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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1967
Page
1
U S infantrymen end the largest operation yet in the Vietnam war with 720 enemy deaths and 3 709 tons of rice captured. Marines push a new Tuscaloosa drive near Da Nang as Cedar Falls ends with 30 000 Americans in the iron triangle.
In a posture report to Congress Defense Secretary McNamara notes rising Soviet self confidence amid ongoing Sino Soviet border tensions. He warns further arms race expansion would be dangerous and expensive, reiterates opposition to Nike X antimissile deployment.
Kansas traffic death log covers 24 hours to 9 am Friday January 27 1967. The period shows 2 fatalities, compared with 23 in the same 1966 span. Authorities track incidents for Topeka and surrounding area.
A Kyodo News report from Peking cites wall posters claiming more than 100 slain in fights between Mao supporters and anti-Mao forces in Sinkiang. The clashes in Shihotzu involved machine guns and artillery with highways cut and lines down. The New China News Agency acknowledged opposition in Manchuria and Shanghai while pro Mao factions rally for prolonged conflict.
The National Farmers Organization opened a hog collection marketing station in Altoona with 529 hogs arriving. A sale was made to a Wichita packer as part of direct bargaining. The NFC station, run by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pryor, serves five Kansas counties and parts of two Oklahoma counties with weekly livestock markets.
Public chatter centers on a wartime style intercepted letter to Cha as a reflection of tensions. The piece notes wall posters and writings as media, contrasting Red China’s posters with domestic wall writings.
President Johnson presides at a White House signing as ambassadors from some 40 nations endorse a 2000 word five language treaty to use outer space for peaceful purposes. Kosygin and Gromyko signed in Moscow with Thompson and Harrison at Spiridonov Palace. Senate ratification is required.
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports 17 year old Donald Dickerson a Hutchinson High School senior died Thursday night after his car hit a icy spot rammed a telephone pole and flipped end over end according to the Reno County sheriff office.
Colby Kansas report states Kenneth M. Gould 16 of Rexford Kansas died after his pickup collided with a Rock Island freight train at a Rexford crossing Thursday night. He was a student from Rexford.
The Weather Bureau sees a general warming trend for Kansas with above normal temperatures and clear to partly cloudy skies. Overnight lows in the teens to 20s with highs in the 40s are expected, while a recent storm dropped snow in southeast Kansas and up to seven inches in Howard.
The Kansas assess ment and Taxation Committee heard that a tax conformity amendment to the state constitution could raise over 1.3 million in additional income tax. An official noted that about 90 percent of new revenue would come from filers earning at least 15 thousand dollars annually. The study outlines gains from conforming to federal rules on dividends and capital gains, while adjusting military pay exclusions.
A massive blizzard dumped about 23 inches in 26 hours, isolating Chicago and affecting Illinois Iowa Missouri Kentucky Michigan and Indiana. Airports, highways and schools closed, expressways blocked, trains slowed, and power kept, as the storm moved toward the East with frigid temperatures to follow.
Sen. Frank Carlson urged creation of a worldwide food corps to combat hunger. He spoke at the Kansas Federation of Republican Women meeting, advocating expert cadres to help starving regions, not Kansas farming methods abroad. He criticized current U.S. foreign policy and fiscal deficits, urging a united approach.
In Manhattan a century old four story apartment house under demolition collapsed. Ten men were inside. five were killed and five were rescued, including William Ferrell who survived after being buried in rubble then pulled out alive. Rescue teams worked through the night as witnesses watched.
Orville R. Haas, 66, was found dead Thursday night on a roadside near Kirko corner six miles west of Topeka on U S 24. Deputies said a witness saw him leave his snowbound car. An autopsy was planned by the district coroner.
Topeka Kansas Rep Calvin Strowig Republican Abilene House majority leader said he will introduce a bill to stop Kansas from observing daylight saving time. Federal law requires states not exempt to observe daylight time for six months starting the last Sunday in April.
The state school fund is 7841 richer after fines levied against fish and game violators in the last three months of 1966. Fred Warders, assistant director of the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission, said the amount covers fines only and excludes $2988 in court costs.
The Kansas House approved a resolution setting February 21 as the deadline for individuals to introduce bills for the 1967 session with later introduction allowed for 1968. Speaker John Conard and Senate President pro tem Glee Smith led the move to expand lawmakers authority and involve the public in reviewing legislation.
A snowstorm and resulting slick roads caused numerous noninjury accidents across the city. Main Street and the Highland area saw the most incidents as officers responded and a chemical thawer was used to clear the slope. Local residents reported fender and bumper damage in several rear end and backing collisions, with one taxi involved and others at intersections and driveways.
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