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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
2
The Tribune notes police found five to six underage riders weaving through traffic on south Central and sent them home without citations. It argues moderation in law enforcement has failed to curb unhelmeted riding by youths and criticizes parents who enable risky behavior.
The piece cites National Transportation Safety Board statistics showing high traffic deaths among Americans aged 15 to 24. It argues parents contribute by permitting underage youths to operate motor vehicles, urging responsibility and warning that permissive attitudes teach a deadly lesson.
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77 after leading from 1953 to 1964. He ended Stalin’s purges and used bold, forceful tactics in diplomacy and crisis, including the Kitchen Debate and the Cuban Missile crisis, a period seen as the closest nuclear danger yet amid a thaw in later years.
NBC's Laugh-In season five opens with a slower pace and diminished surprise yet maintains a mixed bag of gags around Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. The show features Raquel Welch and Martha Mitchell with light Washington humor, plus a new pilot segment It’s a Wacky World. Gary Upton shown in field medicine course. Bob Hope starts 22nd NBC season with a sci fi spoof lacking punch.
AP analyzes early shopping and tax strategies for holiday season planning. It notes saving on items like golf clubs and appliances through model changes, plus reduced vacation costs after Labor Day. It also suggests timing purchases to lower taxes via higher deductions.
A braille trail with guide ropes and tactile signs describing vegetation is planned for the Hines Memorial Nature Trail on Turtle Creek Lake in Manhattan. Led by the Manhattan Area Chapter of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the project aims to be completed before winter, possibly by October, with cottonwoods planted as state trees.
Terry Murphy notes the Miss America pageant final five meet expectations with a winner and runner-up he endorses. He quips about Bert Parks and entertains thoughts on small towns finding live, patio, and spider webdelights as hobbies. He also jokes about attorney general Vern Miller and campus game-night enforcement observations.
Washington lawmakers move to restore roadside poetry along federal highways. A bill from Sen. Jennings Randolph and Rep. John Blatnik would allow small tasteful anti pollution signs after the Burma Shave tradition is revived in a modern form. Transportation Secretary John Volpe weighs in on the plan.
The column features poems from figures like David Rockefeller and Jeff Sparks promoting environmental awareness and anti pollution messages. It also notes President Nixon's wage price freeze and economic stance as officials monitor compliance and seek violations to court.
Kansas lawmakers plan a Sept. 29 session in Kansas City to hear immigration policy testimony and alien labor controls affecting seasonal workers in northeastern and western Kansas. The Select Legislative Committee on Migrant and Low Income Workers will meet at Holiday Inn Towers after two prior Western Kansas sessions.
Advertisements show same day service for classi fied ads placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays or 9 a m Saturdays Display style classified must be placed by 12 noon the day before Dial 431 4100.
Prime time lineup features John Wayne Tim Conway and Three Dog Night at 6 30 pm, Hawaii 50 at 7 30 pm with a missing person case, Marcus Welby M D season premiere at 9 pm, Sesame Street 7 pm, and movies and talk shows later including Shadow Over Elveron and Willie and Joe Back at the Front.
Television log lists Monday to Friday daytime and early evening lineups for KCMO TV KUHI-TV KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW WDAF Chanute stations. Entries show program titles such as High Chaparral Galloping Gourmet Andy Griffith Bewitched Columbo Mannix Night Gallery Star Trek The Toy That Get Up and Tonight Show with various times and channel numbers.
On this date in history key events include McKinley’s death in 1901 eight days after an assassination attempt Theodore Roosevelt becoming president in 1901 and earlier milestones such as Salem chartering in 1628 Franklin going to France in 1778 Napoleon entering Moscow in 1812 U S forces in Mexico City in 1847 Dempsey Firpo bout in 1923 and peacetime draft in 1940. Also notes last decade talks on Berlin Laos and Congo and other events in 1956 1950 and 1970s.
The 1946 enumeration certified to the state Board of Agriculture reports many young men and women from farms are attracted to towns and cities. Cha nute sees new home construction lag behind business and industry despite material shortages. In 1921 fifteen young musicians applied for senior school membership as a band is proposed and Chanute schools began term with 2,302 enrollment.
Beaumont city council passes ordinance banning motorcycle riding except on public roads and official motorcycle trails amid complaints about noise in parks and along abandoned railroad property.
A brief religious note references the Bible verse Thanks be to God II Corinthians chapter eight verse sixteen.
The Chanute Tribune announces subscription rates for in and out of trade areas with sales tax details and carrier options. Publisher Highland Dwight McCreight and Editor Jerry Murphy oversee operations. J. M. Harris handles advertising. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and audits with the ABC.
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