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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
10
Kansas Highway Department announces a by pass for Chanute to be built in fiscal 1975. The site selection concentrates on locating the two lane limited access road to best serve the community, with nine routes analyzed and public hearings pending.
City planners note that a western highway would be the only choice for Chanute due to the river and to avoid Ash Grove Cement quarries and western hospital traffic. Officials promise a careful study with objections and suggestions invited, aiming for calendar- scheduled construction and minimal emotion.
The piece argues abandoned rail lines should revert to state control to become public trails and recreational areas. It notes Wisconsin’s law requiring right of way easements revert to the state and Kansas’ current need for KCC approval before abandonment, urging state purchase rights at a fair price.
Washington AP report says Cost of Living Council opposes implementing a 2.4 billion dollar military pay raise during the wage price freeze. Pentagon officials favor Oct 1, while Hebert signals possible legal challenges and delays past Nov 13. Debate centers on precedence between executive order and congressional action.
Cynthia Lowry reports on Rod Serling’s Night Gallery uneven season with macabre tales and cannibal humor drawing criticism for tastelessness. NBC’s McCloud and Dennis Weaver’s Mystery Movie rotation receive lukewarm reception while Carol Burnett’s CBS return emphasizes sketches and musical numbers with Tim Conway in a comic operating room bit.
Terry Murphy argues for full public examination of prisons and jails. He cites Attica and San Quentin unrest, claims about George Jackson, and racism in incarceration, urging televised scrutiny to provoke reform and accountability.
The Transportation Department spent two years and $2 million exposing a flawed auto insurance system. Motorists complain costs are high and coverage often fails to pay accident bills. Sen. Phil Hart has received irate letters from accident victims who feel shortchanged by insurers. A Maryland man recalls his wife being denied payment after a collision misjudged as her fault. A 76 year old Brooklyn woman is also mentioned in the report.
A letter argues the fault based auto insurance system exploits victims and inflates costs. It cites lawsuits, court backlogs, high premiums, and inadequate compensation for injured drivers, urging adoption of a no fault plan resisted by trial lawyers and insurers.
Louise Moulton praises Jessica Ryan's mystery The Man Who Asked Why. Set mainly in San Francisco with Utah mining town and central Europe tied to characters, it follows professor Gregory Pavlov tangled with a musician his wife and others amid political intrigue. The novel delivers answers to the protagonist's questions.
Notice states same day service for classified ads placed before 9 30 a m on weekdays and 9 00 a m on Saturdays Display style ads must be placed by 12 noon the prior day Dial 431 4100 for submissions.
Prime time features Bearcats and Trouble Shooters on secret aid to Mexico at 7, The Blood Knot at 7:30, and Owen Marshall defense at 9. Daily lineup also includes High Chaparral Stand Up & Cheer Hogan's Heroes and Beaver Lake among others with late movie options Devil at Four O Clock Santa Fe Passage Bend of the River.
Monday through Friday listing of KCMO TV Channel 5 KUHI TV 16 KOAM TV 7 KMBC TV 9 KTWU TV 11 KODE TV 12 WIBW TV 13 KTEW TV 2 WDAF TV 4 plus Chanute Channel 3. Scheduling highlights include High Chaparral The Rifleman Brady Bunch Partridge Family Love American Style The D A News Tonight Show with guests Merv Griffin Dick Cavett and late entertainment features.
Events listed include the 1789 establishment of the U S Supreme Court, Augustus birth in 63 B C, Lewis and Clark expedition completion in 1806, the Knickerbocker Club foundation in 1845, and Britain’s 1914 air raid on Duesseldorf. Also noted are Tunney’s 1926 boxing win, 1950 anti Communist Act vote, Ford Foundation gift, Johnson wage bill, and Soviet submarine base hints in Cuba a year ago.
In a one day amateur rodeo yesterday at Walnut, the Chanute Saddle Club took first prize for its drill. City officials and chamber and service clubs discussed a new white way lighting plan for the business district to improve lighting and fixtures, with funding the main debate.
The Air Training Command based at Randolph AFB allocated about 51 million dollars of its procurement to small businesses in the past fiscal year. The 16 bases extend from Georgia to California with small business specialists at each base to ensure fair shares of Air Force spending.
This item lists mail and carrier subscription prices for multiple territories including Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties with various terms and taxes. It also notes Chanute post office options and Chanute carrier rates and includes a statement that the Associated Press holds republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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