Fearful of Freedom Editorial Reflects on 1960s Liberty
This 1968 editorial argues that the United States faces a moral test as freedom expands. It notes racial desegregation, public pressure, and fears of police-state power, while warning that tolerance of diversity is democracy's strength and that resistance may fuel calls for revenge. It cites George Wallace and Supreme Court clashes as tensions rise.
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Little Rock
George Wallace
Supreme Court of the
United States
Strom Thurmond
Drive-In Bank Lets Customers Grab Instant $50 Loans
John P Harris reports on a Miami bank's curbside money machine that dispenses $50 envelopes within seconds after a coded plastic card is read. The system operates day and night, with a limit of six cards per customer and a 24 percent interest rate, raising concerns about devaluing money literacy.
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Miami
Nostalgia Drive Through Manhattan For Kansas State Football
Terry Murphy recalls a disjointed reminiscence filled with places along Poyntz Avenue in Manhattan from the high school to Aggieville and Palace Drug as he anticipates a return for Kansas State football memories. He mentions past hangouts such as Kite's Ding and Cooney's and the Palace Drug Green River drinks while recalling Ed Pence's 40 yard kick and Vince Gibson's era. The piece ends with hope for a Wildcats win and a nostalgic mood for the weekend.
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Manhattan
Kansas State
Poyntz Avenue
Les Brown
Palace
Memorial Stadium
Ed Pence
Colorado
Wildcats
Sig Alph House
KSU
Vince Gibson
TV Tonight Schedule Highlights and Channel Lineup
Prime time listings show Merv Griffin at 6:30 followed by Wild Wild West and High Chaparral. NFL Action leads into Gomer Pyle Name of the Game and Man in a Suitcase. At 8:00 John Gary and a Movie, then Will Sennett before Run For Life and Star Trek. Judd airs at 9:00 with News at 10.00.
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TV Tonight
Merv Griffin
High Chaparral
Gomer Pyle
John Gary
Will Sennett
Judd
Linus Laconhearted
Center Earth
Vmovie
Johnny Questic
Marshal Dillon
Sandy Koufaz
Beaver
Sportsman
McHale's Navy
Frank McGee
Hollywood
Opinion Wash
Sacred Heart
A. A. Allen
Capitol Hill
the Christophers
Linus
Gasper of Christ
Herald of Truthic
Insight
Joe Pyne
Highway Patrol
King Kong
Mr. MaGoo
Rabbi Margolies
Bugs Bunny
Bullwinkle
Notre Dame
Navy
Vince Gibson
Marshall Dillon
Glen Dobbs
Huck Finn
Donald O'Connor
Ed Sullivan
Horowitz
Laramie
Phyllis Diller
Twenty Five Years Ago Tax Rates Set Low in Tribune Area
The county clerk announced Chanute property owners face a levy of 2.693 per hundred dollars valuation to fund schools county and state government for the year, yet total levies remain the lowest in nine years. An oil lease drilled in 1916 will be revived in a water repressuring project near Chanute led by A R LaSalle and associates on the John Baird farm, with the first new well on a 120 acre lease purchased from E A George. Sarepta Mable Pierpont travels to Lawrence for KU rush week as a fine arts senior. Fifty years ago S F Wade and A F Dutch return from motor trips to Colorado. city officials pledge safe streets amid a race-related incident and a Topeka-bound train engine report.
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Chanute
A. R. LaSalle
Chanute and Associates
John Baird
LaSalle
E. A. George
Earlton
Verse of Hope Romans 15 13
A biblical verse from Romans 15 13 urges believers to be filled with joy and peace through faith, so they may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Poland Faces Kremlin Pressure Over Czechoslovak Invasion Fallout
Polish sentiment shifts after the Czech crisis as Warsaw questions Soviet aggression and fears a return to cold war. Officials deny sympathy for Prague while American cultural tours are canceled and Muskie’s vice presidential prospects become a symbol of West ties.
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Drew Pearson
Warsaw
Kremline
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
Prague
Kremlin
Vaclav Theatre
University of Illinois
Nikolai
New York
Ed Muskie
United States
Tonight's Top TV Shows and Premiere Listings
NBC airs High Chaparral at 6 30 featuring Billy Blue and an Apache boy over a horse with Clive Clark. Name of The Game debuts at 7 30 on NBC starring Franciosa Barry and Saint James. CBS presents Hawaii Five-O at 8 with Jack Lord. ABC offers Guns of Will Sonnett at 8 30 as Will, Jeff, and James Sonnett confront a past rival.
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Will Sonntt
ABC
Will
Jeff
James Sonnett
Tribune Phone Contact Update for After Hours
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone carrier if unavailable. If the person cannot be reached, a after hours number HE 1 3400 should be dialed after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Saturday TV Guide Highlights From Chanute to KMO
Saturday listings show a mix of children's shows, cartoons, and features on WDAF KMBC KOAM KCMO KUHI KODE WIBW channels. Notable entries include The Beatles, Gulliver, Spiderman, Beavers, Gunsmoke variations, and early news, plus football and movie broadcasts across morning and afternoon blocks.
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Kvoo.tv
Chanute
Wdaf.tv
Kcmo.tv
Kuhi-Tv
Koam.tv
Kmbc.tv
Kode.tv
Wibw.tv
Nurse Aide Course Offered for Adults in Neosho County
Al Jones announces a new 60 hour Nursing Aide in a Hospital course for the 1968 69 adult evening education program at Neosho County Community Junior College. Sessions are 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Senior Trade School with a $5 enrollment fee due at the first class.
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Neosho County
al Jones
Margaret Daniel to Be Honored at UMKC
Margaret Truman Daniel will be honored at the University of Missouri Kansas City on October 8 as Distinguished Woman of the Year. The event marks the universitys second annual ceremony recognizing women's contributions. The daughter of the former president and wife of Clifton Daniel, she has balanced being a wife and mother with a show business career and is presently an interviewer on a nationally syndicated five day a week radio program.
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Kansas City
Margaret Truman Daniel
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University
Clifton Daniel
New York Times
English inventor Thomson patents pneumatic tires in 1845
Robert Thomson of England patents the principle of pneumatic tires in 1845, laying the groundwork for inflated-tire technology later adopted in modern wheels.
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Robert Thomson
England
Counties Cooperate On Health Program Leaders Agree
Representatives from Franklin Miami and Anderson counties agreed to join a cooperative health planning program similar to the Wyandotte Leavenworth and Johnson county model. Douglas County declined to commit. The plan, partly subsidized by the federal government, covers environmental physical mental personal and health manpower.
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Ottawa
Kan
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Johnson
Douglas County
Advertising Will Convert De Pression Into Prosperity
Advertising will convert de pression into prosperity as a promotional tag line inviting readers to engage with services and tools aimed at economic uplift. The note signals a marketing push emphasizing economic improvement through consumer engagement.
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