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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1967
Page
8
Washington residents flood senators and representatives with riot related letters. Offices report moderate to heavy mail with strong emotion and few constructive ideas. Letters condemn rioting while some call for harsh measures and reduced Vietnam spending.
Humboldt WMS of the First Baptist Church met in member homes to review lessons and plan August events. Ruby Wright Circle discussed Family Night and church flowers while Virginia Circle covered missionary gifts and nursing home literature.
WASHINGTON AP Kansas members were recorded on roll calls. Williams of Del amended to extend foreign investment interest equalization act one year instead of two. amendment failed 34 to 51 with Carlson and Pearson voting for. Davis motion to cut public works by five percent failed 166 to 239 with Mize Shriver Shubitz and Winn voting for. Dole did not vote on amendment. U.S. contributions to Inter American Bank: amendment failed 185 to 217. Shriver Skubitz and Winn voted for. Mize against. Dole not voting.
Mr and Mrs Tom Green with Scott and Debbie returned from a week in the Ozarks visiting Osage Beach and the Ozark Opry. En route home they stopped in Lebo to see Debbie’s parents Earl and Mrs Robinson and in Burlington to see Connie and Mr Green. Roscoe Kimmerling and Charlotte Wedin attended a gift show at the Broadview Hotel in Wichita on Sunday.
Essen Germany AP report says Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach the sole owner of the Krupp industrial empire died Sunday night of heart failure at age 59. He had been ill for weeks with a bronchial ailment and was reportedly attended by a doctor and nurse at his bedside.
Henry M. Smith, a southeast Kansas Democrat and 1964 Atlantic City delegate, was listed among fifty former Democratic convention delegates who signed a letter urging President Johnson to withdraw from the 1968 race. The missive cites party division over foreign policy as risking 1968 election success. Larry Smith, Henry’s son, is Neosho County Democratic chairman.
Senator Bartlett announces Senate Commerce Committee hearings to probe radiation hazards in household medical and communications devices starting August 28 amid reports of dangers from some GE color TV sets. GE says it withheld public notice to avoid part shortages. Patrick Lyndon Nugent, five weeks old, sleeps when he meets newsmen, shocking reporters as Luci Johnson Nugent presents the infant outside the White House.
Wichita officials urge local businessmen to provide more employment for Negro residents amid curfew after Sunday night disturbances. City Commissioner Woodard says unemployment is crucial and calls for efforts within two months. Homer Floyd of the Kansas Civil Rights Commission notes northeast Wichita is tightly segregated with housing and crime issues contributing to discontent.
The Associated Press notes key events on this date: Colorado becomes the 38th state in 1876, Bourguiba pledges Tunisia aligns with the West, Kennedy signals cautious U.S. recognition of Peru’s junta, and Richard Speck pleads innocent to murder charges in Chicago.
The USS Will Rogers fired a Polaris missile down the Atlantic test range proving all 41 FBM submarines successfully demonstrate the system. A Senate House conference panel approved a 4.8 billion civilian space program appropriation for the current year, below President Johnsons 5.1 billion request.
Police hunt a gang in Cheadle England after couples in parked cars at a beauty spot are threatened with a bow and arrow. The attackers sneak up and demand money through car windows.
Kansas production fell by 1 340 barrels per day to 276 230 in the latest Oil and Gas Journal tally. nationwide output rose 2 795 bpd to 9 047 430 with gains in California Alaska and Oklahoma while Kansas and Colorado posted declines.
AP reports Tony winner Joel Gray signed to portray George M. Cohan in the musical biography George M! set to open on Broadway next April. Cohan, a multi talented figure, was an actor singer dancer author composer lyricist director and producer.
California Governor Ronald Reagan rests after surgery to remove a constriction and stones from his bladder. He plans a week in the hospital at St. John s Hospital and a further rest at his Pacific Palisades home, staying away from Sacramento through next Saturday and for two additional weeks.
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