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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
2
Reader reports PFC Frank Hernandez saved David Crawford and aided Tom Kirkwood during a crash on North Santa Fe. He mentions brother Neil Haynes involved in the incident on March 7 and Fred Brown climbing into the car to help.
Carlene Jordan thanks Fred for saving her brother after a gaping neck wound. Two handkerchiefs tied to staunch the bleed saved his life, a public acknowledgment noting the timely aid and gratitude.
An editorial argues Chanute must adopt a coordinated urban renewal program within three to five years to save downtown. It cites Coffeyville Pittsburg and Parsons as examples and warns that private initiative alone will delay progress, risking a decaying Main Street.
John P. Harris reports Wilbur J. Cohen, head of Health Education and Welfare, remains an incurable optimist claiming poverty can be wiped out in the United States by 1980. He cites progress since 1930 as the poor share falling from 40 percent to under 13 percent, but argues inflation and slow government action will keep many in poverty.
Prime time schedule lists The Virginian The Avengers Jack and the Bean Stalk Rev Hillbillies Peyton Place Green Acres Music Hall He and She The Outsider Dom DeLuise and News across channels with time slots and program codes for 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.
In a candid chat the Blue Stem Kid praises Nixon for quiet style and law and order stance. He argues Nixon will win by avoiding policy details and confronting protests, while the narrator worries about rights and clarity before the election.
Twenty five years ago bitter fighting raged along the Brenner rail line as German and Italian troops clashed with Italian patriots disrupting communications between northern and central Italy. In Kansas oil fields 29 wells were completed in the past week, totaling 29 495 barrels daily, with 38 tests staked. Mrs Roy Ogle joined Pvt Ogle at Camp Swift Texas while relatives visited Nettie Forslund in Rapid City and Fort Riley. Dr Carl F Stevens returned from optical lectures in Kansas City at the Presidents Hotel. Fifty years ago Mark Massey returned to Washington after a month with his parents, employed in the ordnance department. Mary Ditmars visited Earlton to see her grandmother and Leslie Cable returned from Topeka to enroll at Washburn College.
In a sweeping report from Bucharest, Drew Pearson analyzes why Soviet leadership invaded Czechoslovakia. He cites domino fears, economic and political pressures, and the spread of Czech ideas as key factors influencing Moscow and its allies.
A devotional note repeats I Corinthians 4 20 stressing that the kingdom of God is shown by power rather than words. The message invites reflection on living out faith through action.
NBC presents The Virginian at 6 30 with David Hartman debuting as a regular at Shiloh Ranch. CBS features Jack and the Beanstalk with Prince Street Players. Beverly Hillbillies airs at 7 30 with Roy Clark in a dual singing role. Kraft Music Hall at 8 with Don Rickles hosting Robert Merrill and Joan Rivers. The Outsider at 9 follows investigator David Ross in a cheating mystery at a men’s club.
Readable Thursday lineup lists daytime and evening programs across multiple channels. Highlights include Sunrise Semester, News, Overnights such as Tonight Show and The Dean Martin Show, and serials like The Guiding Light and Dark Shadows. Major actors and hosts referenced appear with typical early 1960s station listings.
A public sale is held at the farm located eight miles west of Cha nute and four miles south or four miles north two east two north and east of Altoona Kansas or two miles east of High Prairie Church and one mile south. Proceeds from the sale will dispose of described property as the seller has sold the farm.
Saturday auction begins 10 30 A M selling 30 head cattle including purebred Herefords Holsteins and heifers, plus three horses, hogs, and a wide range of farm machinery highlight notes such as tractors plows disk harrows hay balers and planters. Antique items go on sale at 4 00 P M with copper boilers brass harness lamps and old furniture. Lunch by High Prairie Ladies. Terms CASH. Not responsible for accidents.
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