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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1971
Page
2
A reflective piece argues that despite the 1954 Supreme Court decision against separate schools, many districts still deny equal education. The author, now 18 years after desegregation, questions compliance and calls busing a persistent dodge to preserve segregation.
An editor in western Kansas warns Sen. James Pearson against challenging Rob ert Docking for the U.S. Senate while ADA rates Pearson 38 and Dole zero. The piece notes Pearson's Nixon support and contrasts with President Nixon and Spiro Agnew amid 1972 Kansas political tensions.
A resident laments a fatal accident on Tennessee Street a white poodle run over by a car and calls Chanute to enforce slower speeds on residential streets. The letter urges awareness of speed limits and safer driving near homes and schools.
Dan Dinello, Jeffrey Plack, and John Blumbert illustrate a trend of college graduates taking hands on work. Dinello mops floors for $30 weekly while awaiting a market upturn, Plack left pre med for history and a machinist job, Blumbert with a master’s in engineering plans to farm in Canada.
ABCs Mrs Nixon interview with Virginia Sherwood from the Western White House highlights her warmth and opinions on public life and privacy. NBC previews The Funny Side and Owen Marshall occupies the night with a rambling two hour pilot. NBC broadcasts Miss America finals with Bert Parks ending in Miss Ohio.
Television guide lists top shows at 7:00 and 8:00 with Martha Mitchell and Raquel Welch joining Laugh-In season premiere. Bob Hope hosts a Planet of the Apes parody special. Evening lineups include Gunsmoke Lassie Hogan's Heroes and Bob Hope slots, with talk shows Merv Griffin Cavett Tonight Show and late movies like Daniel Boone and Yellow Mountain.
Daily weekday lineup includes morning cartoons news and soap operas across channels KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW KTEW WDAF with programs like Sesame Street Jeopardy Texas drama and game shows. Afternoon and early evening feature Love of Life Guiding Light As World Turns Days of Our Lives and The Doctors among others.
Two fatal Chanute crashes prompt officials to question driver judgment on K-47 and K-39. An onlooker notes unmarked no passing zones and poor daytime visibility as a physician confirms missing road markings. Calls rise for enhanced road painting and safer highways near Erie and Welda.
Washington details J. Edgar Hoover disciplining a young FBI clerk John P. McKelvey after a late night date on a couch. He faces probation following a formal inquiry and a stern personal note from Hoover. The column also notes military translators moonlighting and a leopard cub expense claim on The Cavett show.
AP ledger notes key events on this date including the 1788 start of the first national election after the Constitutional Convention. It recalls the Plains of Abraham victory in 1759 and Francis Scott Key’s detention before writing the Star Spangled Banner.
Commercial fishermen in Texas received a record 53.5 million dollars for their 1970 catch, up 12 percent from 1969. Alaska led all states with 89.7 million, followed by California and Louisiana.
About 175 members and families of the Chanute Saddle Club will attend a Sunday gathering at Kenneth Van Sickle’s 4000 acre Fall River area ranch. Some 100 horses will be hauled to the event for breakfast and dinner.
A local Tribune notice prints a Bible verse and outlines subscription rates for various territories including Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties, Chanute post office boxholders, and carrier delivery areas. It notes the Associated Press content rights and urges readers to contact their carrier.
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