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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1972
Page
2
Shawnee County Judge Michael Barbara dismissed a suit by eight Topeka plaintiffs alleging improper use of county tax money. The ruling says private citizens cannot sue public officials without a special interest, prompting concern that the law curtails citizen oversight of government.
Fred Harris reports on a heated Kansas hearing where the Special Committee on Penal Reform weighs sweeping changes. Warden R J Gafney reviews progress at the Kansas State Penitentiary since 1969 rioting, noting reduced population, tightened control, and ongoing issues such as violence and outdated facilities. He highlights pay gaps and staff losses as factors in security challenges. The article frames reform as ongoing, with future fall meetings and a 105 year old cell block as symbolic reminder of slow change.
The piece asserts Vice President Agnew attacks Democrats over Watergate but fails to land. It contends Republicans are linked to the affair, with tactics like lawsuits and file destruction by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President. The tone warns Agnew to craft a stronger narrative.
Senators question the unauthorized November 1971 strike on Donghai airfield targeting a lone MIG on the ground. Pilot Toon reportedly dodged radar, skimmed treetops, and fired on formations but caused no B 52 damage. Censorship and White House diplomacy amid Kissinger Tho talks framed the operation.
A confidential memo by Leonard W. Shroeter claims Soviet Jewish leaders viewed Nixon’s Moscow trip as a disaster for their cause. It details arrests, phone cuts, and KGB pressure, arguing the president aimed to win Jewish votes while failing to defend rights.
The ABC premiere introduces Lt. Frank Dain of the California Bureau of Missing Persons in a tale of a missing San Diego sergeant tied to a stolen car ring. The night also notes Madigan on NBC with Richard Widmark delivering hard boiled detective lines and a sharp supporting cast.
Twenty five years ago city commissioners announced fall work to surface over a mile of streets with concrete mixers and dirt graders rolling again. The postwar pause ends as Fort Scott and Southeast Kansas Baptist ministers hold a three day conference at First Baptist Church. Fifty years ago 1922 cups and medals valued at 1200 dollars will be awarded at the Southeastern Kansas Golf Association tournament on the Chanute Country Club course with members from Chanute Iola Parsons Independence and Bartlesville Oklahoma.
Ronald M. Fisher profiles the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine with vivid wilderness scenes. Photographs by Dick Durrance and Jill complement the narrative and guidance pages list sources for hikers planning partial or full section treks.
A devotional line from Psalm 5 verse 11 urges those who trust in God to rejoice and shout for joy, celebrating God’s defense and love for his faithful.
Howard O Connor spoke at the Rotary Ann meeting in the Tioga Hotel about the Kansas Geological Survey study of ground water use. He noted the Survey maintains about 800 observation wells in Kansas recording underground water levels and that there has been little or no overall lowering yet, though controls are being set up for later use. Dr J C Sanders presided as club president.
Channel schedules reveal evening lineups with guests like Jerry Lewis and Cher on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and The Supremes appearing. Other programs include Valley of the Dolls themed segments, Ghost Story with Whitman and Rowlands, and multiple game and western titles across channels.
On this date Sept 22 in history, key events include the 1949 USSR atomic test, Nathan Hale's 1776 hanging, Lincoln's 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, Tunney-Dempsey 1927, Britain leaving the gold standard, and the 1961 ICC desegregation order. Also notes ten years ago Buenos Aires insurgent actions, five years ago Guevara in Bolivia, one year ago Medina cleared in My Lai case, Martha Scott's birthday, and a Thoreau quote.
In Topeka on October 27 29 a conference for Mexican American contractors and businessmen will promote development expand business opportunities and connect participants with federal and state resources. Organizers will also discuss government contract opportunities and the feasibility of a regional economic development association for Mexican Americans.
Neosho County teams win judging contests in poultry and clothing at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Susan Simmons led poultry scoring with 915 points while Ruth Ellen Bartholomew and Joe Butts tied for second with 903. Other top eight finishers included Rhonda Ford and Joe Robinson. Clothing team members Doris Baker Barbara Kepley and Terri Reinhardt. Baker was seventh in poultry. Rita Butts, Allen County, placed third in foods nutrition scoring.
The notice lists mail and carrier subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and Chanute area with tax details. Rates include one year six months and three months options, plus Chanute boxholders and Chanute carrier prices. It notes tax amounts and AP membership.
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