Four State Court Trials End in Erie District Court
Four cases concluded in Erie district court. Thelma Bowker, 62, Cha nute, received a five year suspended sentence for first degree arson. Frank Haviland, 21, Erie, pled guilty to grand larceny and drew five to 15 years in Hutchinson reformatory. Sherry Gibbs, 18, formerly of Chanute, got a five year suspended sentence for being an accessory after the fact in Chanute break ins tied to a Piqua bank robbery. Don Everly, 20, Chanute, probation revoked. five to 10 years at Hutchinson on the original burglary charge, to run concurrent with later sentences.
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Erie
Thelma Bowker
Chanute
East Main
Frank Haviland
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Sherry Gibbs
Gibbs
Sportsman’s Supply and Allen
Piqua
Don Everly
East 14Th Street Road
Woman Treated After Wrist Cut in Alley Incident
Mrs. J. R. Jones of 315 East Oak was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by ambulance about 11:55 last night for treatment of a cut on her left wrist. Police said they were alerted to activity in an alley behind a residence at Edith Street and dispatched the ambulance. Mrs. Jones reported the cut occurred in a fall.
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J. R. Jones
E. Oak
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Edith
Tribune Phone Contact for After Hours Help
If you cannot reach your carrier call the Tribune after 6 p.m. dial HE 1 3400 for assistance.
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Tribune
Time Zones Split by County Lines in Kansas Conflict
Sherman County Kansas faces a court fight over time observance with Mountain versus Central Standard Time. Judge William B. Ryan was appointed to hear the case brought by 16 mountain time supporters led by Ned Whitmer against local officials. A radio straw poll favored Central Standard Time, and business divisions and boycotts have emerged amid the dispute.
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Goodland
Kan
Sherman County
State Supreme Court
Topeka
Dist
William B. Ryan
Norton
County Commission
Goodland City
C. E. Birney
Congress
Kansas
Colorado
Wallace and
Greeley
KLOE
Central Standard
Kansan Show Grand Champion at Arizona Livestock Show
Don Broadhurst age 18 of Sedgwick Kansas won the grand championship at the Arizona National Livestock Show after topping the junior division with the Black Angus female. The event took place in Phoenix Arizona.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Don Broadhurst
Sedgwick
Kan
Don
Wealthy Inheritance Claim Hinges On Lost Peru Treasure
Mrs. Maria Verrill, widow of a $12,000 yearly machinist, says she will inherit $1.29 billion if a 1803 will and a Peruvian treasure tale prove true. Descent from Antonio Pastor De Marin allegedly places heirs in December 1965 and involves 460 million pounds of gold and jewels hidden in Edinburgh. Banks deny any such funds exist.
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Los Angeles
Verrill
de Marin
Peru
Juvenile Law Changes Leave Neosho County Scrambling
Neosho County faces unresolved juvenile procedure after the state raises age to 18 for juveniles. County Attorney Pennington says many towns lack detention facilities and awaits legislative guidance on handling 16 and 17 year olds. Juvenile cases still go through probate court.
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Neosho County
Robert Pennington
Robert Sonderholm
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary intercepted note hints at a meeting time of 3 p.m. and asks whether the reference is to Mountain or Central Standard Time, naming Goodland as the locale.
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Cha
Goodland
Weather notes and cold wave forecast in Kansas
Area forecast says fair to partly cloudy and colder through Saturday with lows 15 to 20 and highs 30 to 35. Topeka reports a northeast Kansas cold wave as a Canadian front moves in, with 5 above zero tonight in the northeast and up to 20 in the southwest, highs Saturday 20 to 40, cold air stalling in the north.
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Topeka
Kansas
Attack At Dead End On East Main In Allen County
Three Allen county youths from Moran and a girl from Iola report a Chanute car followed to the dead end of East Main where a door was pulled open and a gun was fired after a revolver was passed among the group. Chanute driver cleared. nine other youths named. possible charges pending.
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Allen County
Moran
Iola
Chanute
East Main
Viet Cong Plot Thwarted in Saigon Billet Bombing
Police smashed a Viet Cong plan to blow up a U S billet in downtown Saigon using a 265 pound plastic bomb in a water tank. Six terrorists were seized north of the city, two armed with 45 caliber automatics, as authorities warned of further attacks before Tet on January 21.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
No Time Limit On Bomb Pause Of N. Viet Nam
Senator Mansfield said after a White House conference there is no time limit on the bombing pause in North Viet Nam and he expects no resumption soon. He noted President Johnson has outlined U S objectives and peace efforts should continue. Aiken urged extending the lull unless Hanoi widens the war.
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N. Viet Nam
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Senate
U.S
Hanoi
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Putney
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Jobless rate hits nine year low as unemployment falls
Washington reports unemployment at 4.1 percent the lowest in nine years while total unemployment declines about 600 thousand from a year earlier to roughly 2.9 million. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Arthur M. Ross cites booming economy and Viet Nam war buildup as factors. Labor shortages expected to rise next year as armed services absorb more male workers.
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Washington
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Armed Services
Johnson to Deliver State of the Union Next Wednesday
President Johnson will deliver his state of the union message to a joint session of Congress at 9 p. m. Chanute time next Wednesday. The timing was fixed after talks between Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and House Speaker McCormack at the White House with Press Secretary Moyers announcing the decision. Congress convenes Monday for its new session.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Chanute
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
Bill D. Moyers
MoPac Abandoned Roper-Fredonia Route
The Roper Fredonia MoPac line was abandoned effective January 1 as Monday service continues over Santa Fe tracks Benedict to Fredonia. The abandonment was requested last fall and approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Fredonia
Roper
Two Erie Firms Sold in Local Business Sale
Geoffroy Motor and Implement Co and Erie Cleaners change hands. Frank Harris and Milford Hall of Erie acquire Geoffroy and form Harris and Hall Implement Co with owner Guy Geoffey retiring. E Z Way Cleaners of Chanute owned by Seth B. Gray buys Erie Cleaners from Mr and Mrs Bob Payne with Payne family remaining as employees and cleaning moved to Chanute.
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ERIE
Geoffroy Motor and Implement Co
Erie Cleaners
Frank Harris
Milford Hall
Geoffroy
Harris and Hall Implement Co
Harris
Guy Geoffey
E-Z Way Cleaners of
Chanute
Seth B. Gray
Eric Cleaners
Bob Payne
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas January 1966
Kansas traffic death log reports 6 fatalities in January 1966 up to hour 9 AM Friday. For comparison the prior year period shows 12 deaths, reflecting a lower early month toll.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clearwater Teacher Fired Sparks Student Protest
Clearwater Kansas sixth grade pupils protested after teacher Jack Doll was fired from the elementary school on Thursday night. Principal Ernest Grant declined to explain the dismissal while Doll claimed lack of adequate lesson plans and a desire for corporal punishment outside the classroom. Doll, 34, a first year teacher, indicated possible legal action for 2500 dollars under his contract.
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Jack Doll
Clearwater
Doll
Pittsburg State College
Kansas State Teachers Association
Police Court Bonds and Fines Reach 1965 Total
Police department yearend summary shows 1965 bonds and fines totaling 7693 dollars. Parking meter penalties amounted to 1725.75 dollars with 7495 tickets issued. 13,189 in 1964. Calls for police service rose to 4043, and 21 felonies along with 876 misdemeanors were recorded.
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Hobo
Pittsburg
Hobo Richard den
Bill Jenkinston
Carmen Padilla
Jay Criger
Comet
Holly Harris
Nancy Roberts
Sherman County Commission
Ned Whitmer
Rock Island Railroad
Kansan
Edinburgh Bank
Bank of Scotland
Sonderholm
Pennington
Yours
Stonds OU
E. Main
da Nang
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bao Trai
State of the Union
MoPac
Clearwater, Kan
Ernest Grant
Main Street
Chanute Humane Society
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