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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
2
A Spencer Iowa letter jokes about sending Murphy back to Spencer with a “golden opportunity” celebration. The writer lists groups eager for the visit but insists on Chanute hosting, ending with Lloyd Ballhagen’s name.
Editorial urges better Southeast Kansas roads and discusses financing options including higher gasoline taxes and vehicle tolls. It notes the burden of inadequate roads on users and cites Ray Waller of Chanute paying for the ongoing road deficit after encountering a steer on a stretch south of Garnett.
Waller notes damage to equipment totaling 1500 dollars due to insufficient fencing. He argues the loss compounds as employers may raise freight prices, affecting merchants, manufacturers, and consumers as newer roads remain costly. The piece links road costs to broader economic impact.
Gilbert Wieland of Hagerstown Maryland, a restaurant manager, continues sky diving after a broken leg but later shattered his back in a jump. The essay argues government should curb reckless risk taking through helmet laws, speed governors, and medical exams for daredevils to protect families from becoming public charges.
Terry Murphy discusses youth disillusionment with modern society. He argues dropout culture reflects despair at entrenched systems, contrasting it with activist courage and urging young dissenters to persevere rather than abandon efforts to change. Policymaker satire follows with a bumper sticker anecdote.
Twenty five years ago Tribune notes a late summer feel as Yuletide gifts become available for overseas mail. Chaumute residents attended a fair in Topeka and Cadet Dan Lewis Gardner earns corporal rank at Missouri Military Academy. Army high command rejects delay of pre Pearl Harbor fathers induction.
Dr Edward A Condon prepares a 350000 word Air Force funded report on flying saucers while Dr James E McDonald argues UFOs are real and possibly extraterrestrial. The dispute has spurred criticism of bias and possible government funding motives amid meetings on the Pueblo prisoner talks at Panmunjom.
The note presents Isaiah 40 28, proclaiming that the everlasting God does not faint or weary and has understanding beyond search. It reflects on God as creator of the ends of the earth with enduring strength.
The plan suggests turning the crew over to a neutral nation for an international commission acceptable to both sides to investigate the Pueblo incident. If the commission finds a violation of North Korea's waters the U S would apologize. Koreans study the proposal after always demanding an abject apology as first condition.
Prime time lineup shows The Prisoner Dating Game and Hogan's Heroes. Lawrence Welk and Hollywood Palace are scheduled to air, with Get Smart and F Troop later in the evening. Slim Wilson and Grand Ole Opry cap the night as Petticoat Junction also appears.
A Chaute Kanute WDAF KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KODE WIBW MONDAY SEPT 16 lists morning to late night TV lineups across stations with shows like Today News Captain Kangaroo Romper Room Dick Cavett and The Tonight Show, featuring entertainers and soap operas. It maps times for News, Talk, game shows, dramas, and sports movie slots across channels with prominent programs and hosts.
CBS and NBC offer film and sports options with The Prisoner and The Outsider noted. Jack Benny hosts Hollywood Palace with Liza Minnelli Sammy Davis Jr and the Rudenko Brothers. Vince Lombardi profile and Barbara Streisand Central Park concert headline CBS. ABC presents Sea Chase starring John Wayne Lana Turner.
The Times Atlas of the World is added to the Public Library collection with high praise from the American Library Association Booklist. At 12 by 18 inches it is large and pricey but accessible to readers, with A Handbook of New Nations as a nearby reference. New fiction includes Morning Noon and Night Wolves and Cosmicomics. Non fiction adds Horse of a Different Color Human Aggression Creating Art From Anything Ideas Materials Techniques and Everyman's United Nations.
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