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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1973
Page
1
Police will focus radar near schools as students return. South Evergreen near the high school lacks stop signs raising speeding concerns. Municipal Court Judge Richard Ashley says double fines were not standard but may be considered for flagrant or repeated violations.
The U S men’s basketball team led by Da vid Thompson and Quinn Buckner defeated the Soviet Union 75 to 67 in Moscow to win the gold medal at the World University Games. U S swimmers finished with two one two sweeps in the women’s competition.
The Blue Comets Booster Club invites all sports supporters to an organizational meeting a 6 30 p m Tuesday at the First National Bank. Acting president Gene Mugrage says the club welcomes the entire community and will hold regular luncheons at noon on Tuesdays at the Central Park Building with coaches and game films. The first regular luncheon is scheduled for Sept 4.
A fragmentary line hints at tension around a photographer in a transmission to Cha. The note implies escalating fear tied to a new photographer, suggesting a storyline or dramatic setup without full context.
Former FBI officials say the agency conducted burglaries at foreign embassies to steal intelligence materials, including cryptographic code books, over 15 to 20 years ending in 1966. White House disputes Nixon stance, claiming authorization and scope centered on civil rights and national security cases.
Hutchinson Kansas AP The school board unanimously dismissed Harland Paschal longtime superintendent amid allegations of rebates from a milk supplier. Preliminary audit showed $8,165 in cash held in his office from rebates by Associated Milk Producers Inc though accountant Tom Sykes said no personal use was found. Paschal earned $29,500 annually.
Chanute's new small claims court convenes at 10 a.m. every Monday in the Memorial Building third floor city courtroom. Only one case on the first docket. three originally filed, one continued, one settled out of court. Jurisdiction covers civil suits under $300 with no attorney required. Richard Ashley will serve as judge. Petitions filed with the clerk of the city and municipal courts.
An aged Willkie ballot was found in a Town Hall attic by Barbara Maynard in Old Saybrook Connecticut. The 33 year old vote raises Willkie's total to 22,348,481 but cannot alter FDR's victory by about five million votes.
Congressmen warn Watergate fallout signals a leadership crisis as Nixon’s waning influence could force resignation or reduced authority. Udall and Gibbons foresee strong executive need amid economic woes, with impeachment unlikely though a resignation remains a real possibility if further disclosures pressure Nixon to step down.
Washington based economists say inflation is a worldwide issue and Americans are financially better off than they think. Stein and Dunlop argue real incomes have risen 5 percent over the year despite rising prices, though they caution that food prices skew perceptions and future inflation may stay below current year levels.
An Abilene Central Kansas Free Fair flower show featured a nar row-leafed plant identified as Cannabis Sativa. Police removed the suspicious specimen for lab analysis but judges awarded a blue ribbon before its removal.
Kissinger tells reporters in San Clemente that he and President Nixon will conduct foreign policy openly if confirmed as secretary of state. He vows greater Congressional access and more frequent testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He believes Watergate will have limited impact and aims for policies with broad public support.
A letter bomb exploded on the London Stock Exchange injuring the secretary-general and his aide, part of a six day wave blamed on Northern Ireland terrorists. One bomb found near Prime Minister Edward Heath’s office lay in a tray for hours before opening. defused with no injuries.
Caril Ann Fugate, jailed at 15 for murder, cleared a parole hurdle as Nebraska parole leaders recommended commuting her life sentence to a definite term. Fugate, now 30, was linked with Charles Starkweather in a killing spree that left eleven victims. Starkweather was executed in 1959.
In New Orleans a local source says the investigation into an alleged conspiracy to kill President Nixon has not yielded enough evidence for arrests. Six black militants under scrutiny are now regarded as persons of interest as investigators ride out the information collected.
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