Chanute Visits Thayer as Chamber Promotes Good Will
Twenty four Chanute businessmen traveled to Thayer for a 6 30 p m breakfast. Eighteen Thayer residents joined for ham and eggs and a talk by Dale Anderson Thayer post master. The second in a series of neighboring town visits by the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Chanute
Thayer
Anti-Thief Assn
Hall
Dale Anderson
Chanute Area
Fred Harris
George Reece
Anderson
R. D. Wilson
Willard Marsh
Thayer Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Chapman
Chanute Chamber
Floyd Potter
Damage To Cars In Crashes
Police cited Burris Blume for failing to yield after a collision at Main and Forest about 2 15 p m. He drove a 1964 Buick. the van was a 1965 Ford owned by Merchants Delivery Kansas City driven by Jack Gideon 36 Pittsburg. Estimated damages 150 and 250. Minor accident at same intersection earlier involved a 1965 Ford and a 1964 Chevrolet with limited damages. A third minor crash occurred when Don Westerman scraped a neighboring car while parking. minor damage reported.
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Burris Blume
S. Rutter
Main and Forest
Blume
Merchants Delivery
Kansas City
Jack L. Gideon
Pittsburg
Ford
Merle Kelly
Mel Browning
E. 9Th
Chevrolet
Wanda Moulton
S. Larson
Browning
Moulton
Don Westerman
S. Highland
W. Main
Santa's Helpers Plan To Spread Christmas Cheer
The Santa's Helpers group plans to backstop families adopting others for Christmas and assist individuals who refuse offers. Founded by Ralph Willcott, the fund has operated for about 20 years with bank and mail contributions. Financial officer Edna Weber of First National Bank notes the fund is somewhat low as donations continue. The charity has aided hundreds with clothing shoes medical eye dental care and other needs during Christmas time.
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Organization of
Santa's Helpers
Ralph Willcott
Chanute Tribune
First National Bank
Edna Weber
Wichita Woman Awarded Damages in Auto Crash Verdict
Wichita Mrs. Dee Ann Ward Moren was awarded 61500 damages by a district court jury against James Truesdell and Ronald Gehrer for injuries from a Feb 9 1964 auto crash. She had sued for 175000.
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Wichita
Dee Ann Ward Moren
James Truesdell
Ronald Gehrer
Weather Observations and Forecast for Topeka Area
Temperatures rose up to 10 degrees after sundown with highs around mid fifties and lows in the mid thirties. A weak cold front will push eastAcross Kansas today with cooler air tonight and Wednesday. A storm center moving from the southwest may bring rain or snow to parts of Kansas on Wednesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Plains
Southwest
Old Glory At Half Staff Tomorrow
The United States Flag will fly at half staff tomorrow to honor Pearl Harbor victims. Ray Moriarty says city and county agencies along with schools and federal units will display the flag at half staff and urges others to do the same.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Ray Moriarty
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Zoning Study Deliberations Move Toward Amendments
City council members met with Burgwin and Martin to review the proposed zoning ordinance from the 701 studies. The firm will align the new plan with the existing ordinance and seek amendments rather than a full rewrite. Further review awaits consultant revisions.
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Burgwin and Martin
Parts Stolen From Four Used Cars At North Ashby Lot
Theft of parts and accessories from four used cars at a North Ashby lot reported by the Merle Kelly agency last night. Missing items include two front wheels and tires battery and radio from a 1959 Olds a radio and battery from a 1958 Ford seats radio and battery from a Volkswagen and four wheels and tires from a 1961 Corvair. The motor company said the theft occurred within the past two days.
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North Ashby
Merle Kelly Agency
Olds
Ford
Volkswagen
Corvier
Motor Company
United Fund Contributions Rise to $18,341
United Fund totals showed a climb with contributions reaching $18,341 today after prior figures of $20,000 $17,500 $12,500 $10,000 $5,000 and $2,500. The update highlights ongoing fundraising activity and responder engagement.
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United Fund
Chanute Area Schools Pick Public Name Chanute Public Schools
The December Chanute school board meeting set a new district title Chanute Public Schools replacing Unified School District No. 413. They approved a 1967-68 calendar with September start and May commencements, discussed a 4 percent budget increase, window replacement costs around 22000 dollars, insurance coverages, and Halloween committee finances.
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Chanute Public Schools
Kansas Department of Education
Unified School District No
State Department of Education
Buford E. Fisher
Chanute Public School
Junior College
Air War Escalates as US Plane Down Over North Vietnam
Air forces report another U.S. aircraft shot down over North Vietnam raising the 24 hour toll to three. Interceptions with MIGs continue for a fourth straight day. In Saigon, 63 Viet Cong guerrillas surrender near Hon Chong Twin Sisters area with 2,250 villagers seeking refuge. Rescue teams evacuate pilots and medics after the RF4C recon jet goes down near Dien Bien Phu.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hon Chong Twin Sisters
Gulf of Siam
U.S. Agency For International Development
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Collision damages two cars at Erie junction
Cars driven by Earl Heminger and Albert Elmer were heavily damaged in a collision at the K108 US59 junction in Erie yesterday around 11 30 a m. Heminger entering US59 from K108 and Elmer both escaped injury. Heminger's 1965 Ford station wagon damage estimated at 1200 dollars and Elmer's 1964 Chevrolet at 600 dollars.
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Erie
Earl Heminger
Chanute
Albert Elmer
Walnut
Sheriff's Office
Heminger
Elmer
Murder Suicide at Clarmont Hotel in Kansas City
Police said Douglas Lorimer 48 shot his wife Connie 55 in their hotel room then killed himself. Night manager George W. Smith reported Lorimer phoned, saying he had shot his wife and would shoot himself. The couple were identified by police.
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Kansas City
Clarmont Hotel
Douglas Lorimer
Connie
Abolition Urged for Kansas Port of Entry Agency
A report by Kansas State University professors urges abolishing the Kansas Port of Entry Agency and replacing it with spot checks and fines. Recommendations include adding motor fuel auditors, a 30 gallon import-for-use law, a compensating use tax on out of state purchases, one trip per year without KCC authority, and a centralized enforcement division. The plan aims to save about $800 000 annually and is being sent to Gov. Avery and the Legislative Council.
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TOPKA
Kansas State University
William H. Avery
Kansas Port of Entry
Clifford L. Eubanks
M. J. Riley
College of Commerce
Kansas
Avery
Legislative Council Committee On Highways
Motor Fuel Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Viet Nam War Might Fade Out Says U S Ambassador
AP reports U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said the Viet Nam war might fade out without a formal end. He noted improvements since 1965 but progress remains uneven and questioned whether the communists could win or the U S lose. He cited the Philippines and Malaysia as examples of fade outs and doubted China would join due to risk to Beijing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mutual Broadcasting System
Lodge
China
United States
Medal of Honor for Valor Bestowed on Marine in Vietnam
President Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to 23 year old Marine sergeant Robert Emmett O Malley at a ceremony in Austin Texas. O Malley was wounded three times in 1965 during a battle in which he reportedly killed at least eight Viet Cong. The event occurred before a meeting with Defense Secretary McNamara and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss military spending.
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Johnson
Robert Emmett O’malley
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
O’malley
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka District
Kansas traffic deaths reported for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Tuesday show 1 fatality in December 1966 and 11 for the year to date, compared with 6 deaths in the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary note questions whether ancient wars fade like old soldiers, hinting at recollection and silence. The text appears as a literary aside on memory and time, suggesting a reflective pause rather than action.
November Fire Loss Totals in Chanute Reach 303
Fire department summary shows a $303 loss in Chanute for November, elevating the year to Dec 1 estimated loss to $19,454. Eleven month totals stand at 222 runs this year versus 143 last year, with 24 runs in November including grass fires, car and residence incidents, furnace motors, a combine motor, a garage fire, hay bale burning, a false alarm, a gasoline wash, and a stranded cat rescue.
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Chanute
America must help prevent world starvation says senator
Kansas City AP reports Sen. Frank Carlson warns that 80 percent of the world’s people could live in hunger by 2000. He calls for aid to raise production, expand markets, and curb mass starvation while praising wheat groups and the USDA for market development. A $3.3 million grain marketing lab in Manhattan, Kansas, will boost grain quality by 1970.
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Kansas City
Frank Carlson
R-rian
America
Carlson
Great Plains Wheat
Western Wheat Associates
U.S. Agriculture Department
Japan
Federal
Manhattan
Kan
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Kansas School Board Association
Girard
N. Viet Nam
South Vietnamese
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Philippines
Malaysia
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