Four County Notes: Marriages, Tet, Coyotes and Neodesha Births
A humorous look at probate court license quirks in Coffey County and odd cases from area counties. Tet lunar notes link watermelons to ancestral worship in Thayer. Neodesha marks its 100th birth anniversary with a Derry girl. Coyote bounty winds down in Woodson Neosho and Wilson. Allen County continues until its budget runs out.
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Farm Production Management, Inc
Thayer
United States
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Allen County
Wilson County
Seedling sale boosts tree plantings despite snow in Chanute
Seedling sale at the city warehouse drew steady traffic but no long lines as 3500 trees including pin oak sugar maple and flowering crab were offered. Prices ranged from 0 to 1.50 each with 2000 pin oak 1000 sugar maple and 500 flowering crab seedlings. Proceeds fund replacement of elm-disease killed trees and city beautification efforts.
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S. Santa Fe
Chanute Area
Florence Kelly
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Causes Confusion
A fragmentary note titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha mentions March and mixed symbols lamb and lion roses, suggesting a cryptic miscommunication or coded message in a local page item. The readable portion hints at personal correspondence and a date reference without further context.
Enemy Forces In Stepup Of Offense Near Saigon
The enemy intensified rocket and mortar attacks and launched a strong ground assault 15 miles north of Saigon during Melvin Laird's South Vietnam visit. An enemy battalion tried to storm a U.S. landing zone of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at dawn. At least 154 enemy bodies lay on the battlefield as U.S. helicopter gunships and artillery bombarded the area. 11 Americans were killed and 30 wounded as helicopters evacuated casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
U.S. Defense
Melvin Laird
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Jets Stage Dogfight Over Sinai In Early Morning Clash
Four Egyptian MIGs crossed into Israeli airspace near the Bitter Lakes and Suez Canal at 1 20 a.m. They were intercepted by Israeli interceptors and a dogfight ensued lasting several minutes. The Egyptian pilot of the downed MIG bailed out and was captured, wounded but alive, and taken to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Bitter Lakes
Weather Blitz Hits Kansas With Snow Ice and Power Outages
A heavy winter storm dumped two inches of snow and ice across much of Kansas, triggering dangerous driving conditions and power outages. Emergency crews salted Chanute streets, while towns including Pratt and Garden City faced weather‑related disruptions and shelter needs.
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Kansas
Highway Patrol
Wichita
Snowstorm Halts Kansas High School Basketball Tournaments
A swift moving blizzard in western and central Kansas stranded hundreds of fans and forced postponements. Strong north winds created zero visibility and road drifts. Games at Dodge City Wheatland Scott City and Southwestern Heights were postponed while others in Garden City Pratt and Lyons went ahead.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Dodge City
Wheatland
Scott City
Southwestern Heights
Garden City
Pratt and
Lyons
Hays
City Commission Revokes Licenses Of Two Taverns
The Chanute city commission revoked cereal malt beverage licenses for the Top Hat run by Jennie Lambert and the Dine-A-Mite run by Norma Layman after inspectors found set ups for mixed drinks. License denials can be reapplied in six months. The panel also approved a $4,000 feasibility study for an Chanute industrial park, with planner Ralph Watson to report in a month.
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Martha Allen
Chanute
Jennie Lambert
Top Hat
Santa Fe
Pine
Norma Layman
John Sherman
Bonnie Moffatt
Sherman
Lige Matlock
Kansas Alcohol Control Board
ABC
Ralph Watson
Apollo 9 off to holiday half after testing moonship
Apollo 9 astronauts push into the holiday phase of a 10 day flight after proving the lunar module and command ship readiness. Ground controllers report the rendezvous maneuvers were successful and 97 percent of objectives completed.
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Schweickart
Houston
McDivitt
Moon
Phillips
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Dwight Wallingford
Coffey County
Burlington Republican
Melon Promotion
Neosho County
Vietnam
Salina
Brinkley
Maurice A. Weigel
J. R. Brinkley
AMA
Neodesha
Cecil Fleming
Charles Derry
Derry
Fifth and Main
Miss Derry
Thomas Fulton
Fleming
Fulton
Woodson County
Cha
Ken
Tribune
Weth Swaney
Chanute Tribune
Kingman
Buhler
Liberal
Pratt
Community Junior College
Haven
Fairfield
Dine-A-Mite Club
Watson
Harris
Reuben J. Burkman
Harold Kimble
S. Allen
Tenth and
Allen
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
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