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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1971
Page
2
Chanute should shield its municipal gas electric and water utilities with a separate five member board on three year terms. The piece cites aging gas mains inadequate water supply and management gaps and urges decisive action to ensure stable rates and proper operation.
Federal employees at Kansas City's regional Office of Emergency Preparedness begin to return to normal as Region VII spreads workload across more than 300 locations in Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska. The Service and Compliance Center in Kansas City handles wage price and rent stabilization questions with staff from Labor HUD Commerce and Agriculture guiding inquiries to Washington and the Cost of Living Council.
AP Television writer Cynthia Lowry profiles Chad Everett star of Medical Center, noting his lifelike portrayal of Dr. Joe Gannon and meticulous preparation. Everett studies real surgeries, praises fan doctors, and describes script checks by medical associations and advisers.
A Kansas Fish and Game Commission veteran director faces dismissal after ten years with successor Robert Henderson linked to a federal post. Henderson says money alone would not drive his life’s work, given the Kansas job pays 15000 dollars yearly with a house. The column cites possible savings from closing 219 small high cost schools and a Texas water lithium anecdote about El Paso water and state hospital admissions.
Washington column notes AFL-CIO chief George Meany will sit down with President Nixon to discuss wage-price policy. The piece casts Meany as a tough public figure and alleges White House attempts to manipulate labor views, with Colson recruited for political groundwork.
The article describes Nixon asking Colson to back off after urging 70 year old labor leaders, Meany’s rebuke over the wage freeze, Hodgson's outreach, and Meany's push for broader controls. It notes Nixon's plan to extend the freeze while returning to a free market and possible anti trust penalties.
New York AP Griffin asks CBS to release him as host of the late night show effective December 31 but CBS says no decision will be made until mid December. Griffin's contract runs to February 15 amid NBC Carson ratings lead and reports CBS plans to drop him. Metromedia offered a syndicated show and replacements named include Cosby Cher and Rowan and Martin. Griffin began the program in August 1969 and says he is carried on 60 fewer stations than Carson.
On September 7 1822 Brazil declared independence from Portugal. The record recalls Queen Elizabeth I born in 1533 the Borodino battle of 1812 and the London Blitz starting in 1940. It notes Kennedy 1961 NATO nuclear training push and China US talks in 1969. The piece also reviews The Paper House by Françoise Mallet-Joris and its Chanute Public Library availability.
JOPLIN Mo AP an investigation was under way into a second fish kill in Jasper County in less than a week. Robert Mountjoy a state conservation official said an undetermined number of fish died in a five mile stretch of Blackberry Creek in the county. Authorities estimated 71000 fish died in a kill last week in the Spring River northwest of Carthage.
Tonight's schedule lists Barbar Comes to America at 6:30 and Green Acres at 7:00 with Billy Graham in Northern California at 7:00 and First Tuesday reports at 8:00. Other programs include The Mod Squad Cimarron Strip Sesame Street and Tonight Show with late news and talks through the night.
The page lists weekday daytime and early evening TV slots for local stations including KUHI TV KOAM KMBC and others. It notes specific programs such as Football Night, Doctor shows, news, Weather and popular titles like The Tonight Show and Merv Griffin with times across channels.
The Junior High in Chanute reported 402 students with four new teachers and a new principal Paul Parsons. City workers planned 14 miles of electric lines to Vilas area while barns over an alley hampered sewer work and owners faced police action if not moved promptly.
A brief devotional line echoes Psalm 133 1 praising unity among believers. The verse extols harmony and communal fellowship as a blessing and ideal for the faithful assembly. The excerpt reflects a religious exhortation emphasizing spiritual unity.
The text lists subscription rates by mail and carrier in Chanute including taxes and postage, with annual, six month, and three month options. It also notes the Associated Press exclusivity for republication of local news and AP dispatches, and identifies the paper as a member of the Associated Press.
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