28 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1967
Page
1
Residents across Kansas share why they like living there as Kansas marks its 106th birthday. The comments highlight weather variety, friendly people, homelike towns, and strong schools across cities like Benedict Chanute Humboldt and Topeka.
AREA FORECAST calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Sunday with lows near 30 and highs 50 to 55. Topeka reports fair skies and light southerly winds as Kansas warms. highs today mid 40s north to mid 60s west, lows 20s north to 30s south, snow cover expected to melt by Sunday afternoon.
Investigators search the charred Apollo 1 capsule after a flash fire killed Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee during a full scale launch simulation at Pad 34 Cape Kennedy. NASA and lawmakers vow safety reviews as the nation mourns the three space fliers.
The blizzard left Illinois Michigan Indiana and Canada covered in heavy snow with Chicago hardest hit. The storm caused at least 37 deaths in the region and 35 million dollars in estimated Chicago losses as looters clashed with police and cold halted daily life.
Giant U S B52 bombers struck War Zone C near the Cambodian frontier in a second incendiary raid this month. In the Mekong Delta, gunship helicopters destroyed 33 sampans and killed 44 Viet Cong. North Vietnam raids totaled 85 bombing missions, with an F4C Phantom shot down and two crew rescued from the Gulf of Tonkin.
Snowbound Chicago rail crews unable to report for work, while Lester Lawrence from Santa Fe, 106 S. Plummer, arrives in Chicago after a cross country trip aboard the Oil Flyer. Santa Fe officials mobilize extra gangs from Ottawa and Olathe to clear tracks and keep trains moving.
An alert resident noticed the Chanute post office flag flying upside down in the early morning. A substitute flag raiser, on vacation, led to the error and corrected hours later after postal workers learned of the fumble.
In Topeka Kansas GOP events mark 106th birthday observances with U S Senator John J Williams as keynote at the banquet. Rep Chester L Mize addresses veterans and district 2 meetings cover issues before the 90th Congress. Kansas Day clubs hold breakfast business meetings and panel discussions with senators and representatives.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged a strong U.S. stand in Vietnam, arguing Red China's internal civil strife and division make a decisive move possible. He noted China's disorder resembles a civil war and asserted, When your enemy is divided, That's the time to move.
Topeka report lists 32 traffic deaths in January and 32 for the year to date at 9 a.m. Saturday, with 1966 and 1967 comparisons. The 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Saturday recorded 32 deaths in January, matching the prior year.
A note from Newton Iowa couple James and Mrs McKinstry thanks Chanute residents who helped Lance Corporal Steven Carl McKinstry Marines after his car broke down north of Chanute. Police and a mechanic assisted with tire and generator failures enabling him to reach McAlester Oklahoma on time. The family sent a Newton newspaper story about his Vietnam service and noted the 1964 high school graduate is home on leave.
Lena Lloyd won a $100 scholarship at a Topeka speech contest sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas. She spoke “To the Stars Through Difficulty” at the Jayhawker Hotel banquet, toured the capitol and historical society, and attended a governor's mansion reception. Sponsored by Mrs. Jonalee Davis with help from Glen Bacus. she is daughter of Eldon H. and unnamed mother.
In Arkansas City on U S 166 a car skidded on icy pavement and struck a concrete culvert killing the driver 26 year old Loretta C Pudden and her 5 month old Jennifer Pudden. Her two other children Bobby 3 and Brad 5 were treated at the local hospital.
Intercepted letter recalls three astronauts killed during practice on a launching pad. It notes home accidents as more common than space mishaps, underscoring safety concerns and the dangers of early launch preparations.
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