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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1973
Page
5
Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton says the group will widen its crusade against pornography by targeting X rated theaters and sodomy literature sellers. He pledges action in Georgia Mississippi Kansas and Montana with sites already named in Alabama and Florida.
Oklahoma City promoter Alan Hammer, who brands a partnership with God, claims giant Elk City boulders surgically appear in a field after sending alarming letters to oil and gas interests. Scientists note gas pockets may push rocks up, while authorities weigh potential legal actions if he acts on promises of world-ending consequences.
Francis Gary Powers, former CIA pilot of the U2, now reports freeway traffic for KGIL from 3,000 feet. He recalls the 1960 Moscow U2 mission, parachuting to safety, and his later exchange for Rudolf Abel. He notes stage fright when broadcasting versus a CIA mission.
Wally's Wonder III billed as the world's fastest mouse fetched $17.50 at a local auc tion, part of a Feb 19 high school race billed as the world championship. The Sunday sale raised $157 for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
A $1,350 motorcycle was stolen from the Iola Marine Shop on US 169 Wednesday night. The thief fled, leaving the vehicle about a half mile away when it ran dry. A leather jacket and leather pants were also taken and not recovered.
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