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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1966
Page
1
Viet Cong launched a 90 minute mortar and recoilless rifle assault on the U S 25th Infantry Division command post at Cu Chi 18 miles northwest of Saigon. U S casualties were very light with no immediate Viet Cong losses reported.
Chicago AP Eight indictments charging murder were returned by the Cook County grand jury against Richard Speck 24 held in the mass killing of eight nurses The indictments were voted after hearing police and medical witnesses and presented to Judge Edward F Heathy The assistant state's attorney described there being eight indictments each charging murder
Sen. Frank Carlson says agricultural progress has paralleled the industrial revolution, making farming the nation’s largest industry with six million workers. He notes farming enables more labor for nonfood goods and highlights farmers owning the Wichita Bank for Cooperatives.
Four people died and 21 were injured when a truck carrying an excursion party turned over in a mountain area of the Azores island group. Local officials reported the fatalities and injuries today.
Police report vandalism at Roy ster Junior High School construction site where a crawler tractor and gauges were damaged. N F English Construction Co owns the tractor. Additional damage at EUB church yard and a theft from a pop machine at the TCE plant with $4.60 loss.
An 8 o'clock meeting at the Chamber of Commerce outlines a direct limited access highway between Kansas City and Tulsa. Organizers seek booster support with formal group formation and highway financing plans. Twenty-one towns invited. Chanute urged to send delegations for strong regional reception.
Kansas weather today shows high temperatures reaching into the upper 90s with hot humid conditions persisting. Heavier rains reported in Chapman Enterprise and Abilene with 4.90, 3.73, and 2.39 inches respectively. Tempeatures tonight expected mid 70s with showers possible and highs Wednesday in the 70s to 90s across towns from Pittsburg to Manhattan.
City Manager R J Hayes outlined a proposed about one mill raise in the general fund for the 1967 Chanute budget, with the industrial levy unchanged. He noted one mill yields roughly $10 000 in tax revenue and a full budget detail will follow, public hearing set for Aug 15.
The Napa Register reports Amelia Earhart died on a Japanese held island in 1937 during an espionage mission to observe fortifications on Pacific islands. It cites classified Navy and State files and witnesses on Saipan, noting Earhart and navigator Noonan were secretly returned to the United States in 1944.
A brief intercepted note compares the heat to Death Valley and notes the cooler air here. The writer contrasts current conditions with an extreme 120-degree desert trek to emphasize relative relief.
The Senate Labor Committee postponed its hearing on the airline strike for 24 hours at administration request. U S officials sought more time to prepare testimony as five major airlines remained grounded. Senator Wayne Morse indicated the delay, with support from Secretary Wirtz and Postmaster General O'Brien, who hoped for a settlement before testimony.
Clarence Collins moves the Toonerville Trolley and kiddie cars from the southeast corner to the central picnic area at Santa Fe Park. The rename and relocation, third for Collins since 1954, add shade and place the rides in a busier area ahead of planned park improvements including tennis courts and Fiesta grounds.
Twenty three youths from Neosho County and three from other boards travel to Kansas City Wednesday for pre induction physicals. Names include John T. Casady Lloyd C Nesbitt Charles K Kyser Eric Richard L Bailey Jay R Criger Donald B Haynes Ronald B Haynes John G Van Leeuwen Steve R Morrison Allen G Ryder Lawrence E Shepard Chester G Bereaw Harold W Turner Cecil R Matlock Arthur D Carlson David L Osborn Keith D Powers Gary L Coombs John C Van Leeuwen John D Westhoff Albert G Sanchez Michael D Gordon James T Norris Allen H Barnhart Howard Neises Bernard D Shively.
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday July 2 1966 noting 50 deaths, comparable 1965 total 346 and 371 for the year.
In Jamaica Plain two guards were shot by three gunmen who robbed an armored car of 60000 dollars outside the Veterans Administration hospital. One guard was seriously wounded. The raid follows another armored car heist in Greater Boston four days earlier with 130000 dollars stolen in Bedford.
Jean Pierre Marquant, 28, a former para trooper from France, walked about 100 miles in Death Valley amid 115 degree heat. National Park rangers reported he pressed on with sweats, fatigue, and determination on the sixth day of his expedition while Chief Ranger Homer Leach checked on him.
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