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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1966
Page
1
A tan dog with white markings spent over half an hour at the Memorial building entrance seeking entry to the city clerk’s office. Lacking a collar, the animal lingered near the doors while officials said licenses require a master present. The dog later vanished without a tag as robins signal spring or fall migration in question nearby.
Firefighters responded to a small blaze at the Syl van Waggoner residence southeast of Chanute at 8 am. A belt friction start set the back porch water pump area aflame. cloth wrapping protected the unit. Damage described as minor. location three and a half miles south and three miles east of Chanute.
A winter storm drifts across Kansas with intermittent light snow through Friday. Chanute reports snow fading by noon after a half inch on the ground. Goodland shows five inches, Wichita area sees two inches to the east. Arctic air keeps highs in the 20s and lows in the teens to single digits, with forecasts for diminishing snow by Friday.
Kansas traffic death log lists 24 hours to 9 am Thursday with 15 deaths for January 1966 vs 26 in the comparable 1965 period. The report covers Topeka and state totals.
Al Levenson staged a grand opening by parading Lulu the elephant into a Hollywood apartment lobby with a girl and props. The animal caused brief mayhem, knocking over plants and rummaging planters as neighbors watched. Levenson and Kathy Lindsay lured Lulu back with carrots for a festive finish.
Hutchison, a senior from Hutchison, 125 N Forest, has been named state winner in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy contest. He will receive a trophy, 200 scholarship, and a five day Washington DC trip. National awards may follow as state entries compete with winners from other states. The program features broadcast tapes about What Democracy Means to Me and had 70 entries from 10 schools in the district. Sponsor groups were Ce cil J Meeker Post 1654 and auxiliary with co chairs and district chair.
City court dismisses charges against Mrs. Lucille Ingroum former Rendezvous tavern operator at 2112 East Main for selling beer on Sunday. Case filed in November on a complaint by Charles Deweese of rural Thayer. Mrs Ingroum did not seek a 1966 retail beer license. Current license holder at the tavern is Dean Eller.
A dog wandered through a St. Joseph hospital blood donation center visiting each station. After being rejected at first, he reached the final canteen station and earned a generous reward for his persistence.
El Dorado city commissioners began sending special invitations to randomly chosen residents to attend meetings. For the second week in a row no noncommissioners attended, highlighting limited community turnout.
Viet Nam saw separate cease-fires declared by Communists and Allies amid Lunar New Year celebrations. Fighting erupted after start times with Viet Cong attacks at 1 a.m. and U S air strikes and ground skirmishes continuing around Tuy Hoa Trung Lap and Tay Ninh. Reports note arrests of junior officers and surveillance of two generals as Ky's government faces unrest.
President Johnson said North Viet Nam blocks peace hopes by clinging to the idea that the United States will surrender its principles or abandon allies. He spoke at the Truman Center event and urged keeping the door to peace open while bolting aggression. Johnson cited reforms in South Viet Nam and pledged full U.S. support for democratic progress and population planning. He joined Truman at Independ ence Missouri for the center launch.
Miss America Deborah Bryant of Overland Park will visit Parsons on Friday and Saturday for the city’s cable television inauguration. Also attending are her mother, Irene Bryant, Gov. William H. Avery, and Miss Missouri Leslie Fleenor. The Parsons system, owned by Kansas Community Antenna Television Inc., begins operation about Feb. 7 with Monroe Rifkin of Denver as president.
Senate leader Sen. Steadman Ball says amendments may wait for a special session after the budget session. Ball notes legal questions about using budget-session authority for constitutional changes and cites education, judicial reform, and general-session amendments as key items. Gov Avery will call a special session for reapportionment, enabling amendments to be considered.
Neosho county's share of the special motor carrier fee county road fund as of Jan 2 is 3661.68 dollars. Other apportionments are 3437.90 to Allen county 331.12 to Wilson county and 2353.10 to Woodson county. The total prorated amount to Kansas counties is 379179.84 dollars.
The Kansas House approved two measures with no dissent and adjourned for the weekend. One grants spending authority to boards for use of special funds in 1967, including Accountancy and Healing Arts boards. The other allows tax refunds on gasoline used for nonhighway purposes even if the claim wasn’t filed on time. New bills include a combat zone tax exemption proposal and a $2.1 million general fund allocation for legislature operations and related agencies.
An elderly Missouri farmer James D. Adams, 67, and a 32-year-old former Atchison waitress Marilyn J. Hacker pleaded guilty for a plan to burn the home of Mrs. Hacker to collect insurance. Adams drew two to 20 years in prison after pleading to first degree arson. Hacker admitted aiding and counseling. Her insured property totaled about $8,000.
President Johnson asks Congress to amend the constitution to set a four year term for House members and to abolish the Electoral College in favor of direct national votes. He cites Madison in arguing for reform and notes a two year compromise in the original convention.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara urged Congress to approve 12.76 billion dollars as a further war cost installment for Vietnam. He warned the United States must be ready to deploy more forces if Communist operations expand in South Vietnam.
James W. Booth, 39, of Lawrence, was killed when his car collided with a freight train east of Lawrence on Wednesday afternoon. He was alone in the vehicle.
A brief note records light snow in the area before 1 p.m. today, stating about half an inch fell but apparently did not stay long enough to be measured. No other weather details are provided.
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