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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports February personal income jumped to a record annual rate of 658.4 billion dollars, with private wages and salaries up 5.8 billion. Retail sales rose 1 percent to new highs, unemployment sits at 3.7 percent, and farm income slipped while other incomes held or grew.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy said he will announce Saturday morning in Washington whether he will seek the Democratic nomination for president. In Garden City he refused to indicate which way his decision will go, answering shouted questions during a business lunch.
Police cited Angelina Sanchez, 22, of 1308 S Forest for driving without a license after a 12 10 p m collision at Island Lincoln. Her 1950 Chevrolet pickup struck a 1966 Ford driven by Mrs Ray Smith, 50, of 102 S Western, damaging the left front of the pickup and the left rear door and fender of the car.
A two year old girl Juline Griffith daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Griffith was fatally injured when a car ran over her in the driveway at her home Thursday She died at St Joseph Hospital in Wichita AP report
In high gusts two small aircraft suffered damage. A Red Oak Iowa couple in a Cessna 172 escaped serious injury after landing then being blown off the runway. winds were reported 60 to 76 mph by the FAA station. The plane was badly damaged including the vertical stabilizer and propeller. Nearby, a two seat plane was overturned in a field and another plane damaged, tied to a Clarke Anderson farm two miles west and north of town. owners include Kelly Wendell and Howard Anderson of Chanute.
About 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops swing from Saigon toward the Cambodian border in the wide Quyet Thang push. U.S. losses run 11 killed and 94 wounded while 215 enemy troops were killed and three large caches found. Saigon and Cholon invade range marked first in allied big offensive.
A fire fueled by a broken gas line leveled the five story Grandon Hotel in Helena Montana in under an hour on Thursday night. Firemen worried about ten residents possibly trapped while hotel manager Bob Kroll said five or six of fifty guests remained unaccounted for.
The Northwestern University Symphonic Band will play in Memorial Auditorium Evanston at 1 15 p m Wednesday under director John Paynter. The 100 member group tours the southwest and admission is free. Chanute school system sponsors the appearance inviting local students to attend.
U S actions curb gold surge as Europe faces a buying push. The Federal Reserve raises the discount rate to 5 percent, and a Saturday meeting of gold pool nations is scheduled in Washington. Senate votes to remove gold backing for paper money, freeing $11.4 billion in gold to back the dollar overseas. Queen Elizabeth proclaims a bank holiday in London. Canada lifts its discount rate to 7 percent. US rate highest since 1929 crash and 1920-21 peak.
The Senate sent to President Johnson a bill to lift the 25 percent gold cover on U S currency and free America's gold reserves for international commitments. The measure, part of a broader effort to curb inflation and reduce the federal deficit, came as the London gold market prepared to close amid speculative pressure.
Police detained an 18 year old at the city jail pending formal charges after he allegedly admitted looting a Chanute boy's bank savings account last fall. He allegedly used a lost pass book and changed clothing valued at 35 dollars in the other boy's name at a local store on Wednesday.
Kansas traffic accident death log shows 105 fatalities for March 1968 and 92 for the comparable period in 1967. The 24 hour to 9 am count lists 0 fatalities for a 24 hour span. Data reflects Topeka area records compiled by AP.
Police remind dog owners it is illegal for dogs to run loose under city ordinances. Tying or penning dogs prevents prosecution and fines. A license is required for all dogs and unlicensed dogs are reclaimed only after licensing at the Humane Society.
The Weather Bureau expects mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday with mild temperatures. Highs near 60 to 65 on Saturday, lows 35 to 40. Precipitation around 10 percent tonight. Eastern Kansas sees partly cloudy skies with cooler weekend temps and minimal rain.
Neosho county planning commission voted to study creating a multicounty juvenile detention facility with Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce proposing the feasibility study. All four bodies voiced in principle support but no group assigned to lead. Contracts approved with JCH and Associates for phase one of a county planning program funded by federal 701 grants. Attendees included local officials from Erie Chanute St Paul and JCH associates.
Gov. Docking signed a bill raising state aid for Kansas community colleges from 5.50 to 8.00 per credit hour and restricting scholarships to students outside their districts. Coffeyville and Fort Scott colleges face big tuition increases and potential loss of many out of state students as academic and athletic aid is curtailed.
An intercepted correspondence suggests Robert Kennedy plans a Saturday decision on his presidential aims, keeping LJ and Senator McCarthy in suspense as millions await the move.
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