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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1971
Page
1
Four county briefs review local happenings with notes on a public meeting, school event, library program, and road project. Dwight Wallingford compiles quick items from county summaries, highlighting dates and places for residents.
The Safari Soiree at Neosho County Junior College Little Theater will show the jungle film Honored Guest Simba by Osa and Martin Johnson. It will include Mrs Belle Leighty, longtime Chanute resident and mother of Osa, as a guest of honor in a farewell event.
An ad pamphlet from Chanute 1899 praised W. R. Butler’s stable on High Street opposite the Oriental Hotel offering carriages rigs and drummers outfits for funerals weddings and social events. It notes Chanute’s 5000 population and four gas wells with one oil well, city ready to offer liberal industrial contracts.
London AP reports two literary pundits crown Shakespeare the sexiest English writer. Dr A L Rowse says the Bard dripped sex at every pore and praises his knowledge of love making, while Eric Partridge calls Shakespeare a skilled, highly artistic practitioner. Debate follows over the obscurity of his bawdy passages.
A Blue Mound resident once named in a Iola Register report as guilty in a drunken resisting arrest case faces reputational harm after an official record shows the conviction. He is a deacon and teacher at a local church and employed by the school, though he has since cleared himself.
Today's Spring Festival began with a parade from City Park to Central Park featuring the Ringmasters color guard from Fort Riley and local queens, plus drum corps and antique cars. Activities include noon Blue Mound Fiddlers at Main Street, a 2 p.m. tractor pull at West 21 Cha nute Bit and Spur, dancing at the Masonic Temple, and a western dance night. Sunday offers an open home and industrial show, bingo, rodeo events, and a dollar grab at the Bit and Spur arena.
A goodwill breakfast for Iola and Chanute area leaders is set for Tuesday morning in Iola. Phil Cooper of the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce announces the event to foster better acquaintance between the communities. Chanute participants will depart from the Memorial Building at 6 30 a m. reservations are requested via chamber office at 431 3350 before noon Monday.
The State Committee on Surety Bonds and Insurance approved a United States Fire Insurance Co policy to insure KU property valued over 30 million. The plan covers fire extended coverage vandalism and malicious mischief with deductibles from 10 000 to 25 000 per location and a yearly maximum deductible of 50 000 for non windstorm perils.
A two car crash on K57 near St Paul left three dead, Susie Ruth Kister 80 Eva Kister 54 and Amel Kiister 59 all St Paul residents. Steven W Ashcraft 17 of Parsons survived in satisfactory condition. The wreck occurred as Kiister turned left into South Mound Road from westbound K57.
In Manhattan Kansas a blasting cap explosion in a junior high restroom reveals 64 percent sticks of dynamite buried near Marlette grade school. Police say six rolls of fuse 20 pounds of blasting powder and 275 blasting caps were found after a student overheard talk. Two students admit involvement. Explosives returned to Bayer Construction Co from which stolen.
A brief dated note suggests a dry spring with continual hint of rain during a carnival visit in town. The fragmentary message ends with a personal sign off Yours.
The Senate bill to provide 1.5 billion dollars for school integration includes a rule allowing plaintiffs who win desegregation suits to recover their attorney fees and court costs.
Senate Armed Services Committee endorses ending college student draft deferments starting with new enrollees. Senate Commerce Committee approves a campaign spending bill addressing Nixon veto concerns from last year. Forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday with possible thunderstorms in western areas. highs near 70. Docking laments 1971 record as lobbyists win and tax reforms fail amid recession concerns in Kansas.
Cpl Bruce W Young a security officer in the Marines finished a year in Vietnam this month. He stayed on duty in December to allow others to take Christmas leave. A 34 day furlough followed a canceled February rest period due to the Cambodian emergency. He plans to report to LeJeune NC after the furlough.
At the Topeka Veterans Administration Hospital an LSD based program has treated over 350 alcoholics since 1963. Dr. Kenneth E. Godfrey reports 25 percent abstain, 25 percent show clear improvement, another 25 percent are improved, and 25 percent see no change. The regimen spans 26 days with group and individual sessions, including a heavy personal dose in week three, using a mirror as a key psychological tool and strict participation rules to ensure commitment.
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