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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1971
Page
6
A 1951 Kansas flood peaked July 13, recalled by ELON TORRENCE. Water inundated Kansas City areas, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and other towns, with 100000 evacuations and billions in damage.
Miami Oklahoma faced the worst flood in memory as the Neosho River rose 9.5 feet above its record. Up to 1530 blocks flooded and 1,000 families evacuated while Grand Lake and Fort Gibson Dam absorbed the rising waters with minimal casualties. Kansas bore the brunt of the storm whose center shifted north.
The Agriculture Department reports 14 states have signed to promote safe pesticide use, bringing total to 36 states in a cooperative program. The list includes California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Twenty states have not joined, including Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.
Doris Duke, famed heiress, attends a Nutley New Jersey church, singing in the senior choir for over a year. The congregation, led by Rev. Lawrence C. Roberts, keeps details private while prominent members and singer Sarah Vaughn are noted in the community.
The state conservation division of the Kansas Corporation Commission lists drilling notices for Allen County Marvin E Boyer Oil Co Iola Neo sho County E J Richey Erie Woodson County Newland Oil Co Yates Center Floyd Dotson Fort Scott W B Miller Virgil with various well numbers locations and operators including workover and input wells.
Elaine Cheryl Cook, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Homer E. Cook of Chanute, has been installed as commander of the Olive Ann Beech Angel Flight at Wichita State University. A senior elementary education major on the dean’s honor roll, she has been a longtime Angel Flight member and active in drill team, Student National Education Association, and American Childhood Education. She also works at Wichita Dental Center and Sears Boulevard Store after graduating from Chanute High School in 1968.
Sen. Bob Dole urged a closed Senate session to address Sen. Mike Gravel's reading from the Pentagon papers. The Kansas Republican argued Gravel's midnight subcommittee hearing raised great concern among lawmakers. Mansfield replied that Dole should discuss the matter with joint leadership.
The Agriculture Department reports the 1971 fruit crop to be about seven percent larger than 1970. Peach output is forecast at 1,478 thousand tons, with California clingstone down five percent. West Coast Bartlett pears up 39 percent. cherries show notable improvement at 267 thousand tons. The 1970-71 orange crop is four percent larger, Florida up five percent, California unchanged, grapefruit up twelve percent. harvest largely complete by June 1.
Humboldt Groundwork starts a non profit Industrial Development Corporation to attract industry. At the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce annual meeting the vote to form the group was unanimous. A committee named includes Carl Autry Roger Rankin Dale Orton David Wood James Smith and Tom Murrill to organize the corporation.
In the Neosho County Kansas probate court a petition by Charles E Henshall as executor seeks probate of Bertha M Hampton's will dated April 26 1971 and appointment as executor without bond. A hearing is set for July 28 1971 at 10 00 a.m. in Erie Kansas with defenses due. Attorneys for petitioner Henshall and Pennington are listed.
Agency listing for a moving sale house on corner lot with four rooms and basement features. Includes carpeted rooms, large patio and basement space. Asking price is 16000 dollars. Contact Philippe Coop or Lois Stevenson for details and scheduling.
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