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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1968
Page
1
Prisoners at the Oregon penitentiary burned much of the facility in a riot that led to $6 million in damages. Six convicts and state corrections chief George W. Randall negotiated, resulting in the firing of Warden C. T. Gladden and a pledge of no prosecutions for the inmates acts.
Three young adults died in a head on crash on a Cowley County road south of Udall. Connie Schulz, 17, of Thailand. Linda Porter, 19, of Orange, California. and Bill Platt, 46, of Winfield, were killed. Four others were injured including Pilatt's wife and two Winfield residents. another weekend fatality, Stephen Clements, 19, of Humboldt, died from injuries from a Friday collision near Girard.
Police investigated two Saturday accidents. Dorothy Leis 52 of Yates Center and Cecelia Beuligmann 3? of 707 S Allen drove to parallel park. Leis 1952 Cadillac damaged right side, Beuligmann 1965 Ford undamaged. A second crash at Main and Malcolm involved Richard Hunt 18 and Earl Eastburn 38. Hunt 1957 Chevrolet damaged $200, Eastburn 1968 Ford $150. A boy, Harry Salzwedel 10, unnamed, reported after striking Mrs Burghart’s car on Evergreen, not injured.
An intercepted letter notes March as the season’s birth pangs of spring with a personal closing Yours, but no further details or dates.
February police activity shows bond forfeitures and fines totaling 752 dollars, up from January's 747. Parking meter penalties reached 435 with 1,445 tickets issued. The department logged 260 calls but 65 misdemeanor and 5 felony arrests occurred, along with 55 traffic arrests and 24 meals for prisoners.
More than 20 top Republicans summoned to a strategy session with Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller urged him to enter the presidential race as an announced candidate. The group, including seven governors, three U.S. senators, five businessmen, and New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, said Rockefeller would decide after further talks with party leaders in days ahead. Rockefeller had said he would run only if drafted and gave no comment after the two hour closed session at his Fifth Avenue apartment.
More than 300 Chanute Girl Scouts and leaders kicked off National Girl Scout Week with a 2 to 4 pm fair in the Central Park community building. Sixteen troops displayed booths and did camping and cooking demos as 1000 plus spectators enjoyed a piper, balloons, crafts, sewing and a film.
South Vietnamese infantrymen said they killed 102 enemy troops in an eight hour battle five miles north of Dong Ha. U S. naval base at Cua Viet hit by North Vietnamese shelling. casualties for Americans reported as light with seven suspects and 25 weapons captured.
The report describes multiple blasts and secondary explosions in stockpiles of ammunitions, with about 200 artillery rounds striking a South Vietnamese outpost 11 miles below the DMZ and nearly 40 shells hitting a U S Marine base camp. One soldier died at the government outpost. U S Marines at Khe Sanh endured over 250 rounds for a third straight day while American forces conducted fighter bombers and B52s against enemy positions near Dak To and Cambodian border areas.
Lindquist, president of Wichita State University, has resigned effective no later than September 1. The resignation was announced by Kansas Board of Regents executive secretary Max Bickford, with Governor Docking expressing regret. Lindquist notified Board of Regents chair John Eberhardt in a letter and has led the university since its transfer to the state system on July 1, 1964.
About 200 people attended Neosho County 4 H Club Day at Erie High School. Top blue winners included Patty Blaine and Cindy Robertson with musical and performance entries. regional contest spots earned for Altamont on April 30. Next event in Neosho County set for next Saturday at 8 30 a m with demos talks and public program.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he is willing to halt bombing in North Vietnam to push for peace talks. He pledged the United States is ready to negotiate today without conditions, while facing sharp criticism from Sen. Fulbright over Tonkin and war prospects.
The city commission will meet in regular session at 7:30 p m in the commission room of the Memorial building.
In London demand for gold plummets while Continental bullion markets stay robust despite a £35 an ounce price defense. Paris hit eight tons, Zurich matched Friday’s high, and London sales stayed under 10 tons as the pound rose to 2.3980 dollars. The gold pool aims to curb speculation but may not yet defeat sellers.
Stephen A. Clements 19 of Humboldt R1 died at Mt. Carmel Hospital Pittsburg from internal injuries after a Friday night head on collision between Sonny Goble 19 of Juralola and Francis Hofer 40 of Pittsburg near Gra Caenau. Hofer’s vehicle struck Goble’s car at the east edge of Gra Caenau. Goble and Hofer were hospitalized with Goble improving and Hofer in satisfactory condition. Clements, born January 4 1949 in Iola, was a Humboldt resident and a Humboldt High School graduate who attended junior college at Iola. Survivors include his parents three brothers and four grandparents. Funeral at St Peters Lutheran Humboldt with Rev Herman Seyfert officiating. Burial in Mt Hope Humboldt. Price Funeral Home Humboldt in charge.
Neosho County Community Junior College fans urged to wear the school colors black and orange for tonight’s game with Hutchinson. Reserved sections are set aside and all tickets for the game are sold out.
The area forecast says cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 20 to 25 and a high Tuesday near 30s. A storm brought 1 to 5 inches of snow to southwest Kansas with Ulysses at 5 inches Liberal 3 inches and Goodland 1 inch, while rest of state saw little snowfall.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 48 hours to 9 am Monday lists 4 deaths in March, 7 for 1968, and 102 for the period, with 83 for the 1967 comparable period.
Neosho County Junior College supporters allege rude behavior and confrontation at the regional six playoff final in Coffeyville on March 6. Coffeyville fans jeered Chanute cheerleaders and confronted players, with a trophy rush to the dressing room and some physical contact. Athletic Director Lyle Rutter and cheerleader co sponsor Ann Harrison condemn the incident and call for gracious conduct.
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