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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1973
Page
1
Dr. John Fish leads Western Petro Chemical Inc as Chanute ownership shifts to a four-man group including Chenute executives. The firm aims to pivot from sludge based wax to polyethylene wax and develop patented specialty products, with Fish as president and a plan to expand into new materials and processes.
Dr. John Fish, president of Western Petro Chemical, Inc., born in Vienna, chaired wax research at Warwick Wax Division in Chanute. He developed the first alkali free permanent wave solution and helped create Wild Root Cream Oil formula while in New York. He later moved to Chanute in 1943 to lead wax research and development.
Sheriff David Kern and Undersheriff Arden Ham continued a daytime air search for Mr. and Mrs. Verden Sloan, an elderly Stark County couple missing since Tuesday. Russell King volunteered to fly the search over the Erie to Stark area while authorities tracked a green 1967 pickup with license NO 2338 and a 1972 tag.
Acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray III destroyed documents tied to Watergate after aides suggested they must not see light. The files allegedly included fake state cables implicating JFK in Diem’s 1963 assassination and a Chappaquiddick related dossier.
L Patrick Gray III resigned today as acting director of the FBI, ending his tenure as head of the national law enforcement agency amid ongoing controversy and pressure from political figures.
Paris officials reported that Hanoi rejected U S plans for a Kissinger Tho meeting mid May 1973. The North Vietnamese embassy said the White House announced the talks unilaterally and had no information on such a meeting.
A regional planning panel reported Chanute leads nine counties with 92.3 percent of housing in good condition or needing only minor repairs. Neosho County shows 80 to 90 percent. The final regional report arrives in May and GCCA funds 18,000 for a judicial study. Planning seeks a new director by July 1.
Weather forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight with lows from the upper 30s to mid 40s. Saturday will be sunny and warmer, with highs in the low to mid 70s. Northerly winds 10 to 18 mph easing to light and variable. Precipitation probability zero tonight and Saturday.
The final Coffee and Conversation session will be held in the Chamber of Commerce office on Saturday at 10 a.m. Citizens may ask questions in person or call 431-3350. Q and A will be broadcast on radio station KKOY.
Rep. Fred Harris asks Kansas SRS Secretary Robert Harder to locate a new regional welfare office in our area. He notes county cuts to SEK Tuberculosis Hospital and limited federal funds, suggesting the hospital could house both the regional office and an alcoholism treatment center if financing allows.
Washington AP reports former Nixon campaign deputy Jeb S. Magruder has abruptly resigned as Commerce Department director of policy development. The move marks the first high administration departure linked to the widening wiretap inquiry. Magruder’s attorney declined comment. He is cited as alleging Mitchell and Dean approved the 1960s wiretapping plan and later arranged payoffs.
A draft intercepted letter warns that linking Hunt to the great train robbery would trigger the writer to resign. The note underscores political or security concerns within the correspondence.
A London report states the animal protection society charged Princess Anne with selfishness and condoning violence to animals due to her fox hunting. Critics have long opposed her hunts and protests by activists and lawmakers have occurred before.
More than three million workers began a three day strike at dawn, halting rail services across the country. The protest, part of the spring labor offensive for higher wages, drew government and private railway staff, harbor workers, and employees from telegraph, post, hospitals, schools, and various government offices.
President Nixon flies over the flooded Mississippi River valley where about 10 000 people are homeless and damages top $200 million. Ten deaths reported across Mississippi Missouri and Illinois with records at St Louis heightening after renewed rains.
The Commission on Delegate Selection and Party Structure studies the McGovern quotas used in his presidential nomination. Reformers advise adopting changes or improvements as directed by the 1972 convention. McGovern originally chaired the group.
Since 1934 U S citizens have been barred from owning gold as an investment. Opponents have urged repeal for years and recent dollar devaluations may boost their case, but prospects still look uncertain.
Jurors return from recess as defense motions to reopen are considered after prosecutors admit failing to disclose pre trial witness interviews. Judge Matt Byrne admonished prosecutors and sent jurors home pending actions to remedy the withholding in this high profile case.
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz said a high ranking administration official was misunderstood when speaking about a tax hike and that the President is not considering any tax increase. He announced a Monday proposal to improve equity and simplicity in the tax system for taxpayers.
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