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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1973
Page
1
A masked gunman and two accomplices robbed a bank in Artana near Rome just after 1 30 pm. The trio forced entry after a failed entry attempt and fled in a car leaving the victim bleeding and the masks damaged. The town’s main street was almost deserted as the incident unfolded.
A 22 year old Hungarian army sergeant with the ICOS defected in Saigon over the weekend and is granted asylum in Australia. The embassy confirmed assistance to emigrate but did not release his identity. A Hungarian delegation spokesman named him Sgt. Gyorgy Wallner.
Three major nonprescription pain killer makers confront FTC complaints over claims not backed by proof. Advertising disputes involve Anacin Bufferin Excedrin Excedrin PM Bayer Aspirin Bayer Children's Aspirin Cope Vanquish and Midol after 11 months of negotiations failed to secure changes.
ARC urges three groups to join the association Love Inc. and educate the public about mental retardation. It calls for parents of retarded children, professionals, and community residents to join. The piece notes 3 percent of the U.S. population is retarded, about 6 million people, with thousands of new cases daily.
Johnny Lee Phelps 22 of Erie seeks 60 days of psychiatric evaluation at Osawatomie State Hospital after eight arson counts. Judge George Donaldson granted the request following a district court commitment from Chanute’s preliminary hearing. Bond set at $2000. Charges include barns and a high school shop, art room, and library arsons.
Chemicals valued at about 1000 dollars were stolen from W G Fertilizer Inc in Thayer. Thieves forced entry, loaded Sutan and Amiben herbicides into a vehicle. Swift Agricultural Chemical Co Chanute reports no Satan or Amilen in stock. Kansas Bureau of Investigation assists sheriff. The article also carries unrelated notes about a mental retardation association and meeting details.
Washington AP says Howard Phillips acting director of the Office of Economic Opportunity announced that all 10 regional offices will close by April 28 affecting most agency employees. The move signals the agency’s demise under Nixon administration.
Washington police and FBI agents arrested Tyrone Marshall 19 John S Marshall 21 and Derick Holloway 18 all of Northeast Washington on bond 100000 each for the January holdup shooting of Sen. John C Stennis after one of the citys most intensive manhunts involving a 30 member task force and hundreds questioned.
At Capitol Hill on Monday several congressmen said the Soviet Union shows interest in expanding U S trade and may seek to ease emigration barriers for Jews. They note any policy changes would likely be unofficial and not publicly announced. The discussions involved V S Alk' himov and other Soviet officials.
A tentative wage and fringe benefits agreement covers virtually all of the nations 500000 railroad workers. The pact increases wages and benefits by 10.7 percent over 18 months starting July 1, including a four percent raise on January 1 and a pension plan adding 42.75 dollars per month.
Chanute City Commission awards street improvement contract to D A DeMeritt Enterprises for 100 632 30. Low bids on a substation and sewer projects are reviewed with estimates. final decisions due next Monday. City ordinance requires permits and paving replacement charges. lime slaker purchase approved. beer license granted.
An intercepted note to Cha denounces selective theft and labels defoliating Kansas as a plainly foolish objective. The message emphasizes the stupidity of such acts and hints at broader motives behind the vandalism.
A flash flood watch is in effect this afternoon and tonight for the area. Occasional showers and thunderstorms, with a chance of severe storms bringing strong winds hail and heavy rain. Localized potential flash flooding of small streams. Wednesday partly sunny with lows in the 40s to mid 50s and highs in the 60s. Southerly winds 20 to 35 tonight, stronger in storms.
The large halo around the moon observed Monday night prompts weather lore predicting a storm. Ring size indicates timing, with four stars inside the ring suggesting a blizzard by Friday. Local observer Marvin McCoy and flight service specialist Jim Schmeltz weighed in on cirrostratus clouds and halos.
In a seven hour session the Kansas Senate passed 60 bills including penal reform, SASNAK sportsmen funding and extending top officials terms. The chamber killed seven measures, left seven more, and extended House deadline for lower chamber bills.
Federal authorities reinforced a barricade around Wounded Knee South Dakota to cut off supplies to about 300 armed occupants after an FBI agent was shot and a prior blockade ended. Marshals say the encirclement aims to prevent reinforcements and curb shipments to the village.
Subpoenas were issued for White House counsel John W. Dean III and six current or former officials to testify about funding and disbursal practices in Nixon re election. The action stems from a Common Cause suit seeking disclosure of campaign financing details. White House had no immediate comment. Nixon previously said he would block Dean from testifying before Congress.
The Kansas House approved 31 of 35 measures on Monday including a 104 to 10 vote for a southeast Kansas turnpike feasibility study. The bill would study a route from the Strother Field area near Winfield to the southeast state line and pave segments Hutchinson to Wichita and Winfield to the Oklahoma line to reach Tulsa.
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