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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
1
Saigon peace negotiators proposed to the U S delegation that only the United States and North and South Vietnam display flags and name plates at an enlarged Vietnam peace talks, a move likely to be rejected by the Communists and delay the talks.
Washington AP reports 31 people were arrested nationwide in a selective service fraud case tied to fake National Guard status claims. Four more suspects are being hunted. arrests include a Miami Beach participant. No numbers disclosed on troop withdrawals in Prague update.
The Warren Babcock home at 611 N. Steuben won first place in The Tribune Christmas theme residential decoration contest. Delbert Dee Howell at 1610 S. Evergreen placed second and Dr Chris Morton at 896 S. Rutter took third.
Gold rose to a six month high on European markets amid speculation that a Nixon administration may raise the official price. Dealers cited Kennedy’s Treasury talk and weak dollar as factors, with Paris and Zurich also reporting price jumps and strong demand despite limited turnover.
Earl D. Eisenhower, 70, brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower, died early today in Scottsdale hospital after a Monday heart attack. He was a former electrical engineer, Illinois legislator, and retired to Scottsdale in 1966 with surviving widow Katherine and children Earl Jr and Kay Morgan.
New York AP dispatch reports President-elect Nixon’s spokesman says the incoming president does not anticipate any change in the $35 an ounce official price for gold. The notes follow a Tuesday news conference by David M. (name truncated in source).
The report blends raw weather data with political notes. In Topeka, Kansas a wide array of conditions including fog drizzle freezing rain and a tornado watch marked the day as volatile. Separate items note Kennedy and Nixon's Treasury policy stance and a Casper Wyoming double funeral for Lena Engberg and her daughter Ethel Engberg.
President Johnson entered Bethesda Naval Hospital for treatment of a chest cold and low grade fever. The White House described his condition as minor and not a serious illness. He had appeared in public earlier but withdrew from a planned schedule as a precaution.
Chanute officials report Hong Kong flu has not heavily hit the community. Buford Fisher notes slightly higher student absences but no major rise. Neosho County Community Junior College and local employers report no significant attendance changes. Johnson, a former Senate Democratic leader, has a history of health issues including diverticulosis, heart attack in 1955, and prior surgeries.
The American Red Cross calls the nationwide influenza outbreak a disaster situation as Health Commissioner Edward O Rourke warns New York will worsen by New Year's Day. He cites 500 000 recovered and 300 000 in critical condition with the crisis expected to peak early January.
Kansas University canceled all Lawrence campus classes at 12 30 p m today amid faculty concerns. The shutdown trims Christmas vacation by about two days and follows health reports showing influenza like illness widespread in dorms and the campus hospital. Classes are to resume January 6 and enrollment totals range around 17 000 to 18 000.
Baker University students will finish final exams before Friday before a 16 day Christmas vacation. After the break an inter term period of intensive study will be held to broaden students education. The second semester begins February 3 with regular classes resuming.
A playful personal note compares everyone to the same under the flu era, using a casual sign off from Nute to Cha.
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