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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
7
The Commerce Department reports July personal income rose by 5.5 billion dollars with a 2 billion boost for government workers. The seasonally adjusted annual personal income rate stands at 689.2 billion. Wholesale retail trade and transportation saw little change.
AP reports President Johnson’s abdomen shows no significant change since 1966 according to Vice Admiral Barkley. Press secretary George Christian declined further comment on the ileal condition amid questions about diverticulosis at the Texas White House.
Areas in northwest and north central Kansas recorded heavy rainfall up to 5.75 inches at Glade with other amounts from 2 to 4 inches in several counties. Thunderstorms continued in south central Kansas as a Pacific cold front moves east. Look for cooler drier weather Thursday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s.
At 5 a.m. Mr and Mrs Keith Zurn and neighbors Mr and Mrs Ed Baur left home together and headed for the same destination. Mrs Baur gave birth to a son at 5:45 a.m. and 20 minutes later Mrs Zurn had a boy and a girl.
In Compton California twenty one people including a grandfather, his wife, an eight year old granddaughter and the airline president's fourteen year old grandson perished when a Los Angeles Airways helicopter crashed and burned on a playground near Disneyland. The crash follows a similar May disaster that claimed twenty three lives in the same region. Denver businessmen were among the victims.
North Korea said the 82 crewmen of the U S intelligence ship Pueblo issued a second joint appeal at a news conference for U S action to win their release. Cmdr Lloyd Bucher led the appeal jammed with 24 crew members aboard the seized vessel since January 23 off Wonsan. The U S denies trespass in North Korean waters.
Secretary Clark Clifford said the United States will not ease bombing in North Vietnam until an agreement with the North Vietnamese protects American servicemen. He described the March 31 restriction as a prudent measure while signaling a potential third offensive in South Vietnam.
The note describes heavy fortifications around the Democrat convention site in Chicago as planners fear protests outside will outshine events inside. It suggests security measures and external activity may dominate coverage.
U S fighter planes attacked North Vietnam's southern panhandle as 105 missions were flown against supply lines in the region. B52s and Stratofortresses targeted troop concentrations and anti aircraft sites while Hanoi’s peace talks prompt a French response.
U S officials at Paris peace talks say the meaning of the South Vietnam lull remains open while warning North Vietnam is preparing a major offensive. Spokesman William J. Jorden says North Vietnamese forces show signs of planned large attacks as the United States questions whether the lull signals any peace intent. Nguyen Thanh Le dodges the topic, stating the United States continues to intensify the war.
The grandmother of 10 year old Mark Painter says she will allow the boy to stay with his father Harold Painter in California if that is the boy wishes. Rev. Clay Lumpkins will travel to California to learn the boy’s true feelings. Mark’s temporary custody was given to the father by Superior Court Judge Gilbert B Perry of Santa Cruz pending an Aug 28 hearing on permanent custody.
Donald D. Knapp 55 of Oxford Kansas was killed when his car left U S 160 west of Winfield and struck trees in a ditch, police said.
Erie reports the 14th annual Neosho county fair begins with an open shadeo at 8 o'clock tonight and free admission. The three day event features food crop and garden judging, 4 H activities, bicycle safety show, and upcoming livestock and dairy contests plus a fat stock sale on Saturday.
Milwaukee researchers report nearly half of 19 pedestrian fatalities through July 1968 involved drinking. The Safety Commission clarified alcohol was not listed as the primary cause. Of the nine drinkers, most were over 50 and injured at night.
Erie Neosho county reports generally favorable crop prospects with greenbugs in sorghums the only rising risk. Aphids appear in alfalfa but not widespread. Moisture satisfactory with some welcome rain. Neosho budget adopted at 2,779,321.44 with 28.04 mill tax levy. Kansas traffic deaths logged for 24 hours, August, 1968 and 1967 figures included.
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