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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1962
Page
4
The Topeka Daily Capital urges citizens to study government, participate in elections, and influence public policy. Observing Citizenship Day on Sept. 17, editors emphasize voting, representation, and informed public discourse as foundations of democracy.
The Pittsburg Sun notes anti litter campaigns target drivers and picnickers but adds a focus on school children discarding cups on private lawns. It argues the small acts by hundreds of youths form waste habits and urges propaganda and teacher guidance to prevent littering on private property.
A reflective Birmingham profile contrasts Red Mountain luxury, The Club, and Progress era hotels with the city’s segregation era tensions. It notes downtown charm, club life, and strict liquor rules amid impending school integration and evolving race politics led by Police Commissioner Bull Connor.
City Engineer Ralph B. Reeves announced a coming year program of park improvements continuing the recent effort. Work completed includes macadam driveways and a stone Main street entrance gateway costing over 15000 dollars, with a band shell planned for the north end. Separately, over 4000 acres of producing oil lands were sold, with buyers named as D P Oak of Tulsa the Darrie Lynde company Tulsa H J Walter and T B Wilson Bradford Pa.
A fragment from the Augusta Gazette features a witty exchange about happiness and poverty. It contrasts Bud Wilkinson’s remark on youth deterioration with a humorous transit dialogue about smoking, morning routines, and coffee in cereal.
Readers seek advice on coccyx injuries and non surgical cures. Dr Molner notes most coccyx injuries heal with rest and traction, surgery only for extreme cases, and emphasizes avoiding further pressure. The column also covers contact dermatitis from detergents and general bad breath causes and remedies.
In Washington the steel giants faced contempt threats from the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans defended Kefauver. Campaign donors revealed for 1956 show Armco, National Steel, Republic Steel giving large sums to GOP campaigns, including executives like Millsop and White.
The article notes Bethlehem Steel’s executives contributed 8 850 to the Republican National Committee, making the company the second largest steel firm in Pennsylvania. It mentions scrutiny by Sen. Hugh Scott and various Democratic senators over steel industry pricing data and antitrust inquiries.
The Chanute Tribune lists Dwight McCreight as publisher and department managers John Hovorka advertising Dwight Wallingford news Mrs Lelane Lowe city circulation Ben Nicholas mechanical Dorsey and notes publication as an evening paper except Sunday. Subscription rates shown for Kansas and nearby counties with yearly and monthly options.
TV guide style listing for Monday and Tuesday schedules across channels KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM with lineups from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. including news shows dramas comedies and late night programs for Cheyenne and 4-States region.
Hal Boyle collects curious notes from mail and daily life. Aged men show larger coats as body size rises over 30 years. Dope in New York, milk squirts, shopping habits and odd facts about animals and travel appear in a breezy round of curiosities.
Elmsford New York special report outlines Sonotone Corporation’s Model 22 hearing aid. Dr L Grant Hector explains its 6 transistor design and 500 fitting variations to tailor to individual needs. The device weighs under 3 ounces and stands just over 2 and a half inches high. A printed report and wear testing available at Sonotone offices in Parsons and Chanute Kansas with appointment calls to Grover Davis.
Italian-born Guido Calabresi has been named a full professor at Yale Law School. A former Rhodes Scholar, he is 29 years old, possibly younger than some of his students in New Haven.
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