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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
1
The Agriculture Department signed a 42,930 dollar agreement for a 22 year study to control the sunflower moth. Officials say sunflowers have excellent potential for seed or oil in southwestern regions where cotton and grain sorghums are main crops.
Arabic gunmen attacked an El Al Boeing 707 on takeoff at Athens Airport killing one Israeli passenger, wounding a stewardess, and causing a fire. Greek police detained one assailant and seized the other after gear was thrown on the tarmac. The Palestinian group Liberation Front claimed responsibility.
A Pan American World Airways 707 cargo jet crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base while en route to Japan and Vietnam. Three crewmen were believed killed in 6:15 am Alaska time crash amid heavy ice fog and 10 below zero conditions. The aircraft had refueled at Elmendorf after diverting from Anchorage International Airport.
U S troops resume operations after a 24 hour Christmas cease fire. More than 200 enemy troops were spotted and at least 58 were killed by bombs rockets and artillery northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. No American casualties reported.
Traffic deaths across the nation reached 212 during the Christmas period, up from 107 two weeks earlier, though below official fear estimates. In Kansas, two fatal crashes occurred in Wyandotte County as 14 year old Jerrie Siler died after a curve led to a drop of 80 feet, and Don Englehart died in Clifton after hitting a road grader. Southeast Kansas reported no fatalities in an 18 hour holiday window, with seven accidents and 30 moving violation arrests across 17 counties, plus 20 traveler services and 13 warnings.
Apollo 8 crews speed toward Earth after lunar orbit. commander Frank Borman reports the earth appears larger as the craft follows a direct course toward the Pacific Ocean for Friday morning splashdown. Astronaut Gerald Carr quips as ground control confirms trajectory.
Anthony Erthell Williams surrendered to Davenport police amid a nationwide search for Pamela Powers who vanished after a Des Moines YMCA wrestling event. Investigators reported bloodied clothing near Grinnell and a large-scale, hours-long manhunt involving multiple agencies.
The food stamp program will soon operate in four Kansas counties Franklin Johnson Leavenworth and Neosho, joining Atchison Bourbon Cherokee Crawford Greenwood Labette and Wilson already using it with about 2,685 participants. About 4,231 more residents are expected to be eligible. The joint USDA Kansas Welfare program issues coupons through local offices. retailers are authorized by Agriculture Department.
An intercepted letter notes a man at the next desk reporting Christmas gifts included dinner and a pair of sex, both described as too big, reflecting a humorous or risqué exchange.
The Apollo 8 crew will splash down in the Pacific Friday at 10:51 a.m. EST aboard the USS Yorktown and stay about 20 hours. They will fly from the carrier to Hickham Air Base in Hawaii at 6:51 a.m. EST Saturday, then transfer to a C141 for a direct flight to Ellington Air Force Base near Houston, expected 4 a.m. Sunday.
Navy officials postponed the start of intensive interrogation for the 82 surviving USS Pueblo crewmen until Friday. A full day was allotted for medical examinations with crew confined to two buildings for about ten days of tests and debriefing.
Derby Kansas AP reports Patrolman William J. Rose admitted fabricating a shooting tale after a self inflicted wound while handling his pistol. Rose claimed four youths opened fire on him but authorities say the discharge was accidental during practice. He is in good condition and expected to return to duty after hospital treatment.
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