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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1969
Page
4
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. Patient census shows 79 adults and pediatrics with three babies. It also notes medical and surgical patient rosters at local addresses and names several individuals receiving care or noted in public notices, including court actions and bond postings.
A 16 year old cycle rider, Don Ellis of Lincoln, was treated for cuts and bruises at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a late night car motorcycle collision in Santa Fe park. Ellis on a Honda tried to pass a 1963 Dodge driven by Robert Magill, 19, of Allen. The cycle struck loose chat, skidded along the Dodge, and landed in a ditch. Car damage was estimated at 40 dollars and the Honda at 80 dollars.
Parsons district faces a 2.3427 mill levy reduction as state aid rises by about $145,000. The board approved appealing to exceed a 10 percent state cap while the preliminary budget shows expenditures up $105,604, mainly for teachers' salaries.
Iola to buy an $8 910 ambulance for the Fire Department with federal funds covering half the cost. Fire Chief Ray Chard said delivery should occur this summer and city commission action is expected next meeting. Matching funds come via the National Highway Safety Bureau block grants to the states.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Nelson and Mr and Mrs Reuben Bark of Chanute attended memorial services in Topeka for their nephew Sgt Steven D Paxson 20 who was killed in action May 22 near Kotum South Vietnam serving with the infantry 4th Army Division He entered service Jan 15 1967 and had been in Vietnam since Nov 28 1968 His mother is Laura Montague a native of Chanute Also Mrs Robert Joyce of 812 N Grant called to Lawrence and Ottawa for illness Her son Jack Reddick is a patient at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and her mother Maude Wilson is at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa The Rev Winbush Crowley La will speak at Church of God in Christ 1212 N Washington tonight at 8 30 and Sunday at 3 pm Public invited
Neodesha and Altoona community leaders met Col. Vernon Pinkney in Tulsa to push for a Verdigris River dam north of Neodesha. The 1951 approved trio had stalled but renewed interest aims to advance the project that had faded from support.
Three Allen County residents were arrested after attempting to sell 600 pounds of copper wire at Cleaver Salvage Yard in Iola. The suspects Ivan Trester 24 LaHarpe and Calvin and Sandy Seeber Iola were jailed after sheriff Ross Wade tied the material to a nearby theft and found tire tracks matching the suspects’ truck.
Mrs Harold Watts of 530 924 S Central died Friday at La bette County Medical Center Parsons born June 19 1918 in Roper daughter of William and … married Harold L Watts Jan 2 1934 She was Lutheran Church member and newly elected Sweet Adelines president Survived by husband three sons three daughters one sister and ten grandchildren Funeral Monday 2 pm Zion Lutheran Church burial Greenlawn Cemetery with Johnson Mortuary in charge Body in state Monday 10 am Zion Lutheran Church Also Mrs D A Blanche Ward died Friday in Takoma Md Survived by daughter Carolee and two brothers Memorial service Monday 1 pm New York Ave Presbyterian Church Burial Tuesday 3 pm Elmwood Cemetery under Rev Myron Slater Gibson Koch Chapel assisting
Delegates of the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church approved four weeks of paid vacation a year and at least one day off weekly for ministers. They also backed time off for continuing education and urged recruitment of a black minister to fill a senior executive role if possible. Bishop Roy Nichols urged church leadership to address race issues without ceding power to external groups. He criticized James Forman’s demand for large reparations and noted the church’s quadricennial program aims to reconcile the alienated with a $20 million goal.
The Black Youth Movement in Parsons was told Thursday that curriculum changes will emphasize Negro history and culture in public school courses. Afro hair styles and fashions will be allowed in Parsons High School dress code. The group urged immediate hiring of five new Negro teachers, but Superintendent Henry T. Norris warned it’s a real problem due to a shortage of Black educators and more than 50 jobs per graduate at Kansas colleges.
Dr J R Eagleman of the University of Kansas says the popular belief that the southwest corner is safest in a tornado is dangerous. He notes debris concentrates there and advises seeking basement shelter or sturdy furniture center house areas. the Weather Bureau no longer recommends the southwest corner.
National Science Foundation board chairman Dr. Philip Handler told a House subcommittee there is no scientific proof that smoking marijuana is harmful or addictive. He compared the issue to alcohol and said the scientific basis for banning marijuana remains unsettled. FDA official Dr. James L. Goddard echoed past doubts about prohibitive medical justification.
TOPEKA AP The apparent low bid for an airplane for the governor and state officials was Yingling Aircraft Co Wichita with 199,950 for a re manufactured Cessna 421A Yingling's bid met specs but a rival Dan Meisinger said he was not given equal opportunity to bid A Beechcraft B70 bid 198 750 was not equivalent to a B80
A large unidentified aircraft crashed into the Bering Sea today. Twenty of forty five people were adrift in a liferaft, a Japanese fishing boat reported via a message tube from a U.S. aircraft. The Shuyo Maru relayed the information to Taiyo Fishery Co. No further details were available.
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