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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
1
District Editor Dwight Wallingford compiles local notes from four counties. Highlights include community events, school activities, and civic updates across the region with brief reports from multiple towns.
John Gardner of Altoona a Kansas State College student tours southeast Kansas collecting bat data for a master’s thesis. He seeks locations such as barns attics steeples caves or mines and asks readers to mail information to Box 177 Altoona.
Dick Crawford recalls a brutal heat wave in Pittsburg and southeast Kansas on July 14 1954 when the official high reached 124 degrees. The day prior and following records show 122 121 and 115 degrees with a 92 degree low the night before. Nearby cities posted 119 Fort Scott 115 Chanute Emporia 114 Wichita 113 Salina 110 and Hutchinson Topeka while Goodland reached 90.
Moon watch parties bloom over the weekend with crowds at homes and the Crowder Observatory in Neodesha. Guests view lunar landing sites through telescopes while TV sets relay the first steps on the moon, framing a historic moment in 1969. The piece also notes farm age demographics in Neosho and Scott counties.
A new VASCAR system with three boxes aboard patrol cars allows officers to measure vehicle speed by time and distance while moving or stationary. It overcomes limitations of radar and stopwatches, enabling speed checks on the go using preset routes and targets like underpasses and trees. Division 4 in southeast Kansas operates two units, in service about a year.
An intercepted letter addressed to Cha notes today’s rain, implying weather was once scorned. The fragment reflects a personal exchange with a brief closing.
Don Whelan of St. Paul faces misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and assault after a Monday incident. The city patrol and mayor backed by residents allege Neosho County Sheriff George Neely refused to arrest Whelan, prompting a formal complaint filed by County Attorney John White.
Senate figures show out district tuition to community junior colleges nearly double last year. Harder notes Dodge City and Allen County estimates are $845.70 and $968.40 respectively, driven by new plants costs and expanded programs.
Apollo 11 reports a vivid first sighting of the lunar surface as they approach the moon. Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins observe earthshine and stars while nearing 69 miles of lunar orbit and prepare for engine firing.
A cool front triggered early morning thunderstorms bringing relief from heat to Chanute and nearby areas. By 10 a.m. total rainfall reached 1.26 inches with a daily high of 80 and a 68 degree low from overnight storms. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and scattered showers through Sunday with highs in the 80s.
Consumers cut back on electricity as generators from Chicago to the Northeast supply the grid during a sweltering heat wave. Utilities urged conservation with reduced lighting and elevator service, while PA, NJ, MD, and DC systems reported limited shortages and government calls for cuts.
City offices will be open Monday while most government offices close to observe the National Day of Participation celebrating the landing of men on the R. J. Hayes said he could not contact the commission and ruled offices would operate as usual.
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