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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1968
Page
1
The Labor Department reports a May record of 75.9 million people employed while unemployment holds at 3.5 percent. Average earnings for 45 million non supervisory workers rise to 2.82 per hour and 106.03 weekly. Negro unemployment falls to 6.4 percent. teen joblessness climbs to 12.6 percent. Hard core unemployment drops to 440,000.
Four armed inmates at the U S penitentiary released 21 hostages after a 28 hour siege. They dropped guns from a second story room following a nine point grievance list published in The Atlanta Journal. Myrl Alexander and Warden Olin Blackwell helped negotiate. 16 men and 5 women were freed.
Sen. Joseph D. Tydings proposes federal legislation to require registration of all firearms and licenses to buy or own. Willful noncompliance would incur 10 years in prison and 10,000 dollars in fines. He says the plan is the most comprehensive gun control measure yet and would oppose Johnson’s mail order ban proposal as inadequate.
A fragment shows an intercepted letter asking Cha if the space program has gone underground after a long silence. The writer wonders about the program’s status and reality.
Wichita attorney William I. Robinson 57 announced he seeks the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He is a former Sedgwick County Democratic chairman and is the second Democrat to file this week, joining University of Kansas law school dean James K Logan and Irene Corn of Topeka already in the race. The seat is open as Senator Frank Carlson retires. On the Republican side former Gov. William H. Avery and Rep. Bob Dole lead early contenders.
U S officials delivered a formal extradition petition to the British Foreign Office for James Earl Ray, accused of killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The file spans hundreds of pages detailing Ray’s identity and cases in the United States and his Missouri prison escape. Scotland Yard probes Ray’s Britain stay as FBI aids.
Red Cross calls for volunteers to donate 100 pints each day at First United Methodist Church from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Appointments may be made via the Red Cross, but drop-ins are welcome. The summer slump reduces donor turnout and rare blood types are especially needed.
Kansas traffic death toll over the past 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Wednesday reports 0 fatalities for June 20, 1968, compared with 264 for 1968 and 263 for the 1967 comparable period.
Saigon's Tan Son Nhut air base endured a rocket assault that killed 30 civilians and wounded 24 Vietnamese and two Americans. The raid damaged planes and buildings including a helicopter and a transport, while Saigonites reinforced shelters with sandbags. Other clashes near the DMZ left Vietnamese and American casualties as U.S. raids and enemy buildup continued in the highlands.
In Paris, Ambassador Harriman accused North Vietnam of directing shelling of Saigon using North Vietnamese rockets and troops. He cited defectors and warned the talks could face serious consequences. Tho also attended the session as Thuy met delegates for hours with no immediate decision.
The Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted a resolution opposing gun control measures. It denounces registration as a prelude to Nazi confiscation and argues for the free flow and possession of small arms by law abiding citizens.
Kansas shows growing aviation activity says Ray Arvin, director of the Kansas Department of Economic Development. FAA data cite 266 airport facilities plus one heliport in the state, 66 paved runways, 104 sighted. Kansas registers 3,734 aircraft and 11,502 active pilots, with 12 scheduled carriers and 252 private aircraft for charter or air taxi.
Generally fair and warm conditions expected in Kansas through Thursday. Daytime highs in the 80s to lower 90s and mild nights with lows from the 50s to 60s. A few light thunderstorms possible in western areas late Thursday afternoon as skies may become partly cloudy.
Boston AP reports Dr Benjamin Spock and four others on trial for conspiring to aid young men to avoid the draft. Spock denies persuading resistors though he says he was glad when they acted. Closing arguments set as judge prepares final charge for an all male jury.
President Charles de Gaulle's government orders a ban on street protests across France and dissolves seven extreme leftist groups after two nights of clashes in Paris. One worker dies, total fatalities reach three. 194 injured in Paris, 150 in St Nazaire. Daniel Cohn-Bendit linked to the March 22 Movement faces crackdown as London-bound for media appearance.
A trash fire at Lawrence Municipal Airport spread to a hangar, destroying five airplanes and an antique automobile. High winds blew burning debris into the hangar area, and the blaze was first spotted by two University of Kansas students.
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