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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1969
Page
8
President Nixon urged Congress to cover 4.8 million more workers and extend benefits during high unemployment. He noted over 57 million are insured while about 17 million remain uncovered, with more than half of the uninsured being employers.
Chanute City Government adopts resolutions approving paving Ninth Street from Rutter to Larson and Eleventh Street from Larson to Rutter with seven inch concrete, 31 feet wide. Costs allocate city at large and district portions, with temporary notes authorized. districts include specific McMillen and Due additions.
City plans seven inch concrete paving on Rutter Avenue from Eleventh to Twelfth and improve Ninth Street intersection with seven inch pavement. Estimated cost 12,912.96. 9,511.76 to be paid by property owners in the district and 3,401.20 by the city. District includes blocks in Due Addition. Hearing notice provided as authorized.
Treasury Secretary Kennedy urged immediate Senate action to extend the income tax surcharge warning that delay would undermine efforts to halt inflation. Senator Long said tax reform would be a major focus and the committee would hold broad hearings, with public sessions slated to begin July 21 on reform amendments.
Fort Scott reports Frank Duboc’s estate valued at 817 996 to be shared by his son William T. Duboc of Muncie Indiana and daughter Mrs Helen Anne Johnson of Dallas Texas. Bulk 777 presumably in common stocks. Other assets include 25 000 real estate and cash 10 369 furniture 2 665 chattels 2 100. Duboc died December 28 1968. Wife Ruth predeceased him July 1967. P S Frick Western Insurance Companies vice president serves as executor.
Eleven youths from low income families in Neosho County join the SEK CAP summer project. They work 26 hours weekly at $1.30 for ten weeks for governmental and non-profit agencies while receiving guidance and financial assistance. Two adults participate in Operation Mainstream, renewing August for a full year.
In London MPs clash over NHS elastic stockings for varicose veins. Conservative Neil Marten asks for longer tights, arguing miniskirt fashion demands, while Julian Snow counters that stocking size is set by medical needs.
The Boston Record American reports criminals use stolen electronic gear to monitor talks of lawyers and government officials. The devices were taken from Logan International Airport two years ago and found on a lawyer’s telephone after he reported suspected eavesdropping.
NASA reports detail Armstrong and Aldrin preparing for a lunar module descent to the Sea of Tranquillity set for July 20. They rehearse manual and automatic landing choices while Collins orbits, with a 1,000 foot glide possible if needed. In Iola, storm damage costs 10 000 dollars as power is restored after outages.
Fire losses in Pittsburg for the first half of 1969 reach 1,192,783 dollars, driven largely by four major fires. The comparable period in 1968 shows 13,863 dollars, with June 1969 alone recording 1,305 dollars in losses.
Three classes began the second summer session at Allen County Junior College in Iola. Eight students join general psychology, six in speech, eight in economics. Fundamentals of math starts July 14. American Government has four enrolled and needs more students to run.
Wheat harvesting moved swiftly through central and northern Kansas though rains late in the week and a combine shortage slowed activity. As of July 5 about 57 percent of the state's wheat acreage was harvested versus 70 percent a year earlier and a 10 year average of 78 percent with most south central and southwestern border counties nearly finished.
A Wichita family of five suffered three fatalities in a head on collision with a truck near Sheridan Missouri. Perry R Reida 53 Bernice 53 and Christina 8 were killed. Perry worked as a sheet metal worker for Cessna Military Division and Bernice managed an obstetrics clinic in Wichita. The truck driver Ellis Bentley 43 Stanberry Mo had minor injuries.
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