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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
1
Miami Beach police report a fare robber held up a taxi driver Julius Grossman. The driver surrendered $43 then offered two single bills back to the gunman and was told to drive away. The robber left without further violence.
Ninety seven persons were arraigned today on charges of disorderly conduct after a large stall-in on the New Jersey Turnpike. Most were youths who lingered on the highway after traffic resumed Sunday night. Thirteen cars and one bus were towed. Most New Jersey residents, 28 in total, were released on recognizance while others were held on pool bail in Mount Holly and Camden County jails.
Dozens of Soviet sailors on two survey ships snapped hundreds of close up pictures of the harbor and oil installations in Falmouth drawing complaints from local MPs. Conservative David Mudd called the photos highly revealing and inaccessible to ordinary reconnaissance. A British tourist would likely be jailed for similar images, MPs say.
Across the country over the weekend four fires claimed 26 lives, most under 18. Seattle officials blamed a careless smoker for the worst blaze that killed 12 on Sunday morning, with nine hospitalized and two in critical condition. In St. Paul Minnesota five children died in a two story home fire Saturday night.
U S troop strength in Vietnam dropped to 281 400 last week the lowest in nearly five years Official sources expect it to fall to about 274 000 by May 1 about 10 000 below the May 1 ceiling Nixon has announced a seventh round of cutbacks to reduce the authorized ceiling to 184 000 by December 1
President Nixon addressed the 59th annual meeting at Constitution Hall. He urged business leaders that the nation is entering a solid expansion and that the worst of inflation is behind us after stating price increases are cut in half.
Life Magazine quotes Mao Tse tung saying he wants a Nixon White House visit and that U.S.-China ties must be resolved with Nixon. Nixon reportedly says no stable world order without mainland China, per Life’s Hugh Sidey. Sen. Dole dismisses weekend Vietnam veterans protest as unlikely to alter Nixon policy.
Sen. Hugh Scott says U.S. force reduction to about 40 000 by autumn 1972 hinges on freeing prisoners held by Hanoi. He notes Nixon's withdrawal policy is progressing, with domestic inflation easing and a strong early 1970s economy, while stressing courage to say no to interests. The lecture at Kansas State honors Alfred Landon.
The North Vietnamese delegation at Paris refuses bulk and many individual letters pleading for American prisoners. Choisy le Roi post office swamped, processing over 3500 misdirected or rejected letters daily. Official says letters are delivered per standard practice and that the delegation may refuse to accept any letter.
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of occasional showers or thunderstorms through Tuesday. Temperatures hold near, with easterly winds 15 to 20 mph tonight. Lows around the mid 50s, highs in the lower 70s. Probability of precipitation about 30 percent tonight and Tuesday.
The eighth annual Kansas City jazz festival drew 8,500 fans to Municipal Auditorium enjoying nonstop sets by local artists and notable guests including Buddy Rich. In Parsons, Terry Hodge, 16, died when his car left the road and hit an embankment.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers flies to London en route to the Middle East to push for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and Arab states. He aims to secure a reopening of the Suez Canal with a partial Israeli withdrawal while Egypt seeks a broader deal. The two week trip includes SEA TO talks in London and a CENTO session in Ankara before visits to Saudi Arabia Jordan Lebanon Egypt and Israel, returning to Washington around May 9.
An employee at 107 E. Main reported a CAT mini bike stolen from the S. H. Kress store at 4 55 p m Saturday. A girl about 14 or 15 seen pushing a similar orange bike with a Tecumseh 2% h p motor west from the store. the stolen bike had no fuel and title papers attached to the handlebars.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that states may allow voters to veto public housing projects. The California amendment required a majority vote, not aimed at any racial group, ensuring community voice. Justices Marshall, Brennan and Blackmun dissented.
Douglas County dropped John A. Tredo from welfare rolls after learning he opened a restaurant and delicatessen in Lawrence. Tredo, a KU fine arts senior last fall, drew $462 in welfare since January. He also held a SBA guaranteed loan of $10,000 and another $2,500 loan and owned a home and three cars.
Erie E D Harper of Parsons reports to Sheriff David Kern that eleven metal fence posts were torn down causing about 35 dollars in damage.
The city commission meets at 6 p m today in the Memorial Building Room 203. Interim City Manager Ross Cooper says the earlier start allows a commissioner’s conflict. Items include library board appointments and several ordinances and licenses.
An intercepted letter suggests voters find one housing project hard to veto due to spring cleaning. The note renders a personal missive with a casual tone. The content implies political context without detailing concrete actions or names.
In Vietnam the weekend attacks in the Mekong Delta and southern coast kill 35 Vietnamese and seven Americans. In Georgia, Capt Eugene M Kotouc faces trial for maiming and assault of a Viet Cong suspect after My Lai sweep. Politically, draft opposition grows in Congress as de facto rallies draw attention.
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