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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1973
Page
1
In Memphis, buses carried an estimated 28 000 pupils to the first day of public school classes under a court order to desegregate. The morning ridership showed broad participation as students returned to schools across the city.
Officials reported that busing about a fourth of the district’s registered students proceeded without major issues in Memphis, with only anticipated minor disruptions noted as the plan operated in the South’s largest school system.
Clyde Bellecourt, a leader of the American Indian Movement, was shot and critically wounded this morning on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Police reported the incident and launched an investigation into the shooting.
The report notes an intercepted air force issue overpunishing a named officer, plus a shooting near Rosebud with Bellecourt in critical but stable condition. It also covers Memphis bus routes, 160 buses on 508 routes, and a $1.6 million busing program affected by enrollment and white flight to private schools.
In Omaha the 1972 model car Gary Siedschlag reported stolen from garage 50 reappears in garage 51 after a new tenant complained of a dusty car. The mixup occurred about 18 months after the incident when the manager rented the space.
Two Chanute area men reported seeing similar sky lights at about 8 p.m. Jenkins on a farm east of Chanute described a bluish white object that burned out in black smoke about 25 feet above the ground. Fisher in Erie said the flare appeared distant and high and suggested a satellite fragment.
District 413 Supt Buford Fisher says he never heard of milk rebates and doubts Paschal was involved. He notes bids are handled through regular budget procedures with Foremost as sole bidder this year. Fisher suggests a possible deal to save money, and questions the sufficiency of the rebate claim.
A letter bomb exploded at the British Embassy injuring a 51 year old secretary Nora Murray on the sixth floor. The FBI and U S Secret Service joined the investigation with cooperation from the embassy and metropolitan police. The State Department condemned the act and the incident sparked a regional weather summary for the area.
Kansas lawmakers report an attempted prostitution sting in Junction City with a unit of the Kansas National Guard. Rep. Roger Robertson calls for an immediate attorney general investigation after being targeted for pay dates amid a 50-man guard unit.
The fifth annual Safari Junior Miss Pageant in Chanute will be Oct 6 at Municipal Auditorium. Contestants must be high school seniors from Chanute Erie Humboldt Thayer and Midway. Applications via Dena Belt or Elmer Thorn, P O Box 531, Chanute, due before Sept 8.
Time magazine says Jerome Wolff, a prime witness in the Agnew kickback inquiry, told the truth about delivering funds extorted from contractors. The diary of payoffs dates to 1967 68, and Wolff agreed to testify with limited immunity. The FBI polygraph was conducted after a Baltimore visit by Henry Petersen.
The decision on whether Nixon must release White House tapes to a federal grand jury could push into late October or beyond. Judge Sirica aims to rule by Wednesday with appeals and the Supreme Court possible before a final outcome. Archibald Cox urges swift action to avoid delays and preserve options for indictments. Melvin Laird says the judiciary should determine the issue.
An Air Force radar navigator aboard a B52 bomber that dropped bombs on Neak Luong August 6, killing 137 Cambodians was found principally responsible and suspended from duty. He was reprimanded and ordered to forfeit 700 pay, with another officer reprimanded and suspended and two given admonishments.
Dr. Archie R. Dykes was installed as the 13th chancellor of the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He urged KU to be responsive to the interests of society and said the school's ambitions require state and national support.
In Kilmarnock Virginia eleven people were arrested with more expected as authorities described a riotous aftermath to a Saturday stay event. The sheriff reported at least six incidents including assaults shootings firebombings overturned cars and smashed windows linked to the slaying of a black farm worker.
The Boise Idaho regional fire center reports it will take seven to ten days to estimate the cost of 52 major forest and range fires that blackened 200 000 acres. The last of the blazes was brought under control Saturday.
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