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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
1
U S soldiers scouring Saigon's rocket belt recovered 32 enemy missiles and killed 26 guerrillas. The sweep near the capital also saw Viet Cong rockets strike Tan Son Nhut airbase, killing one American. Saigon remained unhit for a third day.
Lester Woods 22 of 714 S Highland died from injuries after a one car crash south of Earlton Wednesday night. His brother James E. Woods 714 S Highland is in critical condition. Woods was a salesman for the White Sewing Machine Center. Funeral arrangements are with Isabelle and Carothers Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs.
City commission hears that Marvin Gregg, operator of the local ambulance service, faces a $550 yearly insurance cost increase. He notes a surging premium to $2,260 annually despite no claims, and hints at possible higher user charges after a detailed accounting at a forthcoming special meeting.
Britain's Curtis Cup team took a 2-1 lead over the American squad after three foursomes. Jean Ashley and Phyllis Preuss outlasted Ann Howach and Pam Tredinnick 1 up for the Americans’ first win, while Belle Robertson and Ann Irvin beat Mary Wells and Peggy Hamlin 6 and 5. Margaret Pickard and Vivien Saunders moved Britain to 2-0 with a 3 and 2 victory over Mary Dill and Peggy Conley. Six singles matches follow as the program continues.
A brief dispatch notes that the Tribune faces a headline casting machine outage with the headline type altered today. Mechanics are repairing the equipment and expect restoration tomorrow.
A tornado tore through Tracy Minnesota killing 13 and injuring 11 critically with 16 hospitalized and 60 homes destroyed. Rescue workers found seven bodies at night and three more after dawn as National Guardsmen aided search efforts across a two mile path through the 2800 resident town.
The city commission set July 8 to open bids for this year’s street paving and sewer installation. It also asked residents to begin petitions for next year’s paving and allowed additions to this year’s project at current unit prices if 51 percent of resident property owners sign promptly. Two blocks are pending legal completion and may be included. The body debated buying a new fire truck under a cooperative contract with Tioga township, with specifications to be reviewed, and authorized the city manager to seek a $65 000 airport bond sale from local banks.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities reached 266 by 9 a.m. Friday in June 1968, compared with 265 in the same period of 1967.
Sen Thomas J Dodd accuses columnist Drew Pearson of falsehoods and calls him a monster for alleging suppression of a Senate juvenile delinquency study on television crime. Dodd cites the subcommittee report released Oct 27 1964 after hearings with 56 witnesses and 10000 copies distributed.
Area forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight with light variable winds. Saturday will be fair with high near 90 and lower humidity. In southeast Kansas this afternoon thunderstorm potential exists. Western and northern Kansas will see cooler, drier air spreading across the state tonight.
Grand jury transcripts recount Sirhan Bishara Sirhan firing a rapid sequence of shots at Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5. Witnesses describe three hits, a smiling bystander girl in a polka dot dress, and Sirhan’s sickly smile as Kennedy fell and panicked bystanders scattered.
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