19 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1969
Page
1
Iola residents awoke to repeated fire sirens driven by a telephone line short in the city system. Fire Chief Chard said the false alarm began with an electrical fault and the sirens were silenced after the master switch was pulled. Police and fire crews fielded numerous calls during and after the event.
Chanute teenagers debut The Loft a teen oriented coffee house and dance hall on the second floor of the Midwest Auto Store linking to a plan for a home away from home. Adults from American Legion and Elks share rent and insurance for three months while teens run operations and seek donations.
American armored units killed 100 North Vietnamese in two battles near Saigon but lost at least four tanks and seven other armored vehicles. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reported four tanks lost and 28 wounded after a day of combat in Tay Ninh province.
Tickets remain for Sundays Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra concert at 3 p.m. in the municipal auditorium. Evans Music Co. sells tickets until 5 p.m. today, box office opens 1 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Building. Reserved seats 2.50, general admission 1.50.
A funnel spawned by storms lashed Maitland's business district and two residential areas while a sailboat capsize on Lake Ivanhoe in Orlando left 23 year old David M. Dolan dead. The tornado, moving unseen, hit central Maitland’s business district, damaging about a dozen storefronts and knocking down power lines.
Kansas Attorney General Kent Frizzell said the 1969 truth in lending provisions fall short of federal standards and may not exempt Kansas from the federal act. He warned enforcement would be weak under the bill and questioned clarity on terms like finance charge, potentially undermining consumer disclosures.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions continue tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures. Lows around the mid 40s tonight and highs near 70 on Sunday, with a 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight and Sunday.
A letter notes a Kansas twister’s unusual path that carried it far off course and eventually toward Florida. The missive treats the meteorological detour with curiosity and practical curiosity about its destination.
Two city court cases highlighted public safety versus private welfare. Edwin Noland 18 received one year and 20 days for malicious destruction and traffic counts after a high speed chase. suspended on condition he finish the school year. Mrs. Williamness Howard 65 was jailed six months for inducing a abortion using baling wire and catheter. she sought a suspended sentence but was denied.
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