05 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
1
The mystery illness that felled 22 and hospitalized many more set aside swine flu as a cause. CDC director Dr. David Sencer noted it may take a week or more to identify the agent, with teams testing tissue samples in Atlanta and Philadelphia. He warned results may still be inconclusive.
Low turnout marked Neosho County primaries with no opposition in most races. Only the 5th District congressional contest remained competitive, as incumbent Joe Shubitz defeated William F. Tyler by about 25 000 votes. Virgil Leon Olson won the Democratic nomination to face Shubitz in November.
A civil note framed as an intercepted letter to Cha mentions a disease and a wish it were swine flu. The fragment reads as a personal missive contrasting illness with a hoped reference. The text is brief and incomplete, lacking identifiable date or location.
Three Chanute families fear for relatives caught in Colorado floods. The Junods traveling to Estes Park never heard from by telephone, while Red Cross and local officials confirm no casualty reports. Other families await word on sons and scouts involved with a Saudi Arabian camp trip moving away from the disaster area.
Royster Junior High Chanute High School and Industrial Education Building revise student fee structure to meet Kansas Senate bill interpretation. About 24000 dollars yearly from textbooks materials towels and lockers will be collected by schools then funneled to the administration office and general fund under tightened controls.
Partly cloudy and hot with highs in the lower 90s and a 30 percent rain chance. Tonight thunderstorms likely possibly heavy with lows in the upper 60s and a 60 percent rainfall probability. Friday cooler with highs in the mid to upper 80s and southerly winds shifting to northerly this evening.
Chanute will host the fall state convention of the National Campers and Hikers Association during Labor Day weekend at Santa Fe Park. Area 2 units led by Camphoppers and Safari chapters will organize with about 28 area chapters from southeast Kansas expected to attend. The event may draw up to 2000 people, with a flag raising ceremony, safety support from Boy Scouts, and nightly programs.
The Chanute municipal airport name Martin Johnson Airport was adopted May 10 1935. City manager J A Bob Bunting cannot confirm the lettering removal while FAA official Joel Gormley believes the sign may still be present. The issue arose as pilots rely on the roof marking for approach.
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