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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1966
Page
1
U S Marine divisions operating from Da Nang and Chu Lai split into small units to search central coast plains for Viet Cong. They logged 581 operations with eight enemy killed, two captured, two weapons found, and eight sampans sunk.
KansasAttorney General says grain inspection officials found an apparent shortage exceeding 400000 bushels at a Hutchinson elevator. The elevator is tied to William Addington of Wichita, a 1960 GOP governor candidate, with federal authorities reviewing the case.
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am Saturday April 4 1966 showing 138 deaths, compared to 142 in the same period in 1965 for the state.
A two car collision on U S 71 about 2 7 miles south of Belton Missouri killed Pvt Ronald L Woolery 18 and Helen E Coontz 46 of Peculiar. Billy Coontz 43 husband of Helen was hospitalized at the University of Kansas Medical Center as an airman first class from Richard Gebaur Air Force Base. Woolery was stationed at the Nike missile base at Gardner Kansas.
The AAU sponsored Missouri Valley Marathon kicks off at 1 30 p m with Glen Cunningham handing the starting gun as 16 runners begin a 26 mile plus course through Humboldt. Entrants include competitors from Nebraska Texas Missouri Kansas and two runners from Neosho Junior College Chanute.
Aaron Goldman pleads publicly for the kidnapper to contact him after his 18 year old son Danny was taken from their Miami home last Monday. He says a $25 000 ransom was set and will be paid for safe delivery, with police and the FBI continuing investigation.
The nude body of 14 year old Ruth Shifrin was found in a remote timber patch near Round Prairie Road east of Jackson County. Coroner Dr. Charles B. Wheeler said she likely was beaten and choked with evidence of rape. Metro police hunt the slayer as sheriff’s officers seal off the area and intensify a search.
A scooter driven by John Gibson, 18, collided with a 1958 Plymouth driven by Alma Colvin, 33, at Main and Lincoln. Gibson was hospitalized with bruises but otherwise uninjured. Police report another two-vehicle crash at the same intersection involved Kenneth Wood and Genevieve Thompson with a minor injury to Wood’s granddaughter.
Police received two reports last night of men attempting to short change businesses in the area. Officers located the pair but no money was lost and they were not arrested. They do not live in this vicinity.
Washington AP reports the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in a third day strike defying a federal court order as unions face contempt charges. Federal Judge H. H. Grooms jailed three union officials for violating a temporary restraining order against Seaboard Air Line. Railroads seek contempt findings and potential penalties, while union leaders push talks with eight railroads to end the walkout and restrain reprisals.
Area forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions through Sunday with a slight warmup tonight and cooler Sunday. Tonight low in the mid 40s, Sunday highs in the mid 60s. FAA records show March precipitation at 1.06 inches. Topeka reports winds up to 55 mph expected from southeastern Wyoming with shifting winds and blowing dust in northwestern Kansas.
Katy train sparked grass fires that swept large pastures and fence lines in St Paul and South Mound yesterday. Sheriff George Neely reported no major losses and noted two miles of the Katy right of way north of highway K57 burned while local residents and rural fire equipment fought the blazes.
Three area elections occur Monday and Tuesday. Erie votes on a 50 000 general obligation bond for a city swimming pool in City Park. Yates Center and Humboldt hold city elections with two contests at Yates Center. Humboldt incumbents run unopposed while Yates Center residents vote on a recreation mill levy and council seats. The Allen County Community Junior College board slate includes Humboldt residents among 12 nominees with three seats decided.
Two cars collided at the Kansas 32 and Tonganoxie Eudora road intersection northeast of Lawrence killing two people. Identified victims are Mrs. Earl Maxwell of Tonganoxie and Phillip M Balantyne a 20 year old Kansas State University student from Mission, Kansas. Maxwell was a trucker and had skull lacerations while his nephew, Carey K Pick en aged 25, suffered critical injuries.
Fire department reports 38 runs in March with city loss about $300. Chief C W Brennan notes residential five fires grass sixteen trees three sheds locked door business building car one each in Tioga and Danville townships. Year to April 1 Chanute losses total $700. March and quarter figures differ from March 1965 when 13 runs caused $16,000 loss and two deaths. three month loss was $20,150.
Ralph McMinimy of Chanute, Kansas, longtime breeder and raiser of top greyhounds, sees his dog Kitty Dunn join the Greyhound Hall of Fame in Abilene. Kitty Dunn and Timid Flint were McMinimy’s standout runners from his early litter raised with Rev. John J. MacInerney’s dam Lee's Lady. Kitty Dunn’s career spanned Florida racing beginnings to prominence at Kansas tracks, highlighting McMinimy’s 30-year involvement in the sport despite legal hurdles and state tax arguments. Kitty Dunn’s Hall of Fame honor caps a storied career in a life shaped by racing, breeding, and dreams of legalized greyhound tracks in Kansas.
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