15 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1969
Page
1
A duck tethered to a pole outside Troy Police Station drew a note asking officers to care for the bird as its foster parents relinquished responsibility. The duck was handed to the Hudson Mohawk Humane Society.
Rep Bill Fribley warns the Kansas House a 73 million revenue shortfall looms next year if school aid rises without new revenue sources. Gov Docking endorses aid only with fiscal reform, threatens to dip into reserves for 26 million rise, plus 1 million for transport, risking a May 1 deficit. A separate AP item notes most desertions to Sweden stem from disciplinary issues, not antiwar sentiment.
A street banner across Main Street near Lincoln promotes the Kansas City Philharmonic concert Sunday. High school and adult art classes painted the banner under Tom Thorne. Maurice Coats of the Kansas Cultural Arts Commission visited Chanute to meet the Neosho Valley Arts Council. The council’s Rev Myron Slater said the Arts Commission is funding about half the 90 member orchestra’s cost. He urged community support to ensure more cultural events in the future.
Kansas Senate approved a large omnibus highway bill adding to a House measure. It hikes gasoline tax two cents and special fuels tax one cent, reduces shrinkage allowance, and creates a priority freeway system with funds split among state highway, county, and city funds. It aims to raise over 14 million dollars annually.
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 50 tonight and highs around 70 on Wednesday. Precipitation probability about 60 percent for tonight and Wednesday.
The city commission named Ralph Caldwell housing inspector to enforce the minimum structures ordinance. Caldwell, a longtime inspector and former contractor, will start May 1 with an estimated salary around 600 dollars monthly. The meeting also covered drainage ditch problems, pool renovation plans, HUD housing steps, and several municipal actions.
North Korea claimed it shot down a large U S reconnaissance plane in the Sea of Japan area as U S officials said the unarmed EC121 with 31 aboard was missing. U S and Japanese search efforts continued with destroyers and a HC130 rescue aircraft in a broad hunt for survivors.
A Chanute Tribune brief notes a weather forecast indicating rain in the forecast. The item appears as a small weather update in the early pages of the Chanute Kansas newspaper dated Tuesday April 15 1969.
President Nixon announced revised budget figures with hard choices and unpopular decisions. The Justice Department is the only agency to gain funding, as others face reductions to reach a $5.8 billion surplus. The plan details how agencies shoulder cuts under the revised budget outlook.
President Nixon details a four billion dollar cut across agencies with over half from defense and military aid, while boosting Social Security benefits. The package includes 1.1 billion in military cuts and 1 billion cut from Johnson plans, plus 307 million freed by removing a family aid freeze. The biggest appropriation bill for Kansas state universities heads to Governor Docking, totaling 175.21 million with 79.54 million from the general fund. The budget expands aid for the poor by ten percent, to 26.9 billion, and boosts the Justice Department by 16 million to 730 million for anti crime measures.
Today is the final day to file federal and state income tax returns with the official deadline set at midnight tonight. Taxpayers must complete submissions to avoid penalties and interest.
A clipped note to Cha demands simplified income tax details. It asks how much was earned and how much remains, then instructs sending funds with a promise to bill the rest. The phrasing suggests ransom or coercive collection in a historical context.
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