Downtown helpers aid stranded car owner and Benders note
Mrs. Don Campbell's 1967 Chevrolet would not start in Chanute and a passerby assisted before a repairman found no fault. A handwritten note from Jim Guinotte and Danny McCue credited battery terminal cleaning for the fix. Separate items report The Bloody Benders promotion, a Cherryvale centennial display, and an oil slick near Tampa Bay threatening wildlife with skimmer cleanup under way.
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Don Campbell
S. Lincoln
Zip
Main
Millard Drisdell
Jim Guinotte
S. Highland
Danny McCue
Drisdell
Guinotte
McCue
Chanute
Mrs. Campbell
Bender
L. J. Beagle
Parsons
Neosho County
Kate Bender
Cherryvale Museum, Inc
Benders
Cherry
Oil Slick Churns From Gulf to Tampa Bay Strain Cleanup Efforts
Oil pollution spreads from a burning Gulf offshore rig toward Florida bay as Coast Guard crews battle the slick in Old Tampa Bay. Birds die as attempts intensify to break up the oil and contain the spill near Weedom Island amid multiple tanker incidents and offshore spills.
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Associated Press
Tampa Bay
Florida
Louisiana
Bay
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Coast Guard
J.g
Robert Leggat
Weedom Island
R. C. Guess
Florida Marine Resources Department
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Beaches
Venice
Chevron Oil Co
Bandits Use Bombs For Escape In Danbury Heist
Danbury police and state federal investigators hunt two robbers who escaped with forty thousand dollars after bombing the bank police HQ and their getaway car in twenty minutes. Bombs used home made with timing devices, witnesses noted heavy arms though officials cite pistol and shotgun as likely.
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Danbury
O'Brien
Union Savings Bank
Danbury Mall
Tenor Resigns After 63 Years at First Christian Church
The church director faces a shortage of tenor voices as a longtime singer, A. B. Olson, resigns after 63 years of choir work. He will retire from the loft but may sing from the congregation with his wife, wishing the choir continued success.
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First Christian Church
A. B. Olson
Births Rise at Neosho Memorial After Peak in 1950s
At Neosho Memorial Hospital births peaked in the late 1950s with 440 in one year. The count fell to a low of 225 in 1967, then rose to 235 in 1968 and 269 in the following year marking a modest rebound amid changing birth control trends. The Eisele family near Fredonia faced a string of misfortunes with a broken leg, a house fire, and the loss of 14 calves to ice.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Eiseles
Fewer Flu Cases Than Last Winter
Influenza and flu like illnesses reported in 45 states show a smaller total than last winter with a leveling trend nationwide. Large urban centers show localized activity while three states Louisiana Maine and Rhode Island report widespread outbreaks. In Volusia County Florida 2156 flu like cases over a week strained West Volusia Memorial Hospital as officials note normal seasonal levels overall.
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Atlanta, Ga
New York City
Detroit
Los Angeles
United States
Europe
Louisiana
Maine
Rhode Island
Volusia County
Daytona Beach
Fla
West Volusia County Memorial Hospital
Minibus Hit by Train Kills Eight Teens Near Stockton
Eight teenagers died when a freight train struck a stalled minibus carrying 16 youths on a Stockton area crossing. Survivors report eight escaped as the van was dragged a mile by the train. most victims were from Tracy and the van was overloaded beyond capacity.
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Stockton
Calif
Scott House
Lathrop
Manteca
Yosemite National Park
Tracy
San Francisco
Western Pacific
Kansas lawmakers push tax package to fund school aid
In week five of the 1970 session, Senate Republican leaders advanced a tax package aiming to raise about 20 million of the 30 million needed for school aid and elderly relief. A 35 percent tobacco tax was scuttled, severance tax debated, and a 5.2 million sales tax extension to services considered to reach 20.7 million total. Senate leaders, including President pro tem Glee S. Smith, said broad support exists for key package elements.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Senate For
House
Kansas Corporation
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Glee S. Smith
R-Larned
Icy Roads Warn Travelers Of Freezing Drizzle
The highway patrol reports icy spots on roads across southeast Kansas due to freezing mist. Treating crews are in progress as wind runs north at 15 mph. Tonight through Sunday foresees mostly cloudy skies with little temp change and possible freezing drizzle and light snow.
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The
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Carrier Meeting District Dinner Notices
A district dinner meeting of the National Association of Letter Carriers will be held at the Orchid Buffet at 6 p.m. today. Attendance by members and wives from up to 20 towns in the southeast Kansas area is expected.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Kansas
Ark City residents push petition to rename Ark City
Arkans as City is the official name but residents want Ark City claiming long standing nickname. A 60 to 90 day petition drive seeks signatures to take the matter to Cowley County District Court for a possible name change.
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Arkansas City, Kan
Ar-Kan’zas City
Ar’-kansan City
Ark City
Cowley County
Pasadena
Calif
Arkansas City
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Arkansaw River
Ark
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
S.C. Thompson
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Bender Book
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Dilian Apollon
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Nova Scotia
Chedabucto Bay
Chanute Tribune
David Willis
Cindy Bilyeu
Cindy
Mr. and
Tribune
Gene Bilyeu
S. Wilson
David
Melvin Willis
S. Allen
Thomas O’brien
Alton Spencer
Grandways
Gino J. Arconti
Witneses
O’brien
National
Communicable Disease Center
Ark Citians
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