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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1967
Page
6
Twenty five kindergarten students mourn the loss of Hippity Hoppi ty the grasshopper from West Side Elementary. The pet hatched from teacher Mary Jackson's plants and grew to one and a half inches, delighting pupils who daily fed and played with him until a door left ajar during a heat wave allowed Hippity to hop away.
About 845 Danes from all ages will visit Americans this summer through the People to People program. They arrive in New York June 30 from Copenhagen, staying five to eight days with families in multiple states. 500 Americans will visit Scandinavia in return, with Danish hosts arranging home stays and community activities.
The Blue Monday League results show Team No 2 through Team No 6 with daily scores and high series. Riker leads Team No 5 with 456, Hinkle tops Team No 4 with 452, Mayer registers 482 for Team No 6, andDrummond 40 appears in No 2 high with 153 alongside Solomon 161 for No 3 high.
On June 15 1967 history notes the Magna Carta signing in 1215 by King John of England. The column recalls past events: a 1957 disarmament stance by Britain toward the Soviet Union, a 1962 Geneva conference denunciation, and a 1966 shift toward removing U S troops from France.
Kay Harris of Council Grove will be installed as governor by Gov. Robert Docking at Sunflower Girls State. Nationalist and Federalist tickets won most state offices, with Navs control of the court and legislature. Marlys James named lieutenant governor and a slate of other officers was chosen across the two parties.
Dr. Duff D. Wagoner, pastor of the First Methodist Church for five years, was reappointed to a sixth year at the 113th Kansas Methodist Conference in Bald win. The appointments were announced by Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe.
Rain cooled BYU as field events began for the NCAA championships in Provo. Gerry Lindgren led Washington State in the early team race, with USC UCLA and Oregon as main challengers. Ambrose Burfoot notes altitude and strong USC relay Seagren and hurdlers, while Southern Cal cites San Jose State Kansas and Villanova as other contenders.
High scores listed for Lucky 7-high 10 and C-M8 group with top totals for E Fulps J Markham and D Umbarger. Entries show team initials, player names, scores 187 193 192 245 and high 30s, with contact numbers.
Oregon leads with 26 entries to the NCAA meet after sweeping UCLA and USC in the Pac-8. Tommie Smith of San Jose State is listed for the 100 220 440 and mile relay though full participation is unclear. Smith Lindgren and Randy Matson loom as top point contenders while Jim Ryan may skip the double due to tight finals schedule.
Warm dry winds accelerate wheat ripening as harvest labor offices report rising activity. By Saturday southern counties should begin harvest south of Liberal to Pratt to Arkansas City, with yields ranging from four to 25 bushels per acre. Spot cutting starts in McPherson area by June 21 and full harvest expected underway statewide soon.
Two boys climbed a six foot fence to reach a backyard pool in Hutchinson Kansas One boy Lance Dowd six drowned The other boy Jeffrey five ran for help to their grandmother and grandfather Mrs Sharon Dowd of Colorado Springs visited Bevan family pool location in Bevan’s yard
The crop is ready for harvesting and test cutting has yielded 15 to 20 bushels per acre. In Barber County the harvest is about 75 percent complete in the southern half.
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