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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1966
Page
5
After a 36 hour silence the Soviet government announced Luna 11 has entered lunar orbit. The craft launched last Wednesday and reached the moon area Saturday night with signals later confirmed by Britain's Jodrell Bank.
Six people died and 24 were injured when a commuter bus collided with a truck on a rural road between Cremona and Milan. Many of the injured were in serious condition. The two truck drivers escaped unharmed.
A 22-year-old East German border guard used a 12 hour pass to flee to the West Sunday night. Two boys aged 16 and 18 also escaped from Communist East Germany on Sunday, according to border officials in Braunschweig.
Chalked swastikas and slogans praising Hitler and fascism appeared on walls in Parma public parks. Police erased the graffiti and launched an investigation to identify those responsible.
The Wesley Methodist church at 12th and Evergreen has called Rev Leo Heer as its new minister succeeding Rev R E Britton. Heer, formerly at Red Cloud Neb, and his wife Alma Jean and Leon attend Bible school in Overland Park. A reception and grocery shower were held at the parsonage 1121 S Evergreen with choruses by local children and a welcome poem.
In Erie area a football team has checked equipment and will hold the first practice at 4 p.m. today. An intra-squad scrimmage is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday. The roster lists 31 boys with nine more expected. Local social news includes visits, weddings, and family gatherings across neighboring towns.
Lunar Orbiter completed its moon site photography task by aiming to photograph Surveyor 1. The craft will transmit images from Site 8 and Site 6 as ordered, with uncertain timing for the final Surveyor 1 pictures through September 15.
Sarah Wright begins her third year of teaching in Osa watomie’s schools, instructing girls in physical education and health. Her mother Mrs. J. E. Wright and brother John accompanied her, while Mrs. Richard Ney and her son visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atson in New Orleans. Ney serves as the new high school football coach and physical education instructor locally.
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department data show California collected 233.7 million dollars in farm property taxes last year, leading Illinois Iowa Minnesota Texas and Kansas in this tax category.
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