Tornado System Ready By Dick Cowden
The region faces annual tornado threats as seasonal air mass clashes from winter to spring create turbulent weather and twisters.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1973
Page
1
Dummers Druggists Parade Clash Said to Shine
A 1909 Chanute event featured the Dummers and Drugists in a baseball parade and game that ended in a 20-20 tie after rain halted play. Star druggist Will Penny, Al Leverenz and others highlighted the fierce match before a large crowd and $129.50 in gate receipts. Tornado warning systems in Chanute, including sirens and radio links, were outlined by Lige Matlock with plans for basements and shelter guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kihm
The
Tribune
Bessie A. Clark
Independence
Kansas
Dummers
H.A.C
the Tribune
Chanute
Main Street
Will Penny
E. A. Davis
al Leverenz
Leverenz
Abe Markle
Arch Waller
Harry Klein
Walter Fees
Spencer Ladd
Max Bauersfeld
Jack Andrews
Ben Levy
Harry Larrick
H. E. Yockey
Charles Alexander
Ernest Daniels
Dr. L. D. Johnson
A. E. Timpane
Everett Blackwood
G. W. Unruh
Matlock
Citizensand
CARS
Chanute Alert and Rescue Squad
Channel 3
Walk for Mankind Planned by Erie Jaycees
The Erie Jaycees announce a 20 mile Walk for Mankind on Sunday with two starting points Erie High School and the park across from Exchange State Bank in St Paul. Registration is 1 to 2 p.m. 80 percent of funds go to the Walk for Mankind Foundation and 20 percent stay local for youth recreation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Erie Jaycees
Walk For Mankind
Erie High School
St. Paul
Exchange State Bank
Walk For Mankind Foundation
Francis Grosdidier
Jaycees
Kansas Highway Patrol
Neosho County
Chanute
Jim Carlson
Neosho County Community
Parsons — Nichols
Planning Commission Moves Toward Chanute Comprehensive Plan
The Planning Commission began formulating a comprehensive plan for Chanute’s future development. A preliminary survey will be sent to the state for matching funds to evaluate the area’s needs and housing shortages. Projections note Chanute’s population at 10,500 with ongoing housing and financing concerns. AREA FORECAST Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with upper 30s to low 40s lows. Friday highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph today turning northwest tonight. 20 percent tonight, 10 percent Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Chanute
Robber No Loot Asks for Money at First State Bank
A man fled on foot after attempting to rob First State Bank in Kansas City. He warned with a fake weapon, but after two failed attempts at tellers he gave up and ran away. The Missouri River flood threat grows near St Louis as levees may fail, prompting evacuations. Cambodian insurgents overrun positions near Phnom Penh with rockets striking the airport leaving 19 dead and 62 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
First State Bank
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Sweden accuses United States of indiscriminate bombing in Cambodia
Foreign Minister Krister Wickman told the Swedish Parliament that the government cannot accept a major power intervention in a civil war and objects to U S bombing in Cambodia for hitting civilians. He also criticized renewed Laos hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
United States
Cambodia
Krister Wickman
U.S
Laos
Mitchell denies knowledge of electronic surveillance at RNC protest
Former attorney general John N. Mitchell testifies in a Pensacola court he was unaware of any electronic surveillance by a Nixon campaign employee aimed at Viet Nam Veterans Against the War. The remarks occur during a pretrial hearing for seven VVAW members and a supporter charged with conspiring to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention with bombs and bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
John N. Mitchell
U.S
U.S. District Court
Mitchell
VVAW
Trade deficit narrows to 52.6 million in March
The Commerce Department reported a March deficit of 52.6 million dollars, the best month since September 1971. Officials cautioned the figures should not be interpreted as indicating underlying trends despite the sharp improvement from February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Crossing at 14th Roadway Closed for Repair
City crews and Santa Fe Railway workers repair and repave the railroad crossing at 14th. Bob Bunting, administrative assistant, says the crossing will probably be closed all day today and reopen Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railway
Bob Bunting
State expands tax relief for Kansas elderly homeowners
Kansas will extend property tax relief to homeowners aged 60 to 65 and widows aged 50 or older with annual incomes under 8150. The state already covers part of taxes for those over 65 and the disabled, and the program will be broadened to more than triple relief amounts under a 1970 law liberalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha on Tax Relief Pot
The note criticizes the Penta gon and backs welfare for the disabled in their homes. The 1973 legislature budgeted $13 million for the Homestead Property Tax Relief Act, $9 million more than 1972 elderly and disabled relief under prior rules. Some federal revenue sharing funds fund the program. Previously the relief required age 65 or older or disability and income under $6,000.
Tax Relief Table Shows 1972 and New Relief Effects
In Topeka Kansas AP delivers a table outlining income categories with two housing values each. The table lists the actual 1972 tax based on statewide mill levy averages, the relief provided under the 1972 law, and the relief under the new homestead tax relief law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Dangerous Substitutes for DES Face Cancer Concerns
Washington AP report notes the Agriculture Department backs three livestock growth drugs as substitutes for outlawed DES but government scientists label them as proven or potential cancer-causing chemicals. An FDA biologist stated in a 2 year old memo that all tested estrogens are carcinogens in animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
Strike in Japan threatens rail and postal services
Tokyo AP reports Japan's annual spring labor troubles could paralyze communications and transportation for the rest of the week as workers push for higher wages. About 50,000 police are on alert after commuter protests and slowed rail service prompted concerns over violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
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Dick Cowden
Lige Matlock
Southeast
Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Neosho County Memorial Hospital
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wichita
KKOY
Federal Aviation Administration
Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
Citizens Band
Murray Hill
Alcott and
Hutton
Erie High School Student Council
Gary McMillan
South Mound
Ronnie Rhodes
March of Dimes Council
Jerry Winans
Charles Huffman
Craig Martin
Debbie Daniel
Studevant & Son
Naif & Bolze
Y.M.C.A
Nute
Commission On
Commission
John Litchenburg
Litchenburg
Cha
ST. Louis
Missouri
St. Charles County
St. Charles
Sweden
Yours
Japan
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