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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1966
Page
5
Hal Boyle notes readers mail yields topics from tranquilizers and walking for health to ancient tongues and bullfighters. He cites statistics on driving accidents, presidents life expectancy, and a Roman lottery precursor to St Valentine. Worth remembering quote ends the column.
Capt. Ben C. Wheat, son of Mrs. George Wheat of Fayette, N C, returns to the United States after a year with the U S Special Forces as intelligence adviser to South Viet Nam. He is reassigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and is home with his wife and daughter. Wheat earned multiple decorations including the Viet Nam Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Air Medal, and Combat Infantry Badge for his service and help to South Vietnamese forces. He attended Chanute schools.
Net Kansas Turnpike revenue rose to 7.6 million dollars in 1965, up 11.74 percent from 1964, with gross revenues of 9.612 million and net toll revenue at 8.5 million. Concessions yielded 832,800 and investment interest 325,471 as operating costs totaled 2 million. Traffic volume set a record.
Today in history recalls George Washington in 1777 ordering those who took British protection to withdraw behind enemy lines or swear allegiance to the United States. The column also notes past U S Russian diplomacy and Cold War events alongside a lighter closing line about geese.
After nine years of operation the turnpike recorded 6,685,116 vehicles, an 82 percent increase since 1964. Officials project the 160 million construction bond could be paid off by 1986, eight years early.
A group of 62 Kansas clergymen praise President Johnson for recent peace efforts and urge continued work to bring world peace. The statement, released by leaders from Methodist, Jewish, and Christian groups, stresses moral heritage over politics and warns against war as no one wins.
The 250 year old sassafras stands on Dr. C. W. Rush’s lawn in Owensboro Kentucky. It measures 18 feet in circumference and reaches 90 feet in height. The tree’s claim has been substantiated by the American Forestry Association.
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