22 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1972
Page
1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 12 months ending August shows a 2.9 percent rise in consumer prices, below Nixon’s 3 percent target. Average weekly pay reached $137.23 for about 50 million workers, with purchasing power at a record rise after inflation.
Terry Walters, 1502% S, Kansas, reopened the underground Pub under the Tiara Hotel. The ex sailor bought the bar after eight years in the Navy, leasing and outfitting it with $1,250, mixing cheap beans and 75 cent pitchers to draw crowds. Walters enjoys running his own business and serving a diverse clientele of businessmen, farmers, and students.
James Snyder known as Jimmy the Greek estimates President Nixon is at least an 8 to 1 favorite for re election. He says odds are rising to about 20 to 1 in favor. He spoke to a House subcommittee on polls and proposals to regulate them. He outlined his simple polling method using visits to hamburger stands and early counts from counties and precincts.
The House Government Operations Committee urged reform of the Freedom of Information Act citing a resistant bureaucracy. It faulted five years of delays, called for faster response times, costs to helpers, and stricter separation of exempt from nonexempt records to strengthen open government.
Area forecast calls for fair and cool tonight with lows in the 50s. Light variable winds this afternoon shifting east to southeast 10 to 15 mph tonight. Saturday mostly sunny and mild with highs in the lower 80s and near zero precipitation chances tonight and Saturday.
In Bonn Chancellor Willy Brandt faces a forced move after losing his ruling majority. The Bundestag plans to approve a traffic-relations treaty and then vote on a confidence motion that is destined to fail, prompting President Heinemann to dissolve parliament and call elections for November.
Chanute police investigate a report that an insurance agent based in Topeka may misrepresent policies. Authorities urge especially the elderly to beware of possible fraudulent plans until the case is resolved.
Intercepted correspondence suggests a casual yet pointed missive to Cha. The text hints at social norms and bar decorum, reflecting a milieu where homogeneity and propriety are weighed against informal exchanges.
Atty. Gen. Vern Miller said Kansas will not appeal a Johnson County District Court ruling that the current system of distributing state aid to local school districts is unconstitutional. The decision, by District Judge Phillips P. Woodworth, requires the 1973 Legislature to craft an equalized funding plan by next July 1.
In the 1972 race all four candidates hit the campaign trail. Nixon flies to Texas for a presidential reception hosted by John Connally while Agnew focuses on the South. McGovern plans televised fireside chats after struggling to convey his message at rallies.
Chanute city manager D N Ken Sanborn said the city cannot furnish extra trash cans and that the issue is the school’s responsibility. Royster Junior High Principal John Martin attributed most litter to a nearby drive in restaurant but agreed to place a container outside the school to curb the blowing trash.
Stirling Moss, former British Grand Prix star, was fined 98 dollars for driving over 100 miles per hour on a British superhighway near London. He said he was rushing to Birmingham for a meeting about promoting a Grand Prix there. A Senate bill would grant the president broad powers to curb air traffic with skyjackers, create a federally funded airport police, require passenger screening, and allow juries to impose the death penalty on skyjackers.
United Nations diplomats expect General Assembly steering committee to back Kurt Waldheim's plan for an assembly debate this year on countering terrorism. Yet some fear the African bloc may derail the proposal by pushing to defer to next year.
Israeli authorities indicate patrols may push 15 miles into Lebanon up to the Litani River if Beirut allows Arab guerrillas to use the area as a launching point for attacks. Forces have patrolled north of the border in Fatahland for months within sight of the frontier.
The FDA cites evidence of brain damage in babies and bans hexachlorophene in most cosmetics and over the counter drugs. Immediate effect requires 3 percent HCP solutions to be prescription only, recalls for baby powders above .75 percent, and removal of similar infant products from shelves to prescription sales.
Belfast AP reports Britain pledges to end internment without trial for IRA suspects to ease Northern Ireland violence. Roman Catholic politicians respond coolly, demanding actual phased removal before talks resume.
A Tanzanian government spokesman said a Ugandan air strike hit Mwanza at dawn causing one death and two houses destroyed. Casualties beyond the death were not known. A temporary truce followed talks led by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Omer Arteh amid ongoing regional tensions.
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