26 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1969
Page
1
In Santa Maria, Constance F. Bell, 61, was pronounced dead at home but gasped for air 30 minutes later while being moved to a hearse. She survived and was listed in critical condition at a hospital ICU amid questions over the apparent death signs.
William Garretson of Lancaster Ohio claims unlawful arrest tied to the Sharon Tate murders. The 20 year old ex caretaker was detained and questioned for three days before release. Lawyers filed the claim with Los Angeles city clerk and set a 45 day deadline before a suit. Garretson plans to enroll in college this fall.
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals ruled on cases involving pipelines and utility firms. The five member board upheld reductions totaling millions in assessed valuations for Natural Gas Pipeline Co Twin Valley Telephone Co Cunningham Telephone Co and Kansas State Telephone Co. It also denied or dismissed appeals from 17 other firms.
Police figures through August 25 show 63 deaths from violence in Kansas City, matching or surpassing totals for 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1967. Mayor Hatfield notes 7 unsolved cases remain, with progress pending disclosure.
An unidentified man in ragged clothes threw a gasoline bottle at a Canadian Embassy employee in Vienna. The blast sparked a fire that killed two people, injured 15, and destroyed embassy offices. Police called the attacker an obvious maniac and may be among the dead.
At a Chanute city meeting on Monday night two protest groups spoke against a proposed four mile southeast landfill site on a 40 acre hillside near Austin road and against a mobile home park at Ninth and Ashby. The groups urged site studies while officials said state health approval and proper application filings were required.
President Nixon and Moynihan warn there will be no windfall for domestic programs after the Vietnam War ends. Defense spending may even stay high, contradicting hopes for abundant free resources. Urban affairs adviser Moynihan says there is not likely to be anything like the dream world people expected.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co Akron negotiates a long term lease with owners Mr and Mrs Paul McQueen to remodel the former A and P site at 216 East Main Emporia into a full service auto center. Schultz Agency Chanute handled terms not disclosed.
A reader comments on government spending and the persistent search for funds. The note hints at ongoing criticism of fiscal policy and budget shortfalls in a broad, period-voiced aside.
Federal Aviation Administration sponsored aviation accident prevention seminar and flight safety clinic to be held in Central Park Community Building Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. and Thursday with courtesy check rides and a Lancer flight demonstration. Coordinated by Richard F Schultz FAA Wichita district. co sponsored by Fred Montague of the Dickerhoff Flying Service at Martin Johnson Airport.
The Tribune offers a fourteenth annual Autumn Leaves bus tour October 10 and 11 for ten reservations, with thirty nine seats available. Highlights include Table Rock dam and lake Roaring River State Park Silver Dollar City and the Christ of the Ozark statue. Overnight in Eureka Springs and attendance at The Great Passion Play Palm Sunday through Ascension. Total cost 35 dollars covering bus lodging and admission. Reservations due September 15.
The Western White House announced that Tricia Nixon 23 was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D C for observation of abdominal pains. President and Mrs Nixon were vacationing there and awaiting word on examination results to determine her illness.
Israeli jets attacked suspected Arab sabotage bases south of the Dead Sea in Jordan near Safi five miles south at dusk. An Israeli army spokesman said planes encountered light antiaircraft fire but returned safely. It marked the second straight day of strikes on Jordanian targets.
Savonburg youth Vern Leon Cuppert 19 recovers well after a kidney transplant at KU Medical Center Kansas City. One kidney came from a local donor whose family also helped a St Luke’s Hospital youth. Community fund drives organized to help cover hospitalization and treatment costs.
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