13 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1969
Page
1
An Ohio patrol set speed checks on U S 40 and I-71 causing Mrs M A Conavey to be cited for 86 mph and 98 mph respectively. She must appear in London Municipal Court.
Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart parachute into the Atlantic three miles from the USS Guadalcanal after a flawless 10 day mission. TV pictures and a satellite relay brought live views as hundreds of sailors watched the splashdown.
Cmdr George M Rankin Jr. leads three astronauts Schweickart McDivitt and Scott as Apollo 9 completes a 10 day 1 hour 58 second earth orbit mission. The crew tests the lunar module and conducts a space walk before returning to Earth. A final burn slowed the craft to reenter the Pacific.
Humboldt high school sent off its 22-2 Cubs for Emporia as the bearing crowd packed the halls. The eight team field opens with a clash against Moundridge at the Emporia Civic Auditorium in the state 2A tournament.
The Apollo 9 crew jettisoned the service module before reentry reducing weight from 25 000 to 12 000 pounds. Heat shield gas buildup cut radio contact for about four minutes. Parachutes deployed at 10 000 feet and the capsule landed in the Atlantic at 22 mph as McDivitt reported their distance.
The Republican led Kansas House moved an accelerated highway construction bill toward Governor Robert Docking's desk, despite objections from some members. The action comes as lawmakers seek to advance road funding and projects in the state capital.
In Wichita Kansas AP report, President Nixon Judge Wesley Brown and IRS officials are defendants in three civil suits filed in US District Court. The suits claim grievances against government actions including tax refunds and independence declarations. Weninger of Akron Cole Colwich cites Nixon and Brown in separate actions.
A brief intercepted letter reads Dear Cha May the Cubs come home full grown bears Yours Nute. The fragment hints at personal communication with reference to the Cubs mascot and homeward sentiment, preserving the era tone.
Israeli and Egyptian artillery clashes stretched 103 miles of the Suez Canal with both sides blaming the other for starting the fourth canal battle. Israeli and Cairo reports differed on who opened fire with battles centered at El Qantara Firdan Ismailia and Port Suez. The fighting followed protests by Arab youths in Gaza and came after several canal confrontations noted by U.N. observers.
A cold but fair day across Kansas with light winds and clear skies. Today highs hover in the 30s to 40s with overnight lows from the middle 20s in the east to the teens in western spots. Trace snow yesterday.
In the Florida Everglades investigators arrested 12 heavily armed men believed to be training for an invasion of Haiti. The group included 10 Haiti exiles and two Americans in charge. one man died after a chest wound amid the camp’s activities.
The U S Command said 789 American troops were killed in the first 14 days of the Viet Cong spring offensive, averaging 56 a day. During the week ending March 28, 336 Americans died in action, 117 fewer than the prior week, while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead reached 4,063.
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