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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
1
Southeast Kansas lawmakers and law enforcement note burglary as the leading crime in the nine county area. The piece cites a 32 percent rise in 1974 and 16 percent in 1975, with 1976 figures unavailable, and includes victim accounts from Chanute and local police insights on juvenile burglars and legal consequences.
Fidel Castro says full U.S. Cuban diplomatic ties are unlikely during Carter's term and criticizes human rights rhetoric. In a Walters interview taped May 19, he cites 3000 political prisoners versus 15000 earlier, discusses Angola, Bay of Pigs, and Sierra Maestra.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter wraps up a three day Brazil swing and flies to Bogota to meet President Alfonso Lopez Michelsen. Talks in Recife included human rights and Panama Canal backing amid U.S. Brazilian tensions.
Dr. Richard R. Baker faced a rough opening round of the 50th annual Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee as a judge ruled against him on mispronouncing symbiosis. A record 94 contestants began, with 26 advancing to today’s rounds, including Jana Schroeder a blind 14 year old from Vandalia Ohio and other hopefuls like Torin Ownes and Stephen Glasgow.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 31 to 5 to drop President Carter’s proposed rebates for fuel efficient cars and began drafting a compromise tax on gas guzzlers. The plan would tax 1978 models and scale taxes for 1979 and later models, while easing penalties and lowering mileage standards. The panel cited concerns it would favor foreign makers and burden U.S. automakers, with staged mileage targets and sticker-price tax visibility.
Ugandan President Idi Amin returned to Kampala after a secret meeting with revolutionary leaders from Tanzania and Zambia near Uganda’s borders. Radio Uganda claimed the three day hoax to unsettle Britain and hinted Amin thanked France for permitting a staged landing appearance.
Partly cloudy area forecast with scattered thunderstorms tonight. Lows tonight in the mid to upper 60s. Friday remains mostly sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 90s. Winds from the south to southeast 15 to 25 mph tonight with a 30 percent precipitation probability.
Elton M. Norwood of Denver performed an eagle dance for children during the Norwood Puppet Theatre presentation at Neosho County Community Junior College Little Theatre. The show was sponsored by the Neosho Valley Arts Council and the Association of Community Arts Councils of Kansas.
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