat Industry Council to promote wheat products, fund research, and assess a per hundredweight levy. Critics warn of $6 million annual costs and higher food prices as the measure awaits full House action.
Dodie Hope notes on loneliness and a quip about wealthy pet fortunes. A separate Wichita lawsuit claims the federal government failed to curb a faulty charter that killed Randy Kiesau and 30 others in a 1970 Shocker football plane crash.
Washington reports four Defense Department RAND studies from 1965 to 1970 conclude North Vietnamese morale remains high and unlikely to collapse under U S pressure. The 1970 finding states Communists as a group resist compromise and view the war as defense against American invaders seen as successors to the French.
The article describes RAND analyses by Herbert Goldhamer and Konrad Kellen showing high enemy morale in Korea in 1951 and 1970 prisoner interviews in Vietnam. It notes resilience of North Vietnamese and contrasts with earlier North Korea findings, suggesting limited prospects for defeating the communist movement.
New York AP reviews Jean Shepherds America a PBS travelogue by Shepherd filming in Milwaukee Pueblo Me Maine and Kennebec River. The Chicago host shares humorous memories and observations on beauty and ugliness while PBS funding and budget questions loom.
A prairie fire across central South Dakota destroyed at least 3,000 head of cattle over more than 500 square miles. Early control was reported as authorities worked to contain the blaze affecting farms and ranches. In other news, Alcott Murray Hill and Cross kindergarten schedules were shortened due to heat with afternoon groups also attending morning sessions. The First National Bank of Pierre won a $100,000 city water works bond sale, with the remaining $25,000 to local investors at par plus 4 percent.
A Bible verse contrasts those guided by the flesh with those guided by the Spirit. It emphasizes minding spiritual ends over earthly concerns and reflects Pauline theology on inner orientation.
Sgt. David L. Bockover of Humboldt is cited for aiding his unit, the 331st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri, in earning the U S Air Force outstanding unit award for meritorious service from July 1969 to June 1971. He is a 1967 Humboldt High School graduate and completed work at Allen County Community Junior College in 1970.
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Prime time listings show CBS, NBC, and ABC lineups with talks by Justice Douglas and Billy Graham in Birmingham. Programs include Medical Center Mannix Partridge Family and The Tonight Show with Dick Cavett plus films Mystery Movie and Night Gallery.
The page shows a Monday to Friday daytime and evening TV grid with channel numbers and programs including High Chaparral Stand Up and Cheer Dr Simon Locke Hee Haw Beaver Lake Sociology Circus Billy Graham Olympics County Fair Roundup My World and Welcome to It America Jazz Set Olympics My Three Sons It's a Short Summer Charlie Brown Miss America Parade Hollywood Television Theater A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum The Tiger Makes Out Ironside Bobby Darin Billy Graham World Press Adam's Woman These Wilder Years Tonight Show Sole Survivor Dick Cavett Paul Harvey I Love Lucy The Bride Comes Home Story of Jesus plus weather and sports segments.
On Sept 6 events include the Mayflower voyage in 1620, McKinley’s 1901 assassination, Peary reaching the North Pole, the 1914 Battle of the Marne, and Verwoerd’s 1966 death. Other notes reference Katanga, UAW Ford strikes, Northern Ireland talks, and a Hindu proverb on contentment.
A 7 30 p m meeting explains the beginning band program for Unified District 413. Willis Armstrong and Bill Roberts lead the session at Royster Junior High School library with elementary parents invited. Armstrong directs at Alcott Fairfield and Hutton schools while Roberts guides Lincoln and Murray Hill programs.
Published daily with pricing for subscriptions in trade territory outside trade areas and Towns with carrier delivery. Rates include tax. Chanute area options listed. AP and ABC affiliations noted.
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