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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1967
Page
1
Neosho County Community Junior College hosts two high school visitation periods for area seniors and parents from Erie Stark Galesburg Thayer Altoona Walnut St. Paul and Midway. Missouri Southern College of Joplin will play NCCJC in basketball as the first event with a Feb. 4 visit by Highland Junior College.
Kansas highway safety director Claud R. McCamment warned that existing laws alone cannot curb the rising toll from traffic accidents. He cited teen drivers as a prime factor, noting 32 percent of state crashes involved 18 and 19 year olds and 72 percent of teen fatalities occurred between midnight and 3 a.m. He cited 728 deaths last year, more than 14,000 serious injuries, and economic losses of 135 million dollars, urging broader safety awareness and better home supervision of teen drivers. The remarks came during an area safety meeting at the division highway office.
Adam Clayton Powell's office says the Harlem Democrat will speak Saturday on Bimini Island about his legal troubles and bid to be seated in Congress. He has been out of sight since January 10 when the House withheld action pending a special committee review. Powell also plans to launch a new long playing record of sermons titled Keep the Faith Baby.
Intercepted letter shows Bobby Baker asserting after years of payments the government still owes him. The note implies ongoing financial dispute or restitution claim.
AP reports Bobby Baker argues the government owes him 687.37 in refunds while facing charges of evading 22000 in taxes for 1961 and 1962. Milton Hoffman, NY CPA, testifies Baker’s figures favored the government and notes an $80000 cash issue from 1962 tied to alleged campaign funds. Baker says he returned the money to the late Sen Robert Kerr as claimed.
In Warsaw the United States and Communist China resumed ambassadorial talks. Chinese envoy Wang Kuo-Chuan wore a uniform tied to Mao's cultural revolution as Ambassador John A. Gronouski opened the 132nd session. Diplomats expect Wang to challenge U.S. Asia policy amid the power struggle in China.
Water hauling at City Park loading point remains strong amid a multi year drought. Receipts run about 7 dollars daily for around 28 000 gallons sold at five cents per 200 gallons to four dollars per 4000 gallons. The service started its fourth year on Nov 10 and shows varied yearly income from 1310 to 2134 dollars.
A tornado cut through Orrick Missouri at 12 52 pm injuring 17 including 14 students and a teacher. Danny Gene Barber 18 died in the high school main corridor as roof collapsed. Nearby Downing saw damage to farms and other storms disrupted the Kansas City area. Two girls died in St Louis County as a separate tornado event injured over 200 and caused multi million damage.
A reinforced battalion of the U S 9th Infantry division with about 1000 troops arrives at a base camp 40 miles southwest of Saigon near My Tho as part of a delta buildup. The move marks the first large combat contingent in the region with Viet Cong influence. Air raids over North Vietnam are hampered by monsoon rains with 41 missions flown.
Gov. Robert Docking cites a busy schedule in declining an invitation to attend a White Hope luncheon on Thursday for president elect and Mrs Costa E Silva of Brazil.
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce estimates Kansas taxpayers will pay about 1.3 billion dollars in federal taxes as Kansas's share of the 135 billion federal budget for fiscal 1968 proposed by President Johnson. They say Kansas taxpayers bear 1.01 percent of all federal taxes.
Area forecast notes mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with light rain possibly mixed with snow late tonight. Wind gusts from the southwest reached 63 mph yesterday as damage was minimal. 0.02 inch of precipitation recorded yesterday and trace by 1 p.m. today. Temperatures ranged from 68 yesterday to a low of 24 this morning, then 37 by 1 p.m. Snow likely across western Kansas tonight spreading eastward tomorrow morning with significant accumulation possible.
Congress was urged to tax each U.S. built television set to fund the CPT Corp for Public Television. The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television said CPT would expand noncommercial viewing, estimating $60 million first year at 2 percent and $100 million annually at 5 percent.
Lonnie Mc Haney Jr. of Topeka, 39, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter by a Shawnee County District Court jury for the shooting of Elbert Vann, 40, also of Topeka. Defense attorney Robert Tilton said he would appeal.
Chanute postmaster Mrs. Floyd Kelley reports 14 248 dollars in postal savings certificates remain on deposit with 37 depositors. The Postal Savings System ended last April and no new deposits are accepted. Interest ends this April. cash out now advised. Remaining funds will be turned over to the treasury for trust payment on proper claims.
Kansas lawmakers debate a constitutional amendment to lower voting age to 18, and consider eliminating sales tax exemptions for nonpublic institutions. Other measures seek higher pay for lawmakers, adjusted mileage, school trustee elections, and election duties for clerks.
South Florida residents term arriving northerners as snowbirds and the Miami area hosts large flocks of robins feeding on berries and worms. Dr. Oscar Owre of the University of Miami notes the robins arrive after a prolonged northern cold wave.
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