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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
1
In St. Peter Port David Kempthorne-Ley was arrested 45 feet underwater for poaching ormers under Guernsey law. He faced a fine of about three pounds and two shillings in a historic first underwater arrest on the Channel Islands.
Adm Iyman G Rickover testifies that defense contractors skim about 2 billion annually under lax and outdated Pentagon procurement rules. He calls Congress to overhaul procedures as audits of 10 billion plus in annual defense spend are lacking and renegotiation reviews are bypassed.
The School of Practical Nursing at Neosho County Community Junior College will stage its annual commencement Sunday at 2 p.m. in the college auditorium. Thirteen students will receive diplomas. Mrs. Virginia Hagenbuch says they completed a 12 month course and passed the state licensing exam.
City planning commission voted to draft a letter to the city commission urging immediate action on survey and correction of surface water drainage problems in Chanute. Planning board members heard a report from Paschal.
Harold Williams, planning commission chairman, told The Tribune he will not disclose post meeting details to avoid misstatements. He denied a quoted claim about Bud Ross and noted a corporation may be developing Ardyn Heights. The panel planned public hearings for a trailer park and discussed annexation steps.
An intercepted note to Cha suggests a transfer between orbiting spaceships is simpler than moving between stationary bus stations. It likens space pilot tasks to routine transit moves, implying ease in orbital maneuvers.
Gov. Robert Docking calls for constitutional revision executive branch reorganization and tax reform ahead of education funding. He backs a 1968 freeway plan but opposes a gasoline tax hike, proposes a state liquor by the drink vote, and outlines steps including governor four year term, team governor lieutenant governor elections, property tax reform and expanded reappraisal.
Two Soviet cosmonauts transferred from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4 in orbit linking the crafts. Tass said the move left Boris Volynov alone in Soyuz 5 while Khrunov and Yeliseyev joined Vladimir Shatalov in Soyuz 4. Radio Moscow noted the transfer lasted about an hour with space suits and a new life support system. In Kansas City, four area youths were named for induction into the armed forces, including Stanfield a volunteer. AREA FORECAST: Mostly cloudy, cooler tonight with highs in the 40s Friday and scattered rain in eastern Kansas.
Neosho County commissioners approve investing idle county funds in local banks under a 1968 law. Invested amounts are based on bank deposits with 60 90 and 120 day terms possible. Current plan allocates 690000 with expected annual income near 20000 and potential interest near three quarters of a mill.
A bill introduced by the Senate Judiciary Committee would expand alternatives in committing juvenile offenders in Kansas. The measure responds to overcrowding at facilities like Boys Industrial School and echoes calls from Justice Alfred Schroeder for staff and proper facilities to rehabilitate youths under the 1965 age-rise law.
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